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Zachary, Houma and New Iberia are among 12 communities Louisiana Economic Development picked for a six-month pilot program to help prepare them to compete with out-of-state locations for good jobs, business development projects and capital investment.
The other communities are Arcadia, Crowley, DeRidder, Jena, Mansfield (with Grand Cane, Logansport and Stonewall), Pineville, Slidell, Vivian and West Monroe.
During the first week of October, each community will be introduced to its resource team of community and economic development professionals, receive resources and preliminary training, as well as begin the community assessment phase of the program. Twenty-five communities applied for the pilot program.
Each community's application was scored on the following criteria: completeness of application, a resolution by the governing body to support the program, a description of the community's previous and current community and economic development experience, letters of support from local and state leaders, and overall commitment to the aggressive pilot program schedule.
For more details, contact Skip Smart at (225) 342-4321 or smart@la.gov, or visit LouisianaCommunityNetwork.com.
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