Business News

Baton Rouge port saw 24% increase in ship traffic in 2021 

Traffic and tonnage through the Port of Greater Baton Rouge increased significantly in 2021...

Six Baton Rouge businesses make LSU’s Roaring 10 list 

LSU today released its annual list of the 100 fastest-growing companies owned or led...

Companies resort to ‘labor hoarding’ to navigate economic uncertainties

A who's who of economists just added a reason to the long list that...

Metro Council begins investigation of CATS board members

A Metro Council committee plans to meet today to begin the process of evaluating...

LSU ranks among top 100 universities worldwide granted U.S. utility patents

LSU ranks among the top 100 universities worldwide granted U.S. utility patents in 2021,...

Federal judge sides with Biden administration over oil and gas lease pause 

A federal judge in Wyoming affirmed the Biden administration’s authority to not hold oil...
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Baton Rouge gets first mobile wedding chapel

New Baton Rouge events and rental company Sips To Soiree’s, which launched Sept. 1,...

Bernhard Capital launches infrastructure platform with investment in Grace Hebert Curtis 

Bernhard Capital Partners Management LP, a services and infrastructure-focused private equity management firm headquartered...

40th anniversary issue: Celebrating the past while casting a vision of the Baton Rouge future

The 'Business Report' 40th anniversary issues chronicles the key news and trends since 1982, while also looking at the region's economic future.

Switching jobs brings higher wages but also risks

Rarely has the payoff for switching jobs been greater than it is right now.  Labor...