Information is key for growing businesses and communities in Louisiana. Use the links below for an overview of Louisiana’s eight regions, including information on location, industry and workforce. And feel free to call or email an LED regional director with specific questions.

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Louisiana Business Incentives and Programs

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Northwest
In the diverse Northwest Region of Louisiana, called "Ark-La-Tex," lay the 10 northwest parishes of Caddo, Bossier, Sabine, Desoto, Bienville, Claiborne, Webster, Natchitoches, Lincoln and Red River. With diverse industries, several ports and an abundant workforce, the Northwest Region is a great place for business. More...

Northeast
Northeast Louisiana is strategically positioned as both the center point and crossroads of the Mid-South, one of the fastest growing regions of the United States. The eleven parish Northeast Louisiana region is located at the midpoint between Dallas and Birmingham, Little Rock and New Orleans, Houston and Memphis. Diverse industry, talented workforce, strong transportation infrastructure and quality higher education are the region's hallmarks. More...

Central
The Central region is the crossroads of Louisiana with a diverse economy based in agriculture and forestry, and a growing value in manufacturing supported by a strong government base including defense and corrections. Comprised of eight parishes located strategically in the center of the state, almost every major highway in Louisiana crisscrosses some portion of the region. The region boasts a talented workforce supplied in large part by its two four-year universities and network of technical college. More...

Southwest
Southwest Louisiana's diverse cultures, waterways and fun-loving celebrations are legendary. Impressive workforce productivity numbers, on-target education initiatives, tax incentives, economic "clustering," and the government's monetary and manpower commitment are turning the page in a new chapter in economic history here and throughout the state. More...

Acadiana
Acadiana is located in southwest Louisiana, abuts the Gulf of Mexico, and is comprised of eight parishes - Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary and Vermilion. Home to a major port system, a thriving higher education network, Acadiana is also a great place to live, with great food, great music, great cultural institutions and events. More...

Bayou
The "Bayou Region" encompasses the parishes of Assumption, Lafourche, and Terrebonne. Bordered by the Gulf of Mexico, the region boasts a trained and exceptionally productive workforce that is the heart and soul of future industrial growth in the area. This is the work force that built the Louisiana oil industry; men and women who are skilled boat builders, well drillers, farmers, chemists, seafood processors, technicians, managers and construction workers. More...

Capital
The Capital Region, which includes eleven parishes, is as diverse in character as it is rich in history. Vibrant communities, both urban and rural, span the entire area. The region offers a strong and highly diversified wealth of natural resources, an extensive network of suppliers, and a skilled workforce. More...

Southeast
The Southeast Region of Louisiana is made up of 8 to 10 parishes encompassing 4,860 square miles near the mouth of the Mississippi River and straddling the commercial transportation crossroads of the north-central coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Approximately 1.5 million people live in the parishes of Orleans, Jefferson, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist and St. Tammany. More...