Louisiana Economic Development
State of Louisiana
Louisiana’s lead agency for business development, known for aggressive statutory incentives and a top-ranked workforce program.
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Programs & Incentives
Property-tax abatement on manufacturing capital investment, subject to local approval.
Cash rebate of up to 6% of annual payroll for qualifying new direct jobs.
Consistently top-ranked, no-cost customized recruitment and training for new and expanding companies.
Job-creation tax credits and sales-tax rebates for projects hiring from targeted populations.
Five-year abatement of property taxes on improvements to existing commercial structures.
Economic Briefings
This week in Louisiana
Seven days to 26 October 2026
No Louisiana item scored above the weekly brief’s threshold this week. That reflects the feeds we read, not everything that happened in Louisiana — the source register lists which feeds we can reach.
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