LED News

Aug 17, 2017

LED Encourages Small Business Participation In Recovery Survey

Restore Louisiana survey to gather data to support small business flood recovery needs

Aug 17, 2017

Lotte Chemical USA Companies To Conduct Job Fair For Calcasieu Parish Chemical Plants

Event planned Aug. 24 in Sulphur for jobs at manufacturing facilities near Lake Charles

Aug 14, 2017

Pin Oak Terminals Dedicates Petroleum Liquids Storage Terminal In St. John The Baptist Parish

New storage facility to result in 70 on-site jobs, 81 indirect jobs

Jul 26, 2017

New Session Set For Louisiana Small Contractor Accreditation Program

Enrollment underway for six-week course, designed for emerging construction companies

Jul 20, 2017

Eight Years In A Row: LED FastStart Ranks As No. 1 State Workforce Training Program In Nation

New Orleans, Lafayette, Shreveport, Gramercy trade zone also honored in Business Facilities 2017 State Rankings Report

Jul 18, 2017

SB&D: Louisiana Ranks No. 1 In Projects Per Capita For 9th Year In A Row

Lake Charles wins Small Market of the Year honors in the South for fifth year in a row

Jul 10, 2017

Gov. Edwards And The Water Institute Of The Gulf CEO Justin Ehrenwerth Announce Pact With Global Water Research Leader Deltares

At Baton Rouge-based Water Campus, Louisiana and Dutch research institutes will collaborate on critical projects to protect and restore Louisiana’s coast while applying solutions worldwide

Jul 07, 2017

CEO Roundtables Program Expands To Six Louisiana Cities

Yearlong program nurtures growth of Louisiana firms via peer learning and access to experts

Jun 29, 2017

Gov. Edwards And Plastipak Packaging CEO William C. Young Announce Manufacturing Expansion In Pineville

Plastipak Packaging will invest $15 million to add up to seven new plastics production lines, resulting in 32 new direct and indirect jobs

Jun 16, 2017

Mauser Announces Industrial Packaging Project In Ascension Parish

Project to result in $10 million capital investment, 75 new direct and indirect jobs in Geismar

Jun 15, 2017

LED Secretary Don Pierson Participates In White House Workforce Summit

Louisiana leader shares state’s workforce success with President Trump, Labor Secretary Acosta, Commerce Secretary Ross and other federal, state officials

Jun 15, 2017

Select Comfort To Establish Contact Center In Jefferson Parish

Project will add 225 new direct jobs supporting Sleep Number products