Economist Dr. Loren Scott
One economist is predicting that Louisiana is going to achieve a significant employment milestone within the next two years. Dr. Loren Scott says Louisiana is expected to add almost 75,000 jobs over the next two years, pushing the state past the elusive 2 million jobs threshold.
“That is a little barrier that has been a problem for us for almost two decades. But it looks like we are poised now to go through that barrier and set new record levels with employment in Louisiana,” Scott said.
Dr. Scott says the record employment is being driven in large part by the industrial construction boom throughout the state. He says in Shreveport, one thing to watch for is whether a long-rumored project will come to fruition.
“What we need to watch for on Shreveport, is whether or not they get a data center. There is a lot of talk, a lot of rumors go around. Everybody signed non-disclosure agreements,” Scott noted.
Scott says further east, Monroe is already starting to feel the effects of the Meta data center being put up in Richland Parish.
“Entergy is building two power plants right next to it. All that construction activity is really going to cause Monroe to boom for the next few years,” Scott said.
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