Louisiana Economic Development

Check out the jobs now up for grabs at the new Amazon facility.

There will be 170 permanent positions created when the mill reopens.

Many Louisiana residents don't think this would be the smoothest of moves by Smoothie King.

The jobs created will be added over the next five years, with salaries averaging $60,000.

Louisiana Economic Development has launched a new website that will seek to connect employers with job seekers in a unique way.

Governor Bobby Jindal and CARBO Ceramics today announced the expansion of its Airport Industrial Park facility in New Iberia.

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Nominations are being accepted for Louisiana Economic Development's 2011 Lantern Awards.

LAKE CHARLES, La. -- Today, Gov. Bobby Jindal and Aeroframe Services President and CEO Roger Porter announced Aeroframe will further expand its presence at Chennault International Airport, exceeding its previously projected job creation levels...

BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana Economic Development today announced the official launch of the Louisiana Development Ready Communities program after conducting a pilot phase during 2009 and 2010.

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Today, Louisiana Economic Development released a report detailing selected economic highlights for calendar year 2010.

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Louisiana Economic Development announced Manpower Inc.'s Employment Outlook Survey indicates Louisiana employers expect to hire at an "active pace" during the first quarter of 2011.

MONROE, La. -- Today, Gov. Bobby Jindal joined Benchmark Bank Chairman and CEO Mike Barnett, Affiliated Mortgage Co. President Dan Hastings and Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo to announce Benchmark Bank's subsidiary, Affiliated Mortgage Co., or AMC, of West Monroe, La., has committed to retain and expand its operations in Northeast Louisiana.