BR By the Numbers

Clearing Baton Rouge's Blight Bottleneck

Hundreds of blighted properties are holding Baton Rouge back. Several BRAC-backed bills could move the region forward.

Apr 28 • 

Jake Polansky

 and 

Andrew Fitzgerald

March 2025

BRAC's Quarterly State of the Region - Q1 2025

New figures show the Baton Rouge Metro's population hit 880,000 in 2024 - its largest on record. This growing population is key to furthering recent…

Mar 31 • 

Jake Polansky

 and 

Rock Thompson

October 2024

BRAC's Quarterly State of the Region

BRAC's new Quarterly Dashboard provides a snapshot of the Capital Region's economy; this quarter we dive into key trends in job and wage growth, hotel…

Oct 28, 2024 • 

Jake Polansky

July 2024

A BTR Way to Homeownership

Thanks to high salaries, good opportunities for advancement, and affordable home prices, young professionals in Baton Rouge are more likely to own their…

Jul 22, 2024 • 

Jake Polansky

May 2024

The Talent Wars: Positive News from the Front

A greater share of new college graduates across the country are applying to jobs in Baton Rouge – and that share is growing faster than that of our…

May 20, 2024 • 

Andrew Fitzgerald

 and 

Jake Polansky

April 2024

Young Folks, Top Spots

Early- to mid-career professionals hold a higher share of top executive jobs in Baton Rouge than nearly any metro in the South. Highlighting this is a…

Apr 22, 2024 • 

Andrew Fitzgerald

Let the kids sleep!

By pushing back school start times, Louisiana has a rare chance to use evidence-based policy to address a range of issues facing our students and…

Apr 8, 2024 • 

Jake Polansky

March 2024

Young Money

Younger households in the Capital Region have higher incomes than those in nearly any peer metro; adjusted for cost of living, their incomes also…

Mar 12, 2024 • 

Andrew Fitzgerald

February 2024

Beyond the Buck: Good-Paying Jobs Alone Won't Help with Talent

There's no shortage of good-paying jobs for college grads in the Capital Region. Why, then, are so many leaving?

Feb 7, 2024 • 

Jake Polansky

January 2024

The Private Sector is Fueling Job Growth in the State Capital

Two land grant universities and the seat of state government are key assets for the Capital Region, but government jobs are actually down as the metro’s…

Jan 3, 2024 • 

Jake Polansky

December 2023

The Growth Hub of Louisiana

Louisiana’s Capital Region has been responsible for a significant percentage of job and population growth in the state, and data says that trend should…

Dec 4, 2023 • 

Andrew Fitzgerald

November 2023

Incomes are up & poverty is down in many of the Capital Region's suburban & rural parishes

So what exactly drove this progress?

Nov 8, 2023 • 

Jake Polansky