Economic Development

Business expansions, relocations, incentives, and investment fueling economic growth across the Baton Rouge area.

LNG plans roll on

Gov. John Bel Edwards and Venture Global LNG executives announced in December the company...

Amid intense capital expansion, industry braces for a surge of another kind in 2017—turnarounds

An expected surge in planned maintenance turnarounds across south Louisiana and the Gulf Coast...

Baton Rouge a top market for quick service restaurant growth

If you’ve driven around Baton Rouge lately, it may not come as a surprise...

Executive Spotlight Q&A: Emel Alexander, UREC

(Photo by Don Kadair) Name: Emel Alexander Position(s): President/CEO, UREC Age: 34 Hometown: Zachary Education: Bachelor's, urban studies and...

Washington D.C. best chance for new direct flight from Baton Rouge this year

A direct flight from Baton Rouge to Washington, D.C., has emerged as the airport’s...

East Baton Rouge Housing Authority to build affordable housing near Water Campus

The East Baton Rouge Parish Housing Authority hopes to secure financing in the next...
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$2M renovation, expansion of downtown Baton Rouge office building completed

The newest addition to the downtown landscape is a three-story, mixed-use building at the...

Brown and Root among firms interested in package of state road, highway work

Engineering and industrial construction companies both locally and nationwide are gearing up and, in...

Appetite for nontraditional office space increasing in Baton Rouge

Traditional office real estate is reeling in the Baton Rouge market, despite an expected...

Plans for Baton Rouge Zoo remain in limbo

It has been nearly a year since consultants presented BREC with a long-awaited studythat recommended...
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