Baton Rouge’s metro population reaches record high, according to BRAC

Baton Rouge’s metro population reaches record high, according to BRAC

Baton Rouge’s metro population reached 880,000―the highest on record―a new report from the Baton Rouge Area Chamber indicates. “This not only signals some momentum for the region,” the report’s authors write, “but also suggests Baton Rouge is attracting and retaining the workforce needed to support its growing industries.” BRAC’s Quarterly State of the Region for the first quarter of 2025 also highlights a number of other Capital Region key metr…