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LOUISIANA Governor Bobby Jindal LOUISIANA Fast Facts Population (2006): 4,287,768 Largest Cities (2006): Baton Rouge, 229,553; New Orleans, 223,388; Shreveport, 200,199; Lafayette, 114,214; Lake Charles City, 70,224 Targeted Industries: Advanced materials, construction, IT, energy/ oil, entertainment, life sciences, manufacturing Key Incentives: Quality Jobs Program, Industrial Tax Exemption, Small Business Loan, Industry Assistance Program, Tax Equalization Program LOUISIANA GDP by Industry (Total = $193.1 billion) (Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Data are 2006 estimates in current dollars.) 21.0% - Manufacturing 16.7%% - Services & Healthcare 14.5% - Trade & Transportation 14.9% - Agriculture & Mining 11.2% - Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate 10.3% - Government 11.5% - Other 0 5 10 15 20 25 UTILITIES Northwest Louisiana Economic Development Foundation (NLEDF) Kurt Foreman Senior Vice President 400 Edwards Street Shreveport, LA 71101 318-677-2512 fax: 318-677-2548 kurt@nledf.org www.nledf.org As a regional economic development marketing organization, the NLEDF serves businesses and their representatives who may be considering investment in the region’s 10 parishes. Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance George Swift President/CEO P.O. Box 3110 Lake Charles, LA 70602 337-433-3632 www.allianceswla.org AEP Southwestern Electric Power Company Arnie Frankel, CEcD Manager, Economic Development 428 Travis St. Shreveport, LA 71101 318-673-3170 www.swepco.com Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives Rick Ward Director, Economic Development 10725 Airline Highway Baton Rouge, LA 70816 800-355-3450, ext. 24 www.alec.coop Entergy Louisiana Shelley MacNary Director of Economic Development 5353 Essen Lane, Suite 120 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 225-763-5057 www.teamworklouisiana.com Central Louisiana Chamber of Commerce Jason Blalock Director of Economic Development P.O. Box 992 Alexandria, LA 71309 318-442-6671 www.cenlachamber.org Coordinating and Development Corporation (Northwest Louisiana) Gary Stothart II, Vice President, Division of Economic Development 5210 Hollywood Avenue P.O. Box 37005 Shreveport, LA 71133-7005 318-632-2022 www.cdconline.org South Louisiana Economic Council 310 Ardoyne Drive, SLEC Building, NSU P.O. Box 2048-NSUa Thibodaux, LA 70310 985-448-4485 bayouregion.com COUNTY CONTACTS Ascension Economic Development Corporation Tommy J. Kurtz, CEcD, MPA President/CEO 6967 Highway 22 Sorrento, LA 70778 225-675-1750 www.ascensionedc.com STATE CONTACTS Louisiana Economic Development Michael J. Olivier Secretary P.O. Box 94185 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9185 800-450-8115 www.louisianaforward.com REGIONAL CONTACTS Acadiana Economic Development Council Kristi M. Lumpkin, Executive Director 211 E. Devalcourt Street P.O. 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