Business News

Breaking news, company moves, economic trends, and the deals shaping Greater Baton Rouge and the Capital Region.

East Baton Rouge tax collections creep upward in September

East Baton Rouge Parish officials collected nearly $18.9 million in sales taxes in September,...

Weyerhaeuser planning $96.2M lumber mill modernization project  

Weyerhaeuser, one of the world's largest private owners of timberland―including 1.39 million acres in...

The DC law firm reviewing Louisiana State Police is no stranger to controversy  

With Louisiana State Police facing possible consequences for civil rights violations, the state’s incoming...

How lowering mortgage rates could change the US housing market next year 

Several housing economists are projecting that mortgage rates will ease moderately next year, though the forecasts call for the average rate on a 30-year home loan to remain above 6%.

LSU researchers developing sensors to detect carbon capture leaks 

Researchers in LSU’s engineering department are working to develop specialized monitors that can detect...

Roundup: Ascension Parish development / Fed’s next moves / LSU recruit  

Awards: Ascension Economic Development Corporation today announced it has been named Small Market of...

Rolfe McCollister: Is Louisiana tired of trashy?

We all know a picture is worth a thousand words, and I have a...

Companies with flexible work arrangements seeing faster growth  

Companies that allow their employees to work remotely as much as they like have...

Discount grocery store chain Aldi makes a play in the Baton Rouge market, while the independents continue to expand

In August, grocery store chain Aldi opened the first of three announced locations in...

Windy Gladney’s commercial plans for Burbank recommended for denial

Planning staff members are recommending that the East Baton Rouge Parish Planning Commission deny local developer Windy Gladney’s proposal to develop some 33 acres off of Burbank for commercial use. 
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