NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana ranked No. 8 nationally in the 2026 Prosperity Cup, an annual measure of state economic competitiveness compiled by Site Selection Magazine, while also placing second in the South Central region behind Texas. Texas claimed the top overall ranking for the second consecutive year, followed by North Carolina, Ohio, Georgia, Indiana, Virginia
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