Community Development

Louisiana Ranks First in Southern Economic Development...Again

For the second year in a row, Louisiana has been named Co-State of the Year (with Tennessee) by Southern Business and Development magazine. In addition, Baton Rouge was named Mid-Market of the Year with Shreveport getting an honorable mention in that category. Monroe was named Small Market of the Year and Houma won honorable mention in that category. More details are available in Louisiana Economic Development's press release and SB-D.com.

The Right Moves...

Submitted by jclinton on Sun, 12/20/2009 - 6:41pm

The first issue of Moves Magazine, a publication from the Louisiana Community and Technical College System Foundation, arrived recently.

Louisiana, Alexandria Improve in Milken Ratings

Submitted by jclinton on Wed, 11/11/2009 - 12:09pm

Both Louisiana and the Alexandria MSA fare very well in the 2009 Milken Institute Index of Best Performing Cities.

Estimate: Almost 70,000 in Cenla Without Health Insurance

The Rural Blog points us to a new Census Bureau report with estimates of residents without health insurance as of 2006. The results are organized by counties on the Census Bureau site.

CAP goes to Natchitoches for Advisory Council Meeting

CAP CEO Jim Clinton and ELS General Manager Gary Perkins will travel to Natchitoches on Wednesday, August 5 for a meeting of the Natchitoches Parish Advisory Council to CAP. The meeting will be convened by CAP Board Member Joe Cunningham, Jr. over lunch at Lasyone's Restaurant.

Why Cenla Must Have a Community College

Submitted by cenla on Tue, 06/09/2009 - 7:07pm

Given the nature of the debate on funding higher education in Louisiana's just-finished legislative session, it would be easy to forget the compelling need for a comprehensive community college in Central Louisiana.

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