Hospitality & Tourism

Hotels, tourism, conventions, and the hospitality businesses fueling the visitor economy across the Baton Rouge area.

Baton Rouge casino market sees summer slowdown stretch into August

Baton Rouge’s casino market cooled for the third consecutive month in August, with revenue...

How Ascension Parish is carving out its place in Louisiana tourism

Videographer: Jordan Ponzio Ascension Parish tourism is positioning the parish as an affordable alternative to...

BTR nears transition to an independent airport authority

The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport is targeting the end of October to complete its...

Baton Rouge to host a massive scavenger hunt event in 2027

Baton Rouge has been selected to host what Visit Baton Rouge is calling the...

Metro Council to consider new financing terms for Sports Illustrated resort

The Metro Council on Wednesday will introduce a proposal to overhaul and extend the...

Summer revenue slide continues for Baton Rouge casinos

Baton Rouge's casino market cooled in July, with revenue declining 7.7% from June as...
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Butch Spyridon envisions the River Center as the ‘gift that keeps on giving for decades’

Butch Spyridon envisions a reimagined Raising Cane’s River Center serving as Baton Rouge’s front...

Butch Spyridon: Baton Rouge must prioritize projects to reach its potential

Baton Rouge is a city of “potential and opportunity.” That’s how longtime tourism executive Butch...

Mayor set to unveil new plan for River Center transformation

Baton Rouge plans to turn to a nationally recognized tourism executive and shift management...

Metro Council approves incentives in push to bring Olympic boxing trials here

The Metro Council on Wednesday unanimously approved without discussion Visit Baton Rouge’s request to...
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