Manufacturing

Roundup: Riverboat casinos / US factories / Children’s book publishers 

Gaming numbers: Baton Rouge’s three riverboat casinos collectively raked in some $20.1 million in...

Stock up on Louisiana-made grocery staples during stay-at-home order

Louisiana is under a stay-at-home order, and it may seem difficult now that we...

Louisiana chemical plants forecast production declines amid reduced staffing, supply chain disruptions

As Louisiana’s chemical plants embrace recommended safety measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19...

Virus response: Baton Rouge biotech firm now producing hand sanitizer

A Baton Rouge-based biotech company has switched gears from making topical dermatology products to...

Ripple effect of restaurant closures reaches Louisiana crawfish farmers 

With restaurants told to shutter dine-in service in an effort to stop the spread...

Local industry feeling trickle-down effects from coronavirus spread 

Industry is slowing down as efforts continue to slow the spread of the novel...
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Riegel: What rankings really tell us about the Baton Rouge economy

Recent rankings that have the Baton Rouge job market dropping 107 spaces basically tells us we're wedded to the health of the petrochemical industry.

Coronavirus closes Chinese office of Baton Rouge company

While federal and state agencies prepare for the possible spread of the coronavirus, or...

Port of Greater Baton Rouge has yet to see impacts from coronavirus

Despite potential threats to the global supply chain brought on by the new coronavirus...

Plastics is the word for Baton Rouge’s petrochemical plants

The demand for new technology is making Baton Rouge and its petrochemical plants ground zero for surging export demand in the plastics market.