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Baton Rouge is a place where if you want to lead, you can. 

It will take a redirection of community energy and an investment in culture to change the negative perspective that many hold of Baton Rouge. 

The best way to ensure they have a reliable workforce for years to come is to provide opportunities to today’s teenagers through part-time jobs and internships, the Baton Rouge Area Chamber says. 

The search for the East Baton Rouge Parish Library system’s next leader is on pause, which the assistant director attributes to an uncompetitive salary structure and political controversy. 

The Baton Rouge metro led its peer metros in year-over-year percentage job growth in January, according to the latest economic indicator report from the Baton Rouge Area Chamber. 

Oil and gas workers say they are anxious over job security, pay and safety, according to a survey from True Transition

“Downtown is safe,” Paul said, adding that downtown has never been a crime hotspot in his five years as chief. 

An initiative launched last year to encourage downtown workers to linger in the area past 5 p.m. is being expanded to downtown event attendees and residents. 

Louisiana spent $7.7 million providing legal defense to people facing the death penalty in 2022, according to the Louisiana Public Defender’s Office

Baton Rouge’s Downtown Development District has launched a public survey to inform the strategic planning process that will guide the DDD over the next five years.