Thanks to industrial construction in Ascension Parish, Baton Rouge is forecast to be the third fastest growing metro area in Louisiana over the next two years.

The region is projected to add 10,500 jobs in 2026 and 11,000 jobs in 2027, according to economist Loren Scott's Louisiana Economic Forecast. Scott said more than $20 billion in projects are in motion, most are in Ascension Parish, home of the 17,000 acre RiverPlex MegaPark, a mixed-use development on the west bank of the parish bordering the Mississippi River.

Scott, the president of Loren C. Scott & Associates, presented the report Wednesday at the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report’s Louisiana Business Symposium. The report states that Baton Rouge’s non-farm employment growth has been upward and steady since 1990, barring a dr

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