Economic Development

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

Wage inequality along racial lines remains a concern in Baton Rouge, new report says

The local economy is doing well and unemployment has declined, but income inequality is...

As the city’s business, civic and political leaders try to figure out how to move Baton Rouge forward after recent tragedies, they first have...

People attend a July 19 candlelight vigil for Baton Rouge police officer Montrell Jackson,...

How a group of aspiring young black men from north Baton Rouge are joining together to support one another and improve their community

The members of New Generation Pioneers, including Aaron Franklin (from foreground to back), Braylon...

What once appeared to be a relatively predictable mayoral race in Baton Rouge is now anything but

Clay Young, host of The Clay Young Show podcast, has been inviting many of...

How one Baton Rouge entrepreneur has engineered an international pepper empire that he never aimed to build

Chris White says all three of his companies— Chemetec, Braid Logistics North America and...

An LSU Innovation Park joint venture is working to capitalize on corrosion problems plaguing the U.S. Department of Defense

Courtney Carter, left, and Joe Hill pull out a roll of polyurethane for cutting...
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The Interview: Tulane Energy Institute’s Eric Smith says the oil market is still oversupplied, but ‘the bottom has passed’

(Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano, Tulane University) Trying to predict what’s going to happen in the...

Urban congress reconvenes to discuss goals for improving lives of black males in Baton Rouge

The Urban Congress on African American Males in Baton Rouge continued to discuss goals...

Proposed building moratorium deleted from Metro Council agenda because of ambiguous language

The controversial 90-day building moratorium on parts of Highland Road was deleted from the...

Proposed 90-day building ban on parts of Highland Road on today’s Metro Council agenda

The Metro Council will take up a controversial proposal this afternoon to impose a...
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