Posted by Vance Ginn, Ph.D. on April 2, 2024Louisiana Economic Situation March 2024: Employment Declines by 16,000 Since March 2023It’s Geaux Time in Louisiana. The potential changes in Baton Rouge to remove barriers to work and let [...]Read more
Posted by Daniel J. Erspamer on July 1, 2022Louisiana Posts Some of the Worst Economic Performance in the NationJust before the Independence Day holiday, the Bureau of Economic Analysis released the most recent report [...]Read more
Posted by on October 5, 2021Louisiana’s Economic Growth is One of the Lowest In the NationLouisiana has been struggling to create jobs and opportunities for months. Over the last year, 7 people [...]Read more
Posted by on December 29, 2020Last Jobs Report of the Year A Mixed Bagby Eric Peterson, Director of Policy During the holiday season, Louisianans have more on their mind than [...]Read more
Posted by on July 31, 2020New Report Reveals Extent of Damage from COVID-19 and ShutdownsCurrent methods for collecting economic data causes a disconnect between what people are actually feeling [...]Read more
Posted by on July 8, 2020Louisiana Economy Suffers One of Worst Declines in the NationDue to the damage caused by COVID-19 and government shutdowns, it’s been clear that no state was going to [...]Read more
Posted by on April 7, 2020Louisiana’s 2019 GDP Ranked Among The Worst in NationAs economic news continues to focus on the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bureau of Economic [...]Read more
Posted by on January 21, 2020Economic Growth Improves in 3rd Quarter, But Not EnoughFinally, Louisiana got some much needed good economic news with the latest report about economic growth [...]Read more
Posted by on November 7, 2019Last Quarter GDP Growth Revised to 0%Yesterday, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released its report of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [...]Read more