The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area showed some very strong job growth adding 2,700 new jobs in November 2025 as compared to November 2024! These new jobs grew our job employment base to around 438,000 jobs which is greater than this time in 2024 and lifts our total number of jobs back up to levels seen in the early fall of 2025. In addition, the unemployment rate for Baton Rouge fell to 3.9%, .2% below November 2024. All in, this is a great jobs report for the Baton Rouge are

Louisiana has become the first state EVER to win back-to-back Platinum Deal of the Year Awards! These awards recognize one economic win for a state per year as measured against all 50 states. In 2024, Louisiana won the award for the Meta AI Data center that is currently under construction in the northern part of the state. Louisiana won the 2025 Platinum Deal award for the $6 Billion Hyundai Steel's new plant that will begin construction in late 2026 on a 1,700 acre tract of

The Ivy subdivision is a new construction subdivision located in the heart of Denham Springs, 70726 and is situated/accessed from Cockerham Rd just east of Hatchell Ln! The Ivy Subdivision is not yet fully built out so there are vacant lots, fully built homes AND homes currently under construction all for sale right now. The vacant lots tend to be priced around $80,000 and the finished homes are priced in/around $500,000. Home sizes are all around 2,000 square feet +/- 200

Some great and surprising economic news just announced for Denham Springs & Livingston Parish - Target is coming to town! Target has just purchased an outparcel at Juban Crossing in a deal that closed in late 2025. No official opening announcement has been made, but I'd expect the new store open in 2027. Juban Crossing is a large retail development located in Denham Springs just north of I-12 and accessed by Juban Road. This development has grown over the years into quite

The Hollows of Dutchtown is a highly sought after subdivision located in Prairieville, 70769! It is located just off of Old Jefferson Hwy and north of LA HWY 621. The Hollows of Dutchtown provides super easy access to I-10, Old Jefferson Hwy and Airline Hwy - allowing for easy access in/around both Ascension and East Baton Rouge Parishes. The subdivision offers many amenities such as several lakes, a community pool and homes with a lakefront view. Hollows of Dutchtown hom

Delaune Estates Subdivision is a new-construction subdivision located in Prairieville - 70769. Delaune Estates is situated at the southwest corner of Duplessis Rd & Old Jefferson Hwy. The location is prime in that it provides easy access to I-10 & Airline Hwy. Level Homes is the builder of this subdivision and they are know for their high quality new construction homes. The homes generally range from 1,700 - 2,800 living square feet and the sales prices from $375,000 - $51

It was a record setting year for the Greater Baton Rouge Area in terms of economic projects with a record $10.6B in capital investment projects announced! These economic projects are projected to create over 2,100 new, direct jobs which equates to over $190 million new payroll dollars that will be circulating through our local economy! Here's a summary graphic of the economic wins for Baton Rouge courtesy of the Greater Baton Rouge Economic Partnership. In addition, there wi

The State of Louisiana has announced a huge, record year of investment and job creation! In 2025, LED has announced over $61 Billion Dollars in new, capital investment projects that are projected to create around 9,300 direct, new jobs. In addition, these new jobs are estimated to average an annual pay of $91,000 which is around $30,000 above the current state average! While these new capital projects are spread around the state, the Greater Baton Rouge Region is poised to r

Hut 8 previously announced the construction of a huge, new AI Data center in St Francisville, West Feliciana Parish LA sitting on around 600 acres of prime land. Hut 8 just announced a $7 Billion Dollar contract with Anthropic as the first tenant in the new AI Data center with work commencing immediately! It is anticipated that once the Anthropic servers are in place and running that their contract will generate around $90,000,000/year in additional taxes for West Feliciana

AtmosClear has announced a new carbon capture project to be located at the Port of Baton Rouge in Port Allen, LA 70767! This $885,000,000 project will build a facility with the capability of converting biomass such as sugarcare byproducts and forestry products into renewable power all the while being able to capture around 700,000 metric tons of CO2 annually. In a further win, Microsoft has signed an agreement with AtmosClear to provide them around 7 Million metric tons of c

Epic Piping has just announced a $25,000,000 expansion and upgrade of their existing facility located in Livingston Parish! This project expands an already existing advanced manufacturing facility located in the city of Livingston in Livingston Parish. It is estimated that this expansion will create 76 direct, new jobs with an average annual salary of $60,000 AND will retain an already existing 370 jobs currently at the facility. There should be another 136 indirect jobs cr

More fantastic economic news for the Greater Baton Rouge Area and Donadlsonville/Ascension Parish as final approval is given for another multi-billiion dollar investment in the RiverPlex MegaPark! The facility is expected to export approximately 1.4 million metric tons of low-carbon ammonia annually to international markets and will be the world's largest plant of its kind. This new production facility will be located in close proximity to the just announced Hyundai Steel $6

Monstrous economic news announcement for the Greater Baton Rouge Area and Donaldsonville/Ascension Parish in particular as Hyundai Steel confirms a multi-billiion dollar investment in the RiverPlex MegaPark! This fully integrated, manufacturing facility to be built by Hyundai will sit on 1,700 acres of the 17,000 acre RiverPlex tract which sits on the West Bank of the Mississippi River in Ascension Parish. It is estimated that this facility will create roughly 1,300 new jobs

Katoen Natie has announced a $25,000,000 plant expansion in far north Baton Rouge - 70807! Their facility is located just off of Thomas Rd and Scenic Hwy. This expansion will create 13 new jobs, retain 22 existing jobs and will generate 9 indirect positions. It will be located at the company’s Baton Rouge Polymers Terminal and support Louisiana’s growing specialty chemicals and advanced materials industries. Click on this link to review all currently available homes for sa

Huge economic news coming to the West Bank of Ascension Parish - Linde is investing $400,000,000 to build the largest air separating unit system along the entire Mississippi River Corridor! This project will be built in the new River Place MegaPlex currently under construction along the West Bank of Ascension Parish in/along Donaldsonville. This new project will supply oxygen and nitrogen essentials to the Blue Point Number One plant. It is estimated that this will create 15