Economic Development

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

New Baton Rouge leadership at Whitney to help lead bank’s planned expansion in local market

With new leadership at its helm in Baton Rouge, Whitney Bank is positioning itself...

L’Auberge parent company exec says Baton Rouge smoking ban could put casino at competitive disadvantage

The parent company of Baton Rouge’s largest and most profitable casino is closely watching...

Beauregard Quarters development to break ground in coming weeks

The developers of Beauregard Quarters—a gated four-story, 25-unit multifamily housing structure at the corner...

The verdict in a long-running legal dispute between developers and The Rev. Jimmy Swaggart’s Family Worship Center Church raises intriguing possibilities for some highly...

(The World Ministry Center on the sprawling Jimmy Swaggart Ministries campus off Bluebonnet Boulevard....

LSU is working to establish a new bachelor’s degree for screen arts with hopes it will become nationally renowned

(Todd Queen, dean of the LSU College of Music and Dramatic Arts, with Stacia...

Embraced by Baton Rouge riders, Uber’s latest rate cuts have some drivers looking for an exit

(Stephen Rice was among a limited number of local Uber drivers who participated in...
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Delgado opposes bill that would give CATS board more autonomy, will meet with lawmakers to scuttle proposal

Count Metro Councilman John Delgado among those who feel it is a bad idea...

CPEX bringing Better Block BR demonstration to Perkins Road overpass area next month

Three years after reworking a stretch of Government Street in Mid City to show...

Texas-based Buc-ee’s coming to Baton Rouge with its first out-of-state location

(Photo by Tim Mueller) Buc-ee’s, the well-known Texas rest stop and convenience store chain, is...

Construction on downtown Lofts at 6C expected to begin this summer, pending final HUD approval

Developer John O. Hearin is hoping to break ground this summer on his long-awaited...
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