Louisiana Economic Development

The City of West Monroe is one of ten communities receiving a new grant to support improvement projects.

The world’s most unique creative competition offers more opportunities for filmmakers, chefs, musicians, fashion designers, and comedians.

BASF will invest $19.8 million in its Ascension Parish manufacturing complex to increase production of the chemical intermediates HEP and NOP, which are part of the global supply chain for inkjets, dishwashing detergents, crop protectors, and automotive and electronic products.

BASF announced a final investment decision on a $780 million project to double production capacity at its chemical manufacturing complex in Ascension Parish, marking the launch of the third and final phase of an expansion plan announced in 2018.

Governor John Bel Edwards announced the start of construction Monday on a $110 million lumber production facility that will support the creation of nearly 500 new jobs in northwest Louisiana.

Arbor Renewable Gas LLC, a Houston-based company formed in 2019 that produces renewable gasoline and green hydrogen from wood waste and forest residue, is evaluating West Baton Rouge Parish for a planned $800 million manufacturing and distribution facility employing carbon capture and sequestration emissions-reduction technology.

One of the nation’s leading economic development trade publications has presented Louisiana with a 2022 Silver Shovel Award, recognizing the state as one of the nation’s leaders in statewide capital investment and job creation during 2021.

In a move designed to further prepare Louisiana’s workforce for high-paying high-tech jobs, Louisiana Economic Development announced today it will engage Unity (NYSE: U), the world’s leading platform for creating and operating real-time 3D content, to assist higher education institutions in training and certifying students in real-time 3D (RT3D) skills.

Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards and Secretary Don Pierson of Louisiana Economic Development announced the opening of an LED help desk that provides email and…

A company is investing $4.5 million to add a 10th production line at its facility in north Louisiana.Gov. John Bel Edwards and Mid South Extrusion…