FROM A RECOVERING POLITICIAN
Louisiana’s economic development performance lagged behind other Southern states and efforts to recruit new businesses slowed down. What’s Governor Jeff Landry doing about it?While the number of nonfarm jobs increased by 8.9% across the South from 2016 to 2023, Louisiana lost 12,000 jobs over that period. In comparison, Mississippi posted the second slowest growth rate but added 44,0...
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