Louisiana: Recruit, Train, Sustain
April 5, 2023
By Louisiana Economic Development (LED)
Louisiana’s unique business advantages, sector diversity and support for innovation and climate action are driving a historic expansion of the state’s economy.
Companies announced $20.7 billion of capital investment and more than 18,000 new direct, indirect and retained jobs in 2022. It marked the second consecutive year of more than $20 billion in economic investment, third consecutive year of more than $10 billion of investment and the fifth consecutive year-over-year investment growth, according t...
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