Baton Rouge, Louisiana

==Economy==
[[File:Shawhq2.JPG|thumb|The former [[Chicago Bridge & Iron Company|CB&I]] local office on Essen Lane, a commercial office corridor]]

Baton Rouge enjoys a strong economy that has helped the city be ranked as one of the "Top 10 Places for Young Adults" in 2010 by portfolio.com and one of the top 20 cities in North America for economic strength by the [[Brookings Institution]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portfolio.com/business-news/us-uncovered/2010/03/15/austin-washington-raleigh-and-boston-top-2010-rank-of-best-cities-for-young-americans#ixzz0sHa3fBW9|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401165850/http://www.portfolio.com/business-news/us-uncovered/2010/03/15/austin-washington-raleigh-and-boston-top-2010-rank-of-best-cities-for-young-americans#ixzz0sHa3fBW9|archive-date=April 1, 2012 |title=Austin Washington Raleigh And Boston Top 2010 Rank Of Best Cities For Young Americans |publisher=Portfolio.com |date=September 11, 2008 |access-date=April 27, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/Programs/Metro/metro_monitor/2010_03_metro_monitor/2010_03_metro_monitor.pdf|title=MetroMonitor: Tracking Economic Recession and Recovery in America's 100 Largest Metropolitan Areas|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110607152642/http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/Programs/Metro/metro_monitor/2010_03_metro_monitor/2010_03_metro_monitor.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 7, 2011 |date=June 7, 2011 |access-date=August 26, 2017}}</ref> In 2009, the city was ranked by [[CNN]] as the 9th-best place in the country to start a new business.<ref name="money.cnn.com">{{cite news |url=https://money.cnn.com/smallbusiness/best_places_launch/2009/snapshot/28.html |work=CNN|title=Learn |access-date=July 6, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305011503/https://money.cnn.com/smallbusiness/best_places_launch/2009/snapshot/28.html |archive-date=March 5, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Lamar Advertising Company]] has its headquarters in Baton Rouge.<ref>"[http://www.lamar.com/Contact contact us]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130503172250/http://www.lamar.com/Contact |date=May 3, 2013 }}." [[Lamar Advertising Company]]. Retrieved on February 25, 2011. "5321 Corporate Boulevard Baton Rouge, LA 70808."</ref> Other notable companies headquartered in the city include [[BBQGuys]], [[Marucci Sports]], [[Piccadilly Restaurants]], and [[Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers – Corporate Office|url=https://investors.brac.org/external/wcpages/wcdirectory/results/listing.aspx?listingid=3619|access-date=2020-07-31|website=investors.brac.org}}</ref> Notable corporations which have established offices or distribution centers in the Baton Rouge area have included [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] in 2021, and [[Microsoft]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-16 |title=Amazon Announces New Robotics Fulfillment Center in Baton Rouge |url=https://press.aboutamazon.com/2021/6/amazon-announces-new-robotics-fulfillment-center-in-baton-rouge |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=Press Center |publisher=Amazon |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=New Amazon warehouse will hopefully bring jobs to Baton Rouge |url=https://www.wbrz.com/news/new-amazon-warehouse-will-hopefully-bring-jobs-to-baton-rouge/ |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=WBRZ |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Microsoft Office Locations List |url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/officelocator/all-offices |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125161930/https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/officelocator/all-offices |archive-date=2022-11-25 |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=Microsoft |language=en-us}}</ref> [[Chicago Bridge & Iron Company]] had an office in Baton Rouge before being sold in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boone |first=Timothy |title=CB&I to continue employing thousands in Baton Rouge after Capital Services sale |url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/cb-i-to-continue-employing-thousands-in-baton-rouge-after-capital-services-sale/article_f85b4fc8-0055-11e7-a8be-bf9a273c71d1.html |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=The Advocate |date=March 3, 2017 |language=en}}</ref> In 2023, [[Aldi]] established a presence in Baton Rouge.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gremillion |first=Bria |date=2023-11-30 |title=VIDEO: Aldi officially opens BR location |url=https://www.wafb.com/2023/12/14/video-aldi-officially-opens-br-location/ |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=WAFB |language=en}}</ref>

Baton Rouge is the farthest inland port on the Mississippi River that can accommodate ocean-going [[Tanker (ship)|tankers]] and [[Cargo ship|cargo carriers]]. The ships transfer their cargo (grain, oil, cars, containers) at Baton Rouge onto rails and pipelines (to travel east–west) or barges (to travel north). Deep-draft vessels cannot pass the [[Huey P. Long Bridge (Baton Rouge)|Old Huey Long Bridge]] because the clearance is insufficient. In addition, the river depth decreases significantly just to the north, near [[Port Hudson, Louisiana|Port Hudson]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.portgbr.com/content.php?display=about| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060614144752/http://www.portgbr.com/content.php?display=about| archive-date=June 14, 2006| title= Port of Greater Baton Rouge| access-date=April 26, 2008}}</ref>[[File:ExxonMobil Baton Rouge.jpg|thumb|314x314px|The [[ExxonMobil]] oil refinery seen from the capitol tower]]

Baton Rouge's largest industry is petrochemical production and manufacturing. [[ExxonMobil]]'s [[Baton Rouge Refinery]] complex is the fifth-largest [[oil refinery]] in the country;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Refining crude oil - refinery rankings |url=https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/oil-and-petroleum-products/refining-crude-oil-refinery-rankings.php |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=U.S. Energy Information Administration}}</ref> it is the world's tenth largest. Baton Rouge also has rail, highway, pipeline, and deep-water access.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.exxonmobilchemical.com/public_pa/WorldwideEnglish/WhoWeAre/WhereWeOperate/Americas/OC_who_operate_USCAN_BatonRouge.asp| title= Exxon Mobil Refinery| access-date=April 26, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071222110653/http://www.exxonmobilchemical.com/public_pa/WorldwideEnglish/WhoWeAre/WhereWeOperate/Americas/OC_who_operate_USCAN_BatonRouge.asp <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = December 22, 2007}}</ref> [[Dow Chemical Company]] has a large plant in [[Iberville Parish, Louisiana|Iberville Parish]] near [[Plaquemine, Louisiana|Plaquemine]], {{convert|17|mi}} south of Baton Rouge.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.dow.com/dowpromise/community/batonrou.htm| title= DowChemicals| access-date= April 26, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080507061016/http://www.dow.com/dowpromise/community/batonrou.htm| archive-date= May 7, 2008| url-status= dead| df= mdy-all}}</ref> [[The Shaw Group|Shaw Construction]], Turner, and Harmony all started with performing construction work at these plants.

In addition to being the state capital and parish seat, the city is the home of [[Louisiana State University]], which employs over 5,000 academic staff.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.lsu.edu/about/index.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321182728/https://www.lsu.edu/about/index.php |archive-date=March 21, 2019 |access-date=2019-03-21 |website=Louisiana State University}}</ref> One of the largest single employers in Baton Rouge is the state government, which consolidated all branches of state government downtown at the Capitol Park complex.<ref>{{cite web |title=Capitol Park |url=http://brgov.com/dept/ddd/capitolpark.htm |access-date=April 26, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080508134058/http://brgov.com/dept/ddd/capitolpark.htm |archive-date=May 8, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The city has a substantial medical research and clinical presence. Research hospitals have included [[Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center|Our Lady of the Lake]], Our Lady of the Lake Children's Hospital (affiliated with [[St. Jude Children's Research Hospital]]), [[Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center]], and [[Earl K. Long Medical Center (LSUMC)|Earl K. Long]] (closed 2013).<ref>{{cite web |last=Shuler |first=Marsha |title=Earl K Long Hospital to close in April |url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/article_23f5a906-ccc1-5d07-a334-b3504c9fe9e9.html |access-date=2019-03-10 |website=The Advocate|date=January 25, 2013 }}</ref> Together with an emerging medical corridor at Essen Lane, Summa Avenue and Bluebonnet Boulevard, Baton Rouge is developing a medical district expected to be similar to the [[Texas Medical Center]]. LSU and [[Tulane University]] have both announced plans to construct satellite medical campuses in Baton Rouge to partner with Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center and [[Baton Rouge General Medical Center – Mid-City Campus|Baton Rouge General Medical Center]], respectively.<ref name="money.cnn.com" />

[[Southeastern Louisiana University]] and [[Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University]] both have nursing schools in the medical district off Essen Lane. Louisiana State University's [[Pennington Biomedical Research Center]], which conducts clinical and biological research, also contributes to research-related employment in the area around the Baton Rouge medical district.

The [[film industry in Louisiana]] has increased dramatically since the beginning of the 21st century, aided by generous [[tax incentive]]s adopted by the state in 2002. In September 2013, the Baton Rouge Film Commission reported that the industry had brought more than $90 million into the local economy in 2013.<ref>[http://www.wbrz.com/news/movie-makers-put-baton-rouge-in-spotlight/ "Movie makers put Baton Rouge in spotlight"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904062325/http://www.wbrz.com/news/movie-makers-put-baton-rouge-in-spotlight/ |date=September 4, 2015}}, [[Associated Press]] at [[WBRZ-TV]], September 15, 2013.</ref> Baton Rouge's largest production facility is the Celtic Media Centre, opened in 2006 by a local group in collaboration with [[Raleigh Studios]] of Los Angeles. Raleigh dropped its involvement in 2014.<ref>Bill Lodge, [http://theadvocate.com/home/8421277-125/celtic-group-becomes-sole-operator "Celtic Group becomes sole operator of BR movie studio"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904062325/http://theadvocate.com/home/8421277-125/celtic-group-becomes-sole-operator |date=September 4, 2015}}, ''[[The Advocate (Louisiana)|The Advocate]]'', February 20, 2014.</ref>