BRF BRF is starting, recruiting and retaining companies and their economic impact in North Louisiana. Diversifying and growing the region’s economy is its mission.

BRF is an economic development organization establishing North Louisiana as a preferred destination for high-growth initiatives. It fulfills this mission through initiatives that recruit new businesses to the region and support community, regional and national needs in health and medicine, resources for entrepreneurs and the development of a science and technology-based workforce.

One company is expanding its natural gas drilling in Northwest Louisiana.
12/29/2025

One company is expanding its natural gas drilling in Northwest Louisiana.

APEX Natural Gas creates more activity in Shreveport and the Haynesville Shale.

Merry Christmas to Everyone!
12/25/2025

Merry Christmas to Everyone!

The Shreveport City Council agrees to set up a special non-profit to distribute $50 million in state incentives for Curt...
12/22/2025

The Shreveport City Council agrees to set up a special non-profit to distribute $50 million in state incentives for Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson's film and entertainment investments.

$50 million in state dollars are offered to help incentivize Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson's Shreveport projects.

A popular neighborhood restaurant in Shreveport will re-open with new owners. Marilynn's Place will undergo some changes...
12/19/2025

A popular neighborhood restaurant in Shreveport will re-open with new owners. Marilynn's Place will undergo some changes before it re-opens. Here what the restaurant's new owners have planned for venue.

This week on On The Cusp, hosts Matt and Dave sit down with Shreveport entrepreneurs Bob Thames and Randolph Smith to talk about their newest project — buyin...

An important moment for the country's military warhorse. New radar equipment is being tested in B-52s.
12/17/2025

An important moment for the country's military warhorse. New radar equipment is being tested in B-52s.

ARLINGTON, Va. — A B-52 Stratofortress has completed a ferry flight from Boeing’s facility in San Antonio to Edwards Air Force Base in California after receiving a new radar system under the Air Force’s B-52 Radar Modernization Program, the service said. The aircraft was flown Dec. 8 by a comb...

Congrats to these young entrepreneurs!
12/12/2025

Congrats to these young entrepreneurs!

Chasing Aces is growing. The golf and entertainment complex in Bossier City has broken ground on a new location.
12/12/2025

Chasing Aces is growing. The golf and entertainment complex in Bossier City has broken ground on a new location.

Chasing Aces, an innovative golf and entertainment destination, is proud to announce the groundbreaking of its newest location in Opelika, Alabama. The development marks an exciting milestone as Chasing Aces continues to expand its footprint across the Southeast, introducing a new way to experience....

An expected 600 new jobs are planned for the former GM plant in Shreveport after SLB announces a $30 million expansion.
12/10/2025

An expected 600 new jobs are planned for the former GM plant in Shreveport after SLB announces a $30 million expansion.

SHREVEPORT, La. – SLB announced Tuesday it will invest $30 million to expand its operations in Caddo Parish, building on its transformation of the former GM assembly plant into a

Downtown Shreveport will host free concerts for the next three years thanks to a new grant.
12/08/2025

Downtown Shreveport will host free concerts for the next three years thanks to a new grant.

The concerts will cover a wide variety of genres

Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson wants to turn Shreveport into an entertainment hub, similar to what Tyler Perry has done in Atl...
12/05/2025

Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson wants to turn Shreveport into an entertainment hub, similar to what Tyler Perry has done in Atlanta.

50 Cent says he's looking to do in Shreveport what Tyler Perry has done in Atlanta.

Today is Giving Tuesday. When you donate to BRF, it allows us to continue our mission to start, recruit and retain. Plea...
12/02/2025

Today is Giving Tuesday. When you donate to BRF, it allows us to continue our mission to start, recruit and retain. Please donate today at brfla.org/donate-now.

Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday. When you donate to BRF it allows us to work with entrepreneurs and starts ups looking to lau...
12/01/2025

Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday. When you donate to BRF it allows us to work with entrepreneurs and starts ups looking to launch their business to add to the local tax base. Give today at brfla.org/donate-now.

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