Louisiana Economic Development
Spring 2022 LiveXchange Streamlines Site Searches
The success of the 18th annual LiveXchange event by Business Facilities paves the way for expansion of the franchise this fall.
Workforce Development To Get The Job Done
Access to a quality workforce is a top priority for companies considering where to relocate or expand. Here’s a look at what some top locations across the U.S. are doing to address today’s workforce.
Great Southern Wood Preserving Investing $22.5M In Louisiana Expansion
The YellaWood manufacturer will create 58 new jobs with the expansion of its Avoyelles Parish, LA lumber facility.
Business Report: Louisiana Fights Back
As Covid hopefully recedes, Pelican State leaders are hopeful that 2022 will be a good year for Louisiana economic development.
Greenberry Industrial To Create 100 Jobs In Louisiana
The new Greenberry Industrial manufacturing facility will occupy a former Gulf Island Shipyard site on the Mermentau River in Jefferson Davis Parish.
Origin Materials Will Invest $750M In Louisiana Plastics Plant
Origin Materials' plant-based plastics manufacturing project is expected to create 200 direct new jobs in in Ascension Parish, LA.
New Digital Animation, Visual Effects Studio Launched In Shreveport
Troubled Muse VFX facility will create more than 50 entertainment jobs in Caddo Parish as the company joins Louisiana’s Entertainment Job Creation Program.
New ACT Customer Care Center Will Create 600 Jobs In Louisiana
Advanced Call Center Technologies will invest $1.5 million to develop the customer care center in Shreveport, LA.
Louisiana Is Built For Film And TV Production
Louisiana’s many advantages — including incentives, facilities and skilled crews — attract major productions.
Ternium USA Investing $98M In Louisiana Expansion
A second coil coating paint line will be added at Ternium's Port of Caddo-Bossier facility, resulting in a total of 133 new jobs.
Venture Global LNG To Invest More Than $10B In New Louisiana Facility
Venture Global LNG project will create at least 200 new jobs in Cameron, LA; facility will feature carbon capture and sequestration capacity.
Southwest Louisiana: Where The Action Is
The diverse, inclusive gumbo in Southwest Louisiana includes a highly skilled workforce that is the hot sauce for success in key growth sectors.
BioLab Investing $170M To Rebuild Louisiana Chlorine Plant
Hurricane Laura destroyed BioLab's previous chlorine facility in 2020; new facility will retain 19 jobs and create 82 jobs in Westlake, LA.
Did You Miss Our Labor Market Recovery Report Webinar?
In this free video webinar, Emsi EVP Josh Wright crunches the latest labor market data and shares his outlook on sectors and regions poised for recovery, the impact of remote work, and more.
Amazon To Create 1,000 Jobs At New Baton Rouge Robotics Facility
The company will invest $200 million in its latest robotics fulfillment center in Louisiana, scheduled to open by December 2022.
New PPE Production Facilities Planned For Louisiana’s Acadiana Region
SafeSource Direct and Ochsner Health will establish two manufacturing facilities for personal protective equipment (PPE) in the Acadiana Region.
Louisiana Green Fuels Plans $700M Renewable Diesel Refinery
A sequestration feature at Louisiana Green Fuels’ plant at the Port of Columbia means it would remove more carbon from the atmosphere than it generates.
Lineage Logistics Investing $42M In Port Of New Orleans Expansion
The expansion of Lineage Logistics' Port of New Orleans cold-storage facility will create 50 new jobs and support the state's $1.6 billion poultry industry.
Louisiana: Shintech Invests $1.3 Billion In Plastics Expansion
Shintech, the world’s top producer of polyvinyl chloride resins, will grow manufacturing and packaging facilities at its Iberville/West Baton Rouge complex.
50-Acre Space Campus May Take Off In Louisiana
The proposed Louisiana Space Campus business park at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans would support space and federal missions.