Louisiana's economic development officials aren't just touting another good year. They're describing a trajectory that keeps bending upward, and the newest numbers back it up. The state has now secured more than $150 billion in corporate investment and roughly 16,000 new jobs in recent years, according to Louisiana Economic Development, with Secretary Susan Bourgeois telling reporters she expects the total to cross $200 billion within months. What stands out isn't just the si

Governor Jeff Landry spent part of last week in Washington making the case that Louisiana isn't just riding the AI and data center boom, it's helping write the rules for how the rest of the country pays for it. Landry and Richland Parish Schools Superintendent Sheldon Jones joined President Trump at a White House roundtable focused on the administration's ratepayer protection plan, and Louisiana walked away with one of the clearest wins in the room. The plan itself is straigh

While the biggest headlines out of Louisiana's economic development office tend to go to the multibillion-dollar mega-projects, some of the most reliable growth in this state comes from a quieter pattern: companies that are already here choosing to expand rather than look elsewhere. That's exactly what's happening in Acadiana, where Quality Companies LLC is investing more than $7 million across two sites in Iberia and Lafayette parishes. The Youngsville-based energy services

Louisiana's significant energy potential, encompassing oil, gas, and carbon capture, is being systematically undermined by a heavily funded, out-of-state campaign. A Pelican Institute report details over $115 million flowed to local environmental groups from 2020-2025, with over 70% originating from California, D.C., and New York, backed by billionaires like Bloomberg and Bezos. This "lawfare" manifests through challenges to carbon sequestration primacy, legal assaults on LNG