Keys to Success
Workforce & Talent Development
No. 2 Tech Talent Pipeline [Business Facilities; Higher ed training partnerships with technology companies recognized as the nation’s best] 2024
No. 2 Workforce Training [Business Facilities, LED FastStart Talent Attraction program was ranked No. 2 in the nation for Customized Workforce Training.] 2024
Safest Workforce [2023 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses] 2024
No. 1 Tech Talent Pipeline [Business Facilities; Higher ed training partnerships with technology companies recognized as the nation’s best] 2023
No. 2 Digital Media Program [International Economic Development Council Gold Award, LED FastStart Virtual Reality Workforce Training Program] 2023
No. 1 Workforce Training [Business Facilities, 13th straight year] 2022 & 2021
No. 2 Workforce Training Program [Area Development] 2020
Innovation & Education
Largest NSF Grant Ever Awarded [U.S. National Science Foundation, LSU’s FUEL team; In January 2024, LSU’s Future Use of Energy in LA (FUEL) team won the largest grant ever awarded by the U.S. National Science Foundation] 2024
No. 1 Partnerships with Educational Institutions [International Economic Development Council, Aerospace Manufacturing Technology Program] 2023
No. 1 Innovation Programs and Initiatives [International Economic Development Council, Entertainment Development Fund] 2023
No. 1 Special Purpose Website [International Economic Development Council, LouisianaEntertainment.com] 2023
Best Entrepreneurship Programs in the U.S. [Edward Lowe Foundation Founders Award] 2021
Capital Investment & Economic Performance
Gold Shovel Award for Capital Investment and Job Creation [Area Development] 2024
Green Shovel Award for Capital Investment and Job Creation [Area Development] 2024
Silver Shovel Award for Project Performance [Area Development, 10th time in 12 years] 2021
No. 1 Small Market of the Year [Southern Business & Development, Lake Charles] 2020
No. 1 Major Market of the Year [Southern Business & Development, Baton Rouge] 2020
No. 1 Small Business Services [IEDC Gold Award in Entrepreneurship] 2019
Energy & Infrastructure
No. 1 Lowest Industrial Electricity Prices [U.S. Energy Information Administration] 2024
No. 2 Infrastructure Investment Supporting Economic Development [Site Selection] 2020
No. 2 Economic Development Project in U.S. [Business Facilities, Global Groundwork Index] 2020
Louisiana Earns National Honors and Top 10 Rankings for Capital Investment, Workforce Development and Life Sciences Growth
