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• Two La. Economic Development agency employees return from Japan and are cleared for work

  March 3, 2020 6:44 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Two Louisiana Economic Development employees who recently traveled to Japan are healthy enough for work, the state said in response to questions about the employees' status after a recent business trip. The employees were not identified. The LED is the state's business development unit and... more »

• City of Baker appoints new Economic Development Director

  February 21, 2020 5:53 AM

  Baker – The City of Baker has a new Director of Economic Development. On Thursday, Mayor Darnell Waites announced that Becky Bond will be taking on this role. Not only does Bond bring with her decades of experience in working with Fortune 100 and 500 companies, but she... more »

• Large Conn's warehouse planned for budding shipping development in West Baton Rouge

  April 29, 2019 4:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Conn’s will build a giant, 250,000-square-foot warehouse along I-10 in West Baton Rouge as part of the company’s expansion in Louisiana. The announcement of the distribution center came Monday afternoon. Company officials said the facility will serve multiple states in Conn’s HomePlus growing furniture, appliance... more »

• Mayor Holden hints that council members got cozy with developer Play Video

  April 28, 2016 12:30 AM

  BATON ROUGE - After the Metro Council voted to override Mayor-President Kip Holden's veto of an economic development district in north Baton Rouge, he hinted that some council members might be getting comfortable with developers. After nearly two hours of discussion Wednesday, eight Metro Council members voted to overrule... more »

• Town hall to address north Baton Rouge issues Play Video

  February 18, 2016 11:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Metro Councilwoman Chauna Banks hosted a town hall meeting Thursday to talk about improving the economic well-being of north Baton Rouge. The meeting was moderated by Gary Chambers, co-owner of The Rouge Collection. Town hall panelists include Sen. Regina Barrow, Adam Knapp of the Baton Rouge... more »