Jobs

President Obama is set to give his speech to the nation tonight in front of Congress.  In it, he has promised his vaunted jobs plan that he said was so good that we needed to wait until today just to hear it. The interesting thing about this is that part of the plan have leaked out enough to show us what this really is...

Mitt Romney has released his jobs plan and the President is set to talk about his plan in a speech tomorrow.  What do you think the right approach is?  We talk about it today and would love to hear from you...

New Jersey-based Ronpak, Incorporated says it will build a new manufacturing facility at the port in Shreveport.

An energy research group says an increase in drilling activity in the Gulf could create 230,000 jobs and add 44-billion dollars to the economy next year.

Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Stephen Moret is in Lafayette this week to give the latest information on the economy for this part of the state.  He joined Bernadette Lee and Ken Romero on The Morning Report to talk about upcoming developments for the Lafayette area.

WASHINGTON, DC – Working to put the Gulf Coast residents back to work, Congressman Jeff Landry (Republican, LA-03) and Natural Resources Chairman Doc Hastings (Republican, WA-04) introduced legislation today that will end the de facto moratorium, increase lease sales, and ensure safety requirements are met by all drilling operations.

A new employment outlook survey shows Louisiana leading the nation in expected new jobs for the first quarter of this year.

Economic Development Secretary Stephen Moret says 2011 should see increased business and jobs for Louisiana.