BATON ROUGE
MEANS BUSINESS
About the Capital City
Sitting in the heart of Louisiana, Baton Rouge is the perfect city to explore everything our unique state has to offer.
Baton Rouge and the LSU campus represent the perfect blend of laid-back Southern hospitality and a growing metropolitan city at the forefront of business and industry. Only an hour from New Orleans, Baton Rouge is home to some of the world’s top global and technological companies and is close to America’s energy resources, delicate coastal ecosystems, and artistic, historical, and cultural treasures. For LSU students, that means abundant research, internship, and career opportunities in one of the nation’s top cities for job growth.
Learn why Baton Rouge is the perfect place for LSU Ourso students and alumni to live, work, play, and learn!
Global Companies Surrounding LSU
Baton Rouge is home to many thriving global companies, many of whom are led by LSU Ourso graduates. These top businesses seek talent from LSU Business graduates, and you’ll often find many of them recruiting at the Business Education Complex and other LSU career fairs.
Albermarle
Amazon
Amedisys
BASF
Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Coca-Cola
Community Coffee
Cox Enterprises
Dow Chemical
EA Games
Entergy
ExxonMobil
General Electric
Georgia-Pacific Corporation
Honeywell
IBM
JPMorgan Chase Bank
Lamar Advertising Company
Ochsner Health System
Our Lady of the Lake
Postlethwaite & Netterville
A Thriving Community for Innovation
Explore some of the ways Baton Rouge is growing and innovating for the people of Louisiana.
Baton Rouge Health District
Both a place and an organization, the Health District is a collective of providers working to create a high-performing destination for healthcare that can drive improved health outcomes and economic development.
University Lakes Master Plan
In partnership with state and local experts, LSU is reimagining its beloved lakes — an ambitious environmental restoration that will add world-class recreational opportunities and ensure their long-term sustainability.
The Water Campus
The Water Campus is the country’s first major center dedicated to the study of coastal sustainability — creating a center of excellence for researchers to collaborate with public- and private-sector organizations.
Visit LSU
LSU is one of the most popular attractions in Baton Rouge. Our campus is known for its stately oaks, trademark architecture, lakes and green spaces, museums & art galleries, event & performance venues, athletic facilities, and historic buildings.
While you're here make sure you take a stroll through the Quad, visit Mike the Tiger's habitat, marvel at the 6,000-year-old Indian Mounds, grab some gear in the LSU Sports Shop, take a run around the University Lakes, and try ice cream from the LSU AgCenter Dairy Store.
Explore Baton Rouge