Economic Development

Louisiana doesn’t have enough money to help flood victims

Editor's Note: This story has been updated to correct the number of people initially available...

Louisiana business groups gearing up for wholesale tax changes in 2017

Business groups and lobbyists are beginning talks to coalesce around a package of tax...

First buildings at River House set to open in January

After more than a year of construction, several buildings at the mixed-use River House...

Baton Rouge General and Ochsner kill planned partnership

A deal announced last March that would have created a strategic partnership between New...

The first 100 days: Broome to focus on flood recovery, search for new police chief and unity

When Mayor-elect Sharon Weston Broome takes office on Jan. 2, she’ll face a looming U.S....

Broome has transition leaders, but she needs job applicants

Mayor-elect Sharon Weston Broome tapped a diverse group of 41 experts, community leaders and...
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‘Zip-a-dee-doo-dah!’: Zipcar rolls downtown as Holden prepares to pass the torch to Broome

“Zip-a-dee-doo-dah!” outgoing Mayor Kip Holden exclaimed this morning, reveling in the official rollout of...

And then there were two: Another administrator leaves former Baton Rouge public works department

Another administrator has resigned from his post heading one of the six independent departments...

Louisiana could get additional transportation dollars under Trump—if it can find the matching funds

If President-elect Donald Trump makes good on his promise to invest $1 trillion in...

Local students and international food scientists are getting hands-on training at the Food Incubator

Marvin Moncada, lead research and development scientist at the Food Incubator, says the food science...