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Landry Removes Job Requirements, Trumps Local Authority for Industrial Tax Breaks

BATON ROUGE (Louisiana Illuminator) — Companies that receive major breaks on their local property taxes to invest in large industrial projects in Louisiana will...

New Orleans Entrepreneur Week Event Returns to the Northshore

MANDEVILLE, La. – STartUP Northshore will host a workshop titled “Innovating for Tomorrow” on Monday, March 11 at Frequencies at the Malt Room in...

Westbank Business & Industry Association Installs 2024 Leadership

MARRERO, La. – Tara Miller of Ochsner Health was installed as president of the Westbank Business & Industry Association on Jan. 31 at Café...

$3B Manufacturing Plant Announced for Southwest Louisiana

WESTLAKE, La. – From Louisiana Economic Development: Lake Charles Methanol II LLC announced plans to invest $3.24 billion to construct a new manufacturing plant that...

Landry Talks Crime, Economic Development at Jeff Chamber Event

NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry told the audience at the Jefferson Chamber’s Jan. 6 meeting that his administration is going to tackle...

Legislation Aims to Increase Access to Infrastructure Jobs

NEW ORLEANS — On Jan. 5, U.S. Rep. Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) and U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) introduced the bipartisan TWIC Efficiency...

Gulf South LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce Announces 2024 Board and President

NEW ORLEANS — Jay Huffstatler is the new board president of the Gulf South LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce. He is the chief advancement officer...

CEO Peer-to-Peer Learning Program Accepting Applications

BATON ROUGE — Louisiana Economic Development is now accepting applications for its 2024-25 CEO Roundtables series, a yearlong program that provides a platform for...

GNO Inc., Bank of America Release 5th GNO Jobs Report

NEW ORLEANS — Greater New Orleans Inc. and Bank of America have released the 2023 Greater New Orleans Jobs Report, which reviews the region's...

St. Bernard Gets Strategic

St. Bernard Economic Development Foundation (SBEDF) doesn’t exist to simply attract business to our parish. Improving quality of life for St. Bernard residents is...

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