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North Louisiana Regional Profile • i

Thanks for your interest in North Louisiana. Our region includes 14 parishes and is recognized as one of the most diverse and balanced economies of its size in the na on. North Louisiana has always served as a strategic loca on. From its earliest days, the region has been a key place for commerce and westward expansion. Today, North Louisiana remains a strategically located, cost compe ve business loca on that con nues to a ract capital investment and jobs from companies with es around the globe.

The informa on presented represents the most reliable and current data available for the 14 parish region gathered from recognized and credible sources. The directory is the result of an ongoing partnership with the Center for Business and Economic Research at Louisiana State University in Shreveport (CBER, www.lsus.edu/cber) and the valued financial support of State of Louisiana Department of Economic Development. About the NLEP

The North Louisiana Economic Partnership (NLEP) is a non‐profit economic development marke ng organiza on promo ng North Louisiana as a desirable and profitable business loca on. The NLEP and its many partners work with both exis ng companies and prospec ve employers to encourage incremental capital investment and job crea on as a way to build a strong and thriving economy. The NLEP serves as a “first stop shop” where prospects can ini ate their real estate search, access reliable informa on and connect with experts and area leaders. NLEP also offers customized services to support exis ng business growth. The intent is to simplify and expedite the company’s decision‐making process. Our services, which are provided on a complimentary, customized and confiden al basis, fall into two main categories: business development and workforce marke ng services.

About Alliance Partners

Alliance Partners is a network of staff professionals and/or key volunteers from local, parish, or regional organiza ons involved in economic development across the 14 parishes of North Louisiana. These members have formed an alliance to jointly promote and market North Louisiana. The networking between Alliance Partners helps coordinate marke ng efforts in an effec ve and efficient manner.

Shreveport: 400 Edwards Street • Shreveport, Louisiana • Telephone: (318) 677.2536

Monroe: 1900 N 18th Street • Monroe, Louisiana • Telephone: (318) 387‐0787

www.nlep.org

Introduc on

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ALLIANCE PARTNERS Company Company AEP Swepco LSUS Center for Business and Economic Research Arcadia/Bienville Parish Chamber of Commerce LSUS Small Business Development Center Atmos Energy Minden South Webster Chamber of Commerce Bastrop‐Morehouse Chamber Monroe Chamber of Commerce Biomedical Research Founda on Monroe Downtown Econ. Dev. District Bossier Chamber of Commerce Monroe Regional Airport Caddo Bossier Port Morehouse Economic Development Corpora on Camp Minden Industrial Park Natchitoches Area Chamber of Commerce Camp Minden Training Site Natchitoches Parish PORT CenterPoint Energy North Delta Regional Planning & Dev. City of Bastrop North Webster Parish Indus al District City of Bossier City NOVA Workforce Ins tute of Northeast Louisiana City of Minden Ouachita Terminals City of Monroe Red River Chamber of Commerce City of Natchitoches Red River Waterway Commission City of Ruston Ruston/Lincoln Chamber of Commerce City of Shreveport Sabine Parish Chamber of Commerce City of West Monroe Sabine Parish Tourist Bureau Claiborne Chamber of Commerce Shreveport Airport Authority Claiborne Electric Coopera ve, Inc. Shreveport‐Bossier African American Chamber of Commerce Cleco Power LLC South Webster Industrial District ‐ Argent Advisors, Inc. Consor um for Educa on Research & Technology of North Louisiana (CERT)

Springhill ‐ North Webster Chamber of Commerce

Coordina ng & Development Corpora on Sterlington Chamber of Commerce Cyber Innova on Center Strategic Ac on Council CDC DADCO Consul ng Town of Arcadia DeSoto Parish Chamber of Commerce Town of Farmerville DeSoto Parish Police Jury Town of Greenwood Shreveport Downtown Development Authority Town of Many Entergy Louisiana Town of Plain Dealing Greater Bossier Economic Development Founda on Town of Richwood Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce Town of Vivian Greenwood Chamber of Commerce Union Parish Chamber of Commerce Jackson Parish Chamber of Commerce Village of Simsboro Kansas City Southern Railroad Vivian Economic Development Corpora on (VEDC) Louisiana Delta Community College Ward II Industrial District Louisiana Small Business Development Center Weyerhaeuser Louisiana Tech University

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North Louisiana Fourteen Parish Region

Our region is recognized as one of the most diverse and balanced economies of its size in the na on. North Louisiana always has been a strategic loca on. From its earliest days, the region has been a key place for commerce and westward expansion. Today, North Louisiana remains a strategically located, cost compe ve business loca on that con nues to a ract capital investment and jobs from companies with es around the globe. The diverse 14 parish region of North Louisiana includes Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, DeSoto, Jackson, Lincoln, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Red River, Sabine, Union, and Webster parishes.

Louisiana

Caddo Parish

2011 Popula on

Es mate: 257,051

Bossier Parish

2011 Popula on

Es mate: 119,732

Webster Parish

2011 Popula on

Es mate: 41,288

Bienville Parish

2011 Popula on

Es mate: 14,335

Lincoln Parish

2011 Popula on

Es mate: 46,856

Claiborne Parish

2011 Popula on

Es mate: 16,914

Red River Parish

2011 Popula on

Es mate: 8,890

DeSoto Parish

2011 Popula on

Es mate: 26,812

Natchitoches Parish

2011 Popula on

Es mate: 39,442 Sabine Parish

2011 Popula on

Es mate: 24,526

Union Parish

2011 Popula on

Es mate: 22,732

Morehouse Parish

2011 Popula on

Es mate: 27,608

Ouachita Parish

2011 Popula on

Es mate: 154,919 Jackson Parish

2011 Popula on

Es mate: 16,323

Source: U.S. Census ‐ 2011 Popula on Division

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Table of Contents Major Ci es Map ............................................................................................................................................................................. vi

Fourteen Parish Region Map .......................................................................................................................................................... vii

ACCRA Cost of Living Index — Shreveport‐Bossier City and Monroe Metropolitan Areas .......................................................... 1

Popula on & Demographics ........................................................................................................................................................... 2

Popula on Change 1990 ‐ 2011 with 5‐year Forecast ..................................................................................................... 2

Percent of Popula on by Age Group .............................................................................................................................. 2

Race, Ethnic and Gender Composi on ............................................................................................................................ 2

Households ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 3

Median Household Income 1990 ‐ 2011 with 5 Year Forecast ........................................................................................ 3

Percentage of Household by (EBI) Group ........................................................................................................................ 4

Transporta on ................................................................................................................................................................................. 5

Road Transporta on ........................................................................................................................................................ 5

Motor Freight Service ...................................................................................................................................................... 5

Public Transporta on ....................................................................................................................................................... 5

Railroads ........................................................................................................................................................................... 5

Ports ................................................................................................................................................................................. 6

Airports……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...……………..7

Climate ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...………….8

Precipita on ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8

Temperature .................................................................................................................................................................... 8

Recrea on & The Arts ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9

Bienville Parish ................................................................................................................................................................ 9

Bossier Parish ................................................................................................................................................................... 9

Caddo Parish .................................................................................................................................................................... 10

Claiborne Parish ............................................................................................................................................................... 11

DeSoto Parish ................................................................................................................................................................... 12

Jackson Parish .................................................................................................................................................................. 12

Lincoln Parish ................................................................................................................................................................... 12

Morehouse Parish ............................................................................................................................................................ 13

Natchitoches Parish ......................................................................................................................................................... 14

Ouachita Parish ................................................................................................................................................................ 15

Red River Parish ............................................................................................................................................................... 15

Sabine Parish .................................................................................................................................................................... 15

Union Parish ..................................................................................................................................................................... 16

Webster Parish ................................................................................................................................................................ 16

Health Care — Hospitals ................................................................................................................................................................. 17

Educa on ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 19

Elementary and Secondary Educa on ............................................................................................................................. 19

Ins tu ons of Higher Learning ........................................................................................................................................ 20

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Business Environment ..................................................................................................................................................................... 22

Business Firms .................................................................................................................................................................. 22

Firms by Employment Size ............................................................................................................................................... 22

Business Establishments by Industry, 2010 ..................................................................................................................... 22

Major Employers .............................................................................................................................................................. 23

Workforce ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 24

Labor Force Growth 2000 ‐ 2011 .................................................................................................................................... 24

Average Employment ...................................................................................................................................................... 24

Total Payroll Employment ............................................................................................................................................... 25

Wage Rates for Selected Occupa ons ............................................................................................................................. 26

Industrial Parks ............................................................................................................................................................................... 27

Bienville Parish ................................................................................................................................................................. 27

Bossier Parish ................................................................................................................................................................... 27

Caddo Parish .................................................................................................................................................................... 28


DeSoto Parish ................................................................................................................................................................... 30

Jackson Parish .................................................................................................................................................................. 31

Lincoln Parish ................................................................................................................................................................... 31

Morehouse Parish ............................................................................................................................................................ 31


Ouachita Parish ................................................................................................................................................................ 33

Red River Parish ............................................................................................................................................................... 33

Sabine Parish .................................................................................................................................................................... 33

Union Parish ..................................................................................................................................................................... 33

Webster Parish ................................................................................................................................................................. 34

Military Installa ons ....................................................................................................................................................................... 35

Barksdale Air Force Base .................................................................................................................................................. 35

Camp Minden .................................................................................................................................................................. 36

Taxes ……………………... ...................................................................................................................................................................... 37

Louisiana Tax Rates .......................................................................................................................................................... 37

Corporate Franchise Tax .................................................................................................................................................. 37

Personal Income Tax ........................................................................................................................................................ 37

Unemployment Insurance Tax ........................................................................................................................................ 37

Property Tax ..................................................................................................................................................................... 37

Sales/Use Tax ................................................................................................................................................................... 38

U li es….. ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 39

Electric Power .................................................................................................................................................................. 39

Natural Gas ...................................................................................................................................................................... 39

Water & Sewer ................................................................................................................................................................. 39

Telecommunica ons/Cable ............................................................................................................................................. 40

Appendix….. ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 42

Parish Profiles…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….43

Table of Contents (con nued)

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Rela ve Loca on of Shreveport‐Bossier and Monroe‐West Monroe to Other Major Ci es

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Major Routes in the North Louisiana Fourteen Parish Region

Shreveport-Bossier CityMonroeMinden

Union

Natchitoches

JacksonOuachita

4

10

135Bienville

Bossier

Caddo

Webster

Sabine

Red River

Morehouse

Lincoln

DeSoto

Claiborne

R

Louisiana Railway

49

20

71

171

8279

96

190

165

8465

82 Bus

165 Bus

82

371

165

171

63

167

425

167371

71

Sabine NFSabine NF

Kisatchie NFKisatchie NF

Angelina NFAngelina NF

Big Thicket NPRESBig Thicket NPRES

Poverty Point NMONPoverty Point NMON

0 25 50 75 10012.5Miles

Proposed I-69 Corridor

Proposed I-69 CorridorProposed I-49 Corridor

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Cost of Living

ACCRA Cost of Living Index — Average 2011 Annual Data

*Cost of Living Index is used to measure the cost of living in metropolitan areas and is not available for the region.

Source: The Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) Cost of Living Index, Average 2011 Annual Data.

ACCRA Cost of Living Index —Shreveport‐Bossier City and Monroe Metropolitan Area* The Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) produces the ACCRA Cost of Living Index to provide a useful and reasonably accurate measure to compare cost of living differences among urban areas. Items on which the Index is based have been carefully chosen to reflect the difference categories of consumer expenditures. Weights assigned to rela ve costs are based on government survey data on expenditure pa erns for midmanagement households. All items are priced in each place at a specified me and according to standardized specifica ons. The index is based on the following categories: Grocery(13%), Housing(28%), U li es(10%), Transporta on(10%), Health(4%), and Miscellaneous(35%).

101.4

100.1

97.9

97.3

96.2

95.6

93.6

93.4

93.4

93.1

91.2

90.5

88.8

85 90 95 100 105 110 115

Cleveland, OH

Richmond, VA

Lafayette, LA

Atlanta, GA

Dallas, TX

Shreveport-BossierCity

Huntsville, AL

Evansville, IN

Monroe, LA

Dayton, OH

Des Moines, IA

Oklahoma City, OK

Springfield, MO


Popula on & Demographics Fourteen‐Parish Region Popula on Change 1990 ‐ 2011 with 5‐year Forecast

Race, Ethnic and Gender Composi on (2011) Region

Caucasian 58.1% Male 48.1% African ‐ American 37.8% Female 51.9% Other Races 4.2% Hispanic 2.9%

Percent of Popula on by Age Group (2011)

756,047

781,540

811,678

817,428

856,977

740,000 760,000 780,000 800,000 820,000 840,000 860,000

1990

2000

2010

2011

2016 (Forecast)

(Estimated)

20.7%

15.3%13.8%

12.0%13.2%

11.2%

7.3%6.7%

20.7%

14.8% 13.7%

12.7%14.1%

11.3%

6.9%5.8%

20.2%

13.9% 13.4% 13.7% 14.3%

11.3%

6.9% 6.2%

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

0‐14 15‐24 25‐34 35‐44 45‐54 55‐64 65‐74 75+

Age Group

Region Louisiana United States

Source: US Census– 2000, 2010 and 2011 Popula on Division; SRC.LLC (DemographicsNow.com)


Households

Source: SRC, LLC (DemographicsNow.com)

Median Household Income 1990 ‐ 2011 with 5 Year Forecast

$20,864

$30,866

$37,310 $39,485

$43,260

$21,969

$32,927

$42,430 $44,544

$49,735

$30,102

$42,257

$52,041 $53,616 $58,708

1990 2000 2010 2011 2016


Percentage of Household by Income (2011 Household Income)

27.7%

12.2%

19.8%16.6%

23.8%23.6%

11.7%

19.4%17.3%

28.1%

17.5%

8.3%

18.9% 18.6%

35.7%

Under $20,000 $20,000‐$29,999 $30,000‐$49,999 $50,000‐$74,999 Over $75,000



Households

Percentage of Household by (EBI) Group (2011 Disposable Household Income)

(EBI) Effec ve Buying Income is defined as money income less personal tax and non‐tax payments, a number o en referred to as disposable” or “a er tax” income.

29.4%

15.0%

23.2%

18.3%

14.3%

25.2%

14.3%

23.3%

19.8% 17.5%18.9%

12.9%

23.6%21.7%

22.9%

Under $20,000 $20,000‐$29,999 $30,000‐$49,999 $50,000‐$74,999 Over $75,000


Source: SRC, LLC (DemographicsNow.com)


Transporta on

Road Transporta on • The Region is served by 3 Interstate Highways: I‐20, I‐49 and I‐220. Proposed I‐69 will also serve the region. • U.S. Highways 63, 71, 79, 80 , 84, 165, 167, 171, 371, 425 serves the Region in addi on to following Louisi‐

ana state highways:

Motor Freight Service ● Next day and second day motor freight delivery from Northwest Louisiana encompasses most of the Sunbelt and Midwest U. S. ● Northwest Louisiana has convenient access to I‐20 (east‐west) and to I‐49 (north‐south) which connects Shreveport to I‐10 (east‐west) in South Louisiana ● Overnight delivery service can reach more than 43 million people

Public Transporta on SporTran (Shreveport Transit System) is the largest public transporta on system in the region, located in Shreveport, it provides service to Shreveport and Bossier City: ● 50 buses operate 7 days a week ● 9 vans operate a demand‐response para transit system 7 days a week with 3 vans available on weekends • Discount fares accommodate students, senior ci zens and monthly riders Monroe Transit System (MTS) is the public transit provider for the Monroe area. Operated by the City of Monroe , MTS provides both fixed‐route bus service and demand‐response Para transit service. • Many routes providing service every 45 minutes Monday through Saturday. • 16 routes covering the Monroe metro area. In addi on, since there are no other public transporta on systems in the region, local Council on Aging and/or Office of Community services provide van transporta on within the Region.

Railroads Serving the Region • Union Pacific Railroad (UP)—Class I railroad headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska • Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS)—Class I railroad headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri • Louisiana and North West Railroad (LNW)— Short‐line railroad headquartered in Homer, Louisiana;

Operates a 62.6 mile line from McNeil, Arkansas to Gibsland, Louisiana in Claiborne Parish where it interchanges with Kansas City Southern Railway

• Louisiana Southern Railroad (LAS) owned by Watco Companies— Operates 157 miles of track. Northern branch runs from Shreveport to Sibley, LA, north to Springhill, LA. The southern branch runs from Gibsland to Pineville Junc on, LA. LAS interchanges with the KCS at Gibsland, Sibley and Pineville, LA.

• Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) — Class I railway headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas operates in Caddo Parish, Louisiana u lizing the UP tracks from Logansport through Shreveport to Texarkana.

• Arkansas & Louisiana Mississippi Railroad (ALM) — ALM operates freight service from Crosse , AR to Monroe, LA (53 miles). ALM connects with KCS at Monroe, LA and Franklin and Pi sburg Railroad at Crosse , AR.

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Transporta on

Port of Shreveport‐Bossier • 2,000 acre mul ‐modal complex located at the head of the J. Benne Johnston Red River Waterway • Convenient access to I‐20 , I‐49 and within the proposed I‐69 corridor • Port of Entry for Foreign Trade and Enterprise Zone and U.S. Customs ● General cargo and liquid wharves ● 3,200 foot long slack water harbor and turning basin ● Comprehensive rail network and two locomo ve switch engines ● Rail links to Union Pacific main line rail, Kansas City Southern and Burlington Northern Santa Fe ● On‐dock rail and roll‐on/roll‐off ramp • 9 . depth and 200 . width channel maintained by the Army Corps of Engineers • Primary cargoes —liquid products, aggregate, coiled steel, plate steel, fer lizer, ship modules, over

dimensional cargoes, containers, scrap steel, steel beams, coal, re chips, logs, and industrial wastewater • Contact: Caddo‐Bossier Port Commission, (318) 524‐2272

Port of Natchitoches • 307 acre facility located in the center of the state, on LA Hwy 6 with easy access to I‐49 and has direct rail

access to the Kansas City Southern Railroad • The only Slack Water Port on the Red River • Averages over 100,000 tons of bulk cargo annually and has a new $4.5 million general cargo dock and

60,000 square foot transit shed, rail spur and access road • 9 . dra main channel depth • Primary cargoes—aggregate, forest products • Handled approximately 132,781 tons of cargo in 2007

• Contact: The Natchitoches Port Commission, (318) 356‐9686

Port of Red River Parish ● 50 acre port located at Hanna on the west side of the Red River, adjacent to LA 1 and the Union Pacific Railroad, and near I‐49 • Developing an infrastructure to include an access road, mooring dolphins and a bulk load‐out facility • Future work will add a dock facility, 100‐ton crane, concrete storage area, truck scales and other ancillary

improvements • Handled approximately 28,671 tons of bulk commodi es in 2007 • 9 . dra main channel depth • Primary cargoes—Inbound—aggregate, agricultural lime and outbound—fly ash • Contact: The Natchitoches Port Commission, (318) 356‐9686

Ports

Greater Ouachita Parish Port • Located at river milepost 164 on the west bank of the Ouachita River on southern edge of West Monroe, LA. • Rail spur, dock, crane, and container storage area • Handled 1,130,505 tons of cargo in 2008 • 9 . dra main channel depth by 150 feet wide • Primary cargoes—Inbound: Furniture, baby supplies, fuel; Outbound: Paper, Co on, Oil, Steel. • Contact: Greater Ouachita Parish Port Commission (318) 998‐1271


SHREVEPORT REGIONAL AIRPORT

Transporta on Airports

Jonesboro Airport Located 3 miles South of Jonesboro central business district. Covers 140 acres, one runway 3,203 feet and is owned by city of Jonesboro.

Minden‐Webster Airport Webster Parish Located 2 miles northwest of Minden, Louisiana. Two runways 5,004 x 75 . Nineteen single engine airplanes, 4 mul engine airplanes and 1 ultralight are based on the field. Owned by the City of Minden. Monroe Regional Airport Located 4 miles east of the City of Monroe. Access to the airport is obtained through Interstate 20/Exit 120 and Louisiana Highway 80/Kansas Lane. MLU encompasses approximately 2,600 acres, has two 5000’ runways, one 7500’ runway and is owned and operated by the City of Monroe.

Morehouse Memorial Airport Serves Bastrop and Morehouse parish and is owned by the City Of Bastrop. The paved runway extends for 4000 feet. The facility is at an eleva on of 167 feet at a distance of about 2 miles from Bastrop.

Natchitoches Regional Airport Natchitoches Parish Located 2 miles south of Natchitoches, Louisiana. Four runways, two 5,003 x 150 . and two 4,000 x 100 . Thirty‐three single engine airplanes, 2 mul engine airplanes, 2 helicopters, and 1 ultralights are based on the field. Owned by City of Natchitoches. Red River Airport Red River Parish Located 2 miles southeast of Cousha a, Louisiana. Two runways 5,000 x 75 . Five single engine aircra based on the field. Owned by the Red River Parish Police Jury. Ruston Regional Airport Lincoln Parish Located 3 miles east of Ruston, Louisiana. Two runways 5,000 x 100 . Thirty single engine airplanes, 5 mul engine airplanes and 2 jet airplanes are based on the field. Owned by the City of Ruston.

Arcadia‐Bienville Parish Airport Bienville Parish Located 2 miles southwest of Arcadia, Louisiana. Two runways 3,000 x 75 . Five single engine aircra based on the field. Owned by the City of Arcadia. Bluebird Hill Airport Caddo Parish Located 2 miles northeast of Keithville, Louisiana. Two runways 3,000 x 40 . Twelve single engine airplanes, 4 glider airplanes and 5 ultralights are based on the field. Privately‐owned by Hugh R. Hunton. C E 'Rusty' Williams Airport DeSoto Parish Located 3 miles northwest of Mansfield, Louisiana. Two runways 4,500 x 100 . Eight single engine airplanes and 1 mul engine airplane are based on the field. Owned by the DeSoto Parish Police Jury. Farmerville Airport Farmerville Airport serves Farmerville and Union Parish and is owned by Union Parish Police Jury. The paved runway extends for 2997 feet. The facility is at an eleva on of 121 feet at a distance of about 4 miles from Farmerville.

Hart Airport Sabine Parish Located 2 miles southwest of Many, Louisiana. Two runways 4,402 x 75

. Four single engine airplanes, 1 mul engine airplane and 2 ultralights are based on the field. Owned by the City of Many. Homer Municipal Airport Claiborne Parish Located 3 miles east of Homer, Louisiana. Two runways 3,199 x 60

. Two single engine aircra based on the field. Owned by the City of Homer. Ida's Heliport Caddo Parish Located in Ida, Louisiana. One Helipad 40 x 40 . Owned by the Village of Ida.

Shreveport Downtown Airport Caddo Parish Located 3 miles north of Shreveport, Louisiana. Four runways two 5,018 x 150 . and two 3,200 x 75 . Ninety‐eight single engine airplane, 20 mul engine airplanes, 5 helicopters, and 2 ultralights are based on the field. Owned by the Shreveport Airport Authority

Shreveport Regional Airport Caddo Parish Located 4 miles southwest of Shreveport, Louisiana. Four runways two 8,351 x 200 . and two 6,202 x 150 . Twenty‐two single engine airplanes, 19 mul engine airplanes, 10 jet airplanes, and 1 helicopter are based on the field. Owned by the City of Shreveport. Five airlines provide service: American Eagle Airlines service to Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX and Chicago, IL; Allegiant Air service to Las Vegas, NV and Orlando, FL; Atlan c Southeast Airlines (ASA) service to DFW and Atlanta, GA; Con nental Express Airlines service to Houston, TX; Northwest Airlink service to Memphis, TN and Detroit, MI. Springhill Airport Webster Parish Located 3 miles East of Springhill, Louisiana. Two runways 4.002 x 75 . Five single engine airplanes and 1 mul engine airplane are based on the field. Owned by the City of Springhill. Thackers Airport Caddo Parish Located 3 miles north of Oil City, Louisiana. Two runways 2,900 x 50 . Three single engine aircra based on the field. Privately‐owned by Ms. James Dewey Thacker. Vivian Airport Caddo Parish Located 2 miles southwest of Vivian, Louisiana. Two runways 2,998 x 75 . Five single engine airplanes, 2 helicopters, and 1 ultralights are based on the field. Privately‐owned by Jarrell Ward.


Climate

Source: Na onal Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra on (NOAA)

53.7

61.8

72.2

83.3 84.5

97.6 99.6104.4

92.5

82.2

69.9

58.3

80

35.339.2

48.4

58.362.3

73.376.5 78.6

64.8

52.6

47.7

39.3

56.4

44.5

50.5

60.3

70.873.4

85.488.1

91.5

78.6

67.4

58.8

48.8

68.2

Jan. Feb. Mar April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Avg.

Average high Average Low Average

Average Temperatures — 2011

The Shreveport‐Bossier City area has a humid subtropical climate. Rainfall is abundant, with the normal annual precipita on averaging nearly 47 inches, with monthly averages ranging from less than 3 inches in August to more than 5 inches in May. Severe thunderstorms with heavy rain, hail, damaging winds and tornadoes occur in the area during the spring and summer months. The winter months are normally mild, with an average of 35 days of freezing or below‐freezing temperatures per year, with ice and sleet storms possible. Summer months are hot and humid, with maximum temperatures exceeding 90 degrees an average of 91 days per year, with high to very high rela ve average humidity, some mes exceeding the 90 percent level.

Precipita on ● Annual rainfall per year — 2011 33.07 inches ● Measurable snow occurs on average once every 2 years; 5.0 inches measured in 2011.

•Average warmest months are July‐August •Average Temperature 68°F •The highest recorded temperature was 109°F in 2000 •The average coolest month is January •The lowest recorded temperature was –2°F in 1930 •The maximum average precipita on occurs in May

Temperature


Recrea on & The Arts BIENVILLE PARISH

FESTIVALS & EVENTS RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES & ATTRACTIONS

2 community swimming pools 8 tennis courts Briarwood Gardens Colbert Place built by Captain James Pollard Murphy Down Home built by Catle G. Thurmond in 1853 Driskill Mountain, at 535 feet above sea level Jackson‐Bienville Wildlife Management Area Lake Bis neau with a State park Stagecoach Trail Museum The Blue Hole, spring near Kepler Creek Lake The Bonnie and Clyde Ambush site south of Mt. Leb‐anon The Dog Trot The Prothro Place built in the 1850s The Stage Coach Inn built in 1847 by Rueben Drake Trails End Golf Course

Bonnie and Clyde Trade Days Christmas Parade/Fes val ‐ Arcadia Crawfish Fes val in late Spring Fire Ant Fes val ‐ Castor Jonquil Jubilee ‐ Gibsland ‐ March Mill Creek Reservoir ‐ Saline Mount Lebanon Church Homecoming ‐ Mt. Lebanon Old Mount Lebanon Day and Chili Cook‐Off ‐ Mt. Lebanon Possums Unlimited Fes val Saline Watermelon Fes val Slab Town Fes val ‐ Ringgold Stage Coach Tour of historic buildings Stagecoach Trail Days & Quilt Show ‐ Mt. Lebanon

BOSSIER PARISH

Arthur Ray Teague Parkway Park Boomtown Casino & Hotel Bossier Civic Center Bossier Parish Library Historical Society CenturyLink Center City and Parish Parks Cypress Nature Study Center Cypress‐Black Bayou Recrea on Area Diamond Jack's Casino & Resort East Bank Gallery Eighth Air Force Museum Harrah’s Horseshoe Casino & Hotel Harrah’s Louisiana Downs ‐ Horse Racing Harrah's Louisiana Downs North Bossier Tennis Center Palme o Country Club Party Central Family Fun Center Red River Sam’s Town Hotel & Casino Stonebridge Golf Club Touchstone Wildlife and Art Museum

RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES & ATTRACTIONS FESTIVALS & EVENTS

Benton on the Square Folk Art Fes val Bossier Arts Council East Bank Theatre Barksdale Air Force Base Open House

HARRAH’S HORSESHOE CASINO & HOTEL


Recrea on & The Arts CADDO PARISH

Airport Park Tennis Center Alpine Meadows Golf Club American Rose Center Ark‐La‐Tex An que and Classic Vehicle Museum Ark‐La‐Tex Speedway ‐ Stock Cars Arts on Fire Barnwell Garden and Art Center Bayou Kajun Raceway ‐ Go Karts Bayou Speedway ‐ Stock Cars Boomtown Casino & Hotel Boothill Speedway ‐ Stock Cars C. Bickham Dickson Park Caddo Lake Caddo Pine Island Oil and Gas Historical Society Museum Champion Links City and Parish Parks Clyde Fant Parkway Park Cockrell Tennis Center Crooked Hollow Golf Club Cross Lake Cypress Nature Study Center East Land Country Club East Ridge Country Club Eldorado Casino & Hotel Expo Hall Fes val Plaza Hirsch Memorial Coliseum Hun ngton Park Golf Course Independence Stadium Indoors Racquet Club Interstate Skateboard Park Kiddie Mia’s Kuumba Fine Art & Gi Gallery Lakeside Golf Course Louisiana State Exhibit Museum Louisiana State Oil & Gas Museum Louisiana State University in Shreveport Gallery LSUS Theatre Magale Gallery at Centenary College Meadowlake Golf Club Meadows Museum of Art Mooringsport Mini Museum

Municipal Auditorium Noel Collec on ‐ LSUS Northwood Golf & Country Club Olde Oaks Golf Club Party Central Family Fun Center Pierremont Oaks Tennis Club Pine Hill Country Club Pioneer Heritage Center Planet Fun Querbes Park Golf Course Querbes Tennis Center R. W. Norton Art Gallery Red River Red River Crossroads Museum Riverfront Park Robinson Film Center of Louisiana S’port Port Indoor Soccer Sam’s Town Hotel & Casino Sci‐Port Discovery Center and IMax Theater Shreveport Civic Theatre Shreveport Conven on Center Shreveport Country Club Shreveport Parks & Recrea on Planetarium Shreveport Water Works Museum Southern Hills Tennis Center Southern Trace Country Club Southern University Museum of Art Spring Street Historical Museum Stage of Stars Music Museum State Fair Grounds Stephens African‐American Museum Strand Theatre Two x Four Ranch Rodeo Vivian Depot Museum Wallace Lake Walter B. Jacobs Memorial Nature Park Water Town USA Westwood Execu ve Golf Course Yogi & Friends Exo c Cat Sanctuary

RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES & ATTRACTIONS


Recrea on & The Arts CADDO PARISH (con nued)

African American History Month Fes val American Rose Center Spring Bloom Celebra on Annual Sunflower Trail & Fes val ArtBreak Bee Gum Fes val Benton on the Square Folk Art Fes val Black Arts Fes val Black‐Eyed Pea Fes val Boomtown Days Fes val Christmas on Caddo Cinco de Mayo Fes val Company Repertory Theatre, Inc Dogwood Fes val Gilbert & Sullivan Society Gusher Days Fes val Holiday in Dixie Holiday Trail of Lights Hurley School of Music James Burton Interna onal Guitar Fes val Jazz and Gumbo Music Fes val Krewe of Aesclepius Mardi Gras Parade Krewe of Barkus & Meoux Mardi Gras Parade Krewe of Centaur Mardi Gras Parade Krewe of Gemini Mardi Gras Parade Krewe of Highland Mardi Gras Parade Let the Good Times Roll Fes val Louisiana Dance Theatre Louisiana Red Bud Fes val

Marjorie Lyons Playhouse Monterey Days Heritage Fes val Mooringsport Fall Fes val Mudbug Madness Performing Arts Center Peter Pan Players Pioneer Days Fes val Poke Salad Fes val Pumpkin Shine on Line Red River Revel Arts Fes val River City Repertory Theater Riverblast Rockets Over the Red Sco sh Tartan Fes val Shreveport Li le Theatre Shreveport Metropolitan Ballet Shreveport Metropolitan Concert Band at LSUS Shreveport Opera Shreveport Symphony Orchestra Springhill Lumberjack Fes val State Fair of Louisiana Strand Theatre SuperDerby Fes val The Independence Bowl The Laugh Shoppe Comedy Troupe Theatre of Performing Arts Twel h Night Celebra on Vivian Red Bud Fes val

FESTIVALS & EVENTS

Bu erfly Fes val ‐ Haynesville Choral and Ligh ng Fes val Claiborne Christmas Fes val Claiborne Country in Homer Claiborne Handmade/Homegrown Cra Fes val Claiborne Parish Fair Claiborne Parish Jubilee and Art Show Claiborne Parish Oil Patch Fes val Homeplace Acres Bluegrass Fes val Independence Day Celebra on Louisiana Wildlife Fes val North Louisiana Poultry Growers' Associa on Piney Hills Classic Horse Show


Claiborne Parish Courthouse Corney Lake / Kisatchie Na onal Forest H.S. Ford Memorial Museum Haynesville Golf Course & Country Club Homer Golf Course Homer Historic District ‐ Courthouse, Ford Museum Junc on City Historical Marker Kilgore House on Na onal Register Lake Claiborne State Park

CLAIBORNE PARISH


Recrea on & The Arts

BackAlley Community Theatre Confederate Cemetery‐ Keatchie DeSoto Mul ‐Cultural Center Garret Park Gateway to Toledo Bend Historic Town of Keatchie Historic Village of Grand Cane Logan’s Ferry Mansfield Cemetery Mansfield State Historical Site/Mansfield Ba le Park Moses Rose "Surviror of the Alamo" Gravesite Original DeSoto Parish Courthouse Red River Waterway Republic of Texas Boundary Marker Rock Chapel

Bee Gum Fes val, City Park, Stonewall Cajun Crossroads‐Mansfield Main Street Celebrates ‐ Logansport Old Spanish Trail Ride Re‐enactment Ba le of Mansfield River City Fest

DESOTO PARISH RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES & ATTRACTIONS FESTIVALS & EVENTS

JACKSON PARISH


Biking, hun ng, fishing, boa ng, camping Christmas in the Pines Golf, tennis, bowling, ska ng, swimming Christmas Parade Jackson‐Bienville Wildlife Mgt Area Chatham Lake Caney Lake Reservoir‐Caney Creek Dugdemona River Jimmy Davis State Park

JIMMY DAVIS STATE PARK CHATHAM LAKE



LINCOLN PARISH

Crawfish Turn and Burn Rodeo Chamber Gala ‐ Ruston Fire and Ice Winter Celebra on – Ruston Juneteenth Celebra on ‐ Grambling Lincoln Parish High School Rodeo Louisiana Chicken Fes val ‐ Dubach Louisiana Peach Fes val ‐ Ruston Ruston Jaycees Christmas Parade Ruston Mardi Gras Ball Safe Halloween – Downtown Ruston

LOUISISNA PEACH FESTIVAL‐RUSTON

Ar sts – pain ngs, sculptures, po ery, photography Autrey House ‐ Dubach Camp Ruston – POW internment facility Dixie Center for The Arts Eddie Robinson Museum – Grambling State University (opening soon) Golf at Louisiana Tech University Golf Course, Ruston Country Club, Sandy Hills Golf Course, and Squire Creek Country Club Grambling State University Historic Downtown Ruston Idea Place at Louisiana Tech University Lincoln Parish Visitors Center Lincoln Parish Museum Lincoln Parish Park Louisiana Military Museum

Louisiana Tech University North Louisiana Exhibi on Center Planetarium at Louisiana Tech Ruston Community Theatre Sco Hamilton Warehouse ‐ Dubach Stone Theatre and Howard Center for the Performing Arts


MOREHOUSE PARISH RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES & ATTRACTIONS FESTIVALS & EVENTS

Bastrop Municipal Center; The Rose Theater Crawfish Fes val The Snyder Museum Music on Main Street Upper Ouachita Na onal Wildlife refuge Black History Parade Chemin‐a‐Haut State Park Stop City Blues Fes val Handy Break Na onal Wildlife Refuge North Louisiana Co on Fes val & Fair Bastrop Country Club Bastrop Fall Arts & Cra s Fes val Bayou Bend Golf Course Farm Fes val Bonita Alligator Fes val



Adai Indian Na onal Cultural Center Alligator Park American Cemetery Cane Rive Na onal Heritage Area Cane River Lake Caroline Dorman Nature Preserve Fort St. Jean Bap ste State Commemora ve Area French Se lement Kisatchie Na onal Forest Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Natchitoches Na onal Fish Hatchery Na onal Fish Hatchery and Aquarium Na onal Historic Landmark District Rebel State Park Red River Waterway Saline Lake, Black Lake, Clear Lake, Chaplin's Lake, Si‐bley Lake

NATCHITOCHES PARISH

Ashland Spring Fes val Blooming on the Bricks & Art on the Bricks Boogie on the Bricks a er NSU Home Football Games Brown Bag Concerts & Spring Garden Tour Cane River Green Market Cane River Zydeco Fes val Celebra on on the Cane Christmas Fes val Christmas in the Park ‐ Rebel State Historic Area Drake Salt Works Fes val ‐ Goldonna Fes val of Lights Fireworks every Saturday in December Good Old Days Fes val ‐ Marthaville Heritage Fes val ‐ Robeline Holiday Open House Holiday Tour of Homes Jazz/R&B Fes val Mardi Gras Meat Pie Fes val & Meat Pie Triathlon Melrose Arts & Cra s Fes val Natchez Heritage Fes val Natchitoches/NSU Folk Fes val Provencal Fall Fes val Sacred Places Tour Spring Fest at Rebel State Historic Area Witch Way to Main Street


OLD NATCHITOCHES PARISH COURTHOUSE

NATCHITOCHES FRONT STREET




RED RIVER PARISH

Armistead Co on Gin Cousha a Depot Cousha a Old Courthouse Bayou Pierre Wildlife Management Area Grand Bayou Resort

Hall Summit Old Time Fes val Red River Parish Fall Fes val

FESTIVALS & EVENTS

SABINE PARISH


El Camino Real Fort Jessup State Commemora ve Area Hodges Gardens Pleasant Hill Ba le Park Rebel State Commemora ve Area

The "Hanging Tree" The Sawmill Town of Fisher Toledo Bend Reservoir

Ba le of Pleasant Hill Ebarb Indian Pow‐Pow Fisher Sawmill Days Florien (Sabine) Free State Fes val June Jubliee Lagniappe Trade Days Marthaville Good Ole’ Days Fes val Sabine Parish Fair (Toledo Fall Fes val) Zwolle Logging and Forestry Fes val Zwolle Tamale Fiesta

OUACHITA PARISH


Emy‐Lou Biedenharn Museum & Gardens Louisiana Folklife Fes val Elsong Gardens Krewe of Janus Mardi Gras Parade Masur Museum of Art DeltaFest West Monroe's An que Alley Miss Louisiana Pageant Louisiana Purchase Gardens & Zoo. Dave L. Pearce Memorial Weekend Ike Hamilton Exposi on Center Christmas at the Biedenharn Cooley House Christmas on the Ouachita Excaliber Family Fun Center Co onland Christmas Parade

OUACHITA PARISH COURTHOUSE OUACHITA RIVER POND



WEBSTER PARISH

FESTIVALS & EVENTS

Art on Broadway‐Minden Caney‐Dorcheat Triathlon Christmas at Germantown‐Minden Christmas Parade of Homes‐Springhill Daffodils, Dungarees and Dirt Garden Fes val‐Minden Downtown Halloween Parade‐Minden Dr. Mar n Luther King, Jr. Day Parade and Events‐Minden February Mardi Gras Parade and Events Fourth of July Fireworks Over Turner’s Pond Historic Residen al District Christmas Tour of Homes‐Minden Lumberjack Fes val, Springhill Main to Main Shopping event from Downtown Minden to Downtown Springhill March Annual Open Bass Tournament on Lake Bis neau Minden Christmas Parade Minden Jaycees/Webster Parish Fair‐Minden Minden St. Jude Auc on‐Minden My Town Christmas, Springhill New Year’s Eve Fireworks Over Turner’s Pond Pow Wow and Trade Days Fes val‐Minden PRCA Rodeo‐Springhill Small Town Get Down‐Minden Spring Arts Fes val‐Minden Springhill Christmas Parade Veteran’s Day Parade Wrap It Up Downtown‐Minden Young Women’s Service Club Easter Egg Hunt‐Minden


Bayou Dorcheat; "Dauchite" is a designated Louisiana Sce‐nic Waterway Caney Lakes (Part of the Kisatchie Na onal Forest) Champion Park Speedway Coca‐Cola Bo ling Co. Collec on Co on Valley's Hodges House Frank Anthony Park and Pine Woods Lumber Steam Engine Germantown Colony and Museum Historic Main Street Districts (Minden & Springhill) Lake Bis neau State Park Minden Historic District Northwest Louisiana Scenic Byway, Louisiana Highway 2 Pine Hills Country Club Piney Woods Palace Springhill Art League Springhill Country Club The Moess Center for the Arts & City Farm The Neighborhood Art Gallery and Museum The Spring Theatre W. R. Shadows Estate (Formerly Sunnyside Planta on) The Grove Golf Course


UNION PARISH

Lake D'Arbonne State Park Black History Parade Upper Ouachita/D'Arbonne Na onal Wildlife Refuges Corney Creek Fes val Union Parish Wildlife Management Area D'Arbonne Arts Fes val Sweet Onion House; The Garland House Mayhaw Fes val The J.W. Heard House; The Bernice Civic Clubhouse Stampede Days 1899 Depot Museum in Depot Park Walking Horse Show Alabame Methodist Church; Hopkins House Louisiana Watermelon Fes val Christmas Ceremony Corney Creek Christmas Fes val

AUTUMN ON THE DORCHEAT


Health Care

North Louisiana Region has 58 Hospitals with 5,226 beds. Health care services provided include; Acute Care, Rehabilita on, Long Term Acute Care, Acute Psychiatric and Chemical Dependency Care, and Surgical Special es.

Hospitals

Bastrop Rehabilita on Hospital Morehouse 15 Beds Rehab Bienvile Medical Center Bienville 21 Beds Acute Care/Cri cal Access Brentwood Hospital Caddo 200 Beds Acute Psychiatric Christus Cousha a Health Care Center Red River 25 Beds Acute Care/Cri cal Access Christus Schumpert Highland Caddo 160 Beds Acute Care Christus Schumpert St. Mary Place Caddo 410 Beds Acute Care Conerstone Hospital of Bossier City Bossier 102 Beds Long Term Acute Care/Rehab Conerstone Hospital of West Monroe Ouachita 47 Beds Long Term Acute Care DeSoto Regional Health System DeSoto 57 Beds Acute Care Doctors' Hospital of Shreveport Caddo 63 Beds Acute Care Dubuis Hospital of Shreveport Caddo 36 Beds Long Term Acute Care

E. A. Conway Medical Center Ouachita 247 Beds Acute Care Edgewood Hospital Union 32 Beds Acute Care Golden Age Senior Care Hospital Ouachita 12 Beds Psychiatric Green Clinic Surgical Hospital Lincoln 12 Beds Acute Care Limited Healthsouth Specialty Hospital of N LA Lincoln 91 Beds Long Term Acute Care Homer Memorial Hospital Claiborne 60 Beds Acute Care IASIS Glenwood Regional Medical Center Ouachita 237 Beds Acute Care Jackson Parish Hospital Jackson 25 Beds Acute Care/Cri cal Access Liberty Healthcare Systems, LLC‐Bastrop Morehouse 60 Beds Psychiatric Liberty Healthcare Systems, LLC‐Farmerville Union 18 Beds Psychiatric LifeCare Hospitals of Shreveport Caddo 65 Beds Long Term Acute Care

Louisiana Extended Care Hospital of Natchitoches Natchitoches 21 Beds Long Term Acute Care Louisiana Extended Care Hospital of W Monroe Ouachita 18 Beds Long Term Acute Care LSU Health Science Center‐Shreveport Caddo 459 Beds Acute Care Minden Medical Center Webster 159 Beds Acute Care Monroe Surgical Hospital Ouachita 10 Beds Acute Care Limited Morehouse General Hospital Morehouse 60 Beds Acute Care Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches 96 Beds Acute Care

North Caddo Medical Center Caddo 25 Beds Acute Care Northern Louisiana Medical Center Lincoln 159 Beds Acute Care Ouachita Community Hospital Ouachita 10 Beds Acute Care Limited Overton Brooks VA Medical Center Caddo 112 Beds Acute Care


Health Care Hospitals (con nued)

P & S Surgical Hospital Ouachita 22 Beds Acute Care Limited Physicians Behavorial Hospital Caddo 14 Beds Long Term Acute Care Premier Rehabilita n Hospital Ouachita 20 Beds Rehab Promise Hospital of Bossier City Bossier 50 Beds Long Term Acute Care Promise Hospital of Shreveport Caddo 146 Beds Long Term Acute Care/Rehab Red River Behavorial Center Bossier 20 Beds Rehab/Geriatric Psych Sabine Medical Center Sabine 48 Beds Acute Care Shriners Hospital‐Shreveport Caddo 45 Beds Pediatric Orthopedic Specialists Hospital‐Shreveport Caddo 15 Beds Long Term Acute Care Specialty Rehabilita on Hospital of Cousha a Red River 12 Beds Rehab Springhill Medical Center Webster 60 Beds Acute Care

St. Francis Medical Center Ouachita 318 Beds Acute Care St. Francis Medical Center (North Campus) Ouachita 209 Beds Acute Care St. Francis Specialty Hospital Ouachita 32 Beds Long Term Acute Care St. Patrick's Psychiatric Hospital Ouachita 24 Beds Psychiatric Sterlington Rehab Hospital Union 10 Beds Rehab Stonewall Hospital DeSoto 22 Beds Psychiatric Su on Children's Medical Center Caddo 108 Beds Acute Care‐Pediatrics Tri‐Ward General Hospital Union 15 Beds Acute Care Union General Hospital Union 25 Beds Acute Care/Cri cal Access Willis‐Knighton Bossier Health Center Bossier 171 Beds Acute Care Willis‐Knighton Medical Center Caddo 344 Beds Acute Care

Willis‐Knighton Pierremont Health Center Caddo 206 Beds Acute Care Willis‐Knighton South & Women's Health Caddo 152 Beds Acute Care

Shriners Hospitals for Children in Shreveport, Louisiana

Overton Brooks VA Medical Center, Shreveport, Louisiana

GLENWOOD REGIONAL MED CENTER

MINDEN MEDICAL CENTER


Educa on North Louisiana Region has 15 school districts with 36 private and 291 public schools. Total enrollment of 146,787 for the 2010‐2011 school year.

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

District Public Schools PK‐8 9‐12 Total Enrollment Schools

Bienville 1,716 596 2,312 9 Bossier 15,526 5,227 20,753 35 Caddo 31,050 11,092 42,142 71 Claiborne 1,494 613 2,107 10 DeSoto 3,727 1,248 4,975 12 Jackson 1,717 548 2,265 5 Lincoln 4,849 1,825 6,674 21 Monroe 6,627 2,241 8,868 21 Morehouse 3,469 1,035 4,504 13 Natchitoches 5,256 1,571 6,827 16 Ouachita 14,637 5,041 19,678 36 Red River 1,152 374 1,526 4 Sabine 3,319 995 4,314 12 Union 1,896 707 2,603 8 Webster 5,139 1,838 6,977 18

Total 136,525 291

Private (Non‐Public) Schools

Bienville 0 0 0 0 Bossier 140 0 140 2 Caddo 3,259 1,120 4,379 12 Claiborne 253 80 333 2 DeSoto 107 38 145 1 Jackson 0 0 0 0 Lincoln 598 244 842 3 Monroe 879 146 1,025 5 Morehouse 190 114 304 1 Natchitoches 274 132 406 1 Ouachita 1,100 394 1,494 5 Red River 228 88 316 1 Sabine 0 0 0 0 Union 207 97 304 1 Webster 256 318 574 2

Total 10,262 36 Total Region Enrollment 146,787 327

Source: Louisiana Department of Educa on


Educa on INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING

Public and private colleges/universi es within approximately 100 miles of the region

Source: State of Louisiana Board of Regents; US DOE Ins tute of Educa on Sciences‐2010‐2011

2‐Year College/University

Name Loca on Enrollment

Angelina College 3500 South First, Lu in, Texas 75902‐1768 5,927

Blue Cliff College‐Shreveport 8731 Park Plaza Drive, Shreveport, Louisiana 71105 255

Bossier Parish Community College 6220 East Texas, Bossier City, LA 71111‐6922 7,077

Career Technical College‐Monroe 2319 Louisville Ave, Monroe, LA 71201 775

Career Technical College‐Shreveport 1227 Shreveport‐Barksdale Hwy, Shreveport, LA 71105 358

Delta Community College 4014 LaSalle St., Monroe, LA 71203 2,490

Jacksonville College‐Main Campus 105 B J Albri on Dr, Jacksonville, TX 75766 402

Kilgore College 1100 Broadway, Kilgore, TX 75662‐3299 6,691

Lamar Ins tute of Technology 855 E Lavaca, Beaumont, TX 77705 3,256

Lamar State College‐Orange 410 Front St, Orange, TX 77630 2,649

Louisiana State University‐Eunice 2048 Johnson Hwy, Eunice, LA 70535 3,431

Central Louisiana Technical College‐Alexandria Campus 4311 South MacArthur Dr, Alexandria, LA 71302 4,260

Avoyelles Campus 508 Choupique St, Co onport, LA 71327

Huey P Long Campus 304 South Jones Street, Winnfield, LA 71483

Lamar Salter Campus 15014 Lake Charles Hwy, Leesville, LA 71446

Oakdale Campus 117 Hwy 1152, Oakdale, LA 71463

Northeast Louisiana Technical College‐Delta‐Ouachita Campus 609 Voca onal Pky, West Monroe, LA 71292 1,536

Bastrop Campus 729 Kammell St, Bastrop, LA 71221‐1120

North Central Campus 605 W Boundary, Farmerville, LA 71241

Northeast La Campus 1710 Warren St, Winnsboro, LA 71295

Ruston Campus 1010 James St, Ruston, LA71273‐1070 Northwest Louisiana Technical College‐NW Louisiana Campus 814 Constable Street, Minden, LA 71055 3,071

Mansfield Campus 943 Oxford Rd, Mansfield, LA 71052

Natchitoches Campus 6587 Hwy 1 Bypass, Natchitoches, LA 71458‐0657

Sabine Valley Campus 1255 Fisher Rd, Many, LA 71449

Shreveport‐Bossier Campus 2010 N Market St, Shreveport, LA 71107

Northeast Texas Community College 2886 FM 1735, Mount Pleasant, TX 75455 3,220

Northwestern University Nursing Educa on Center 1800 Line Avenue, Shreveport, LA 1,017

Panola College 1109 W Panola St, Carthage, TX 75633 2,322

Remington College‐Shreveport 2106 Bert Kouns Ind Lp, Shreveport, LA 71118 431

South Arkansas Community College 300 S West Ave, El Dorado, AR 71731‐7010 1,781

South Louisiana Community College 320 Devalcourt Street, Lafaye e, LA 70506 4,219

Southern Arkansas University Tech 100 Carr Road, Camden, AR 71701 1,851

Southern University at Shreveport 3050 Mar n Luther King Dr, Shreveport, LA 71107 2,834

Sowela Technical Community College 3820 J Benne Johnston Ave, Lake Charles, LA 70616 2,620

Texarkana College 2500 N Robison Rd, Texarkana, TX 75599 4,695

Texas State Technical College‐Marshall 2650 E End Blvd, South, Marshall, TX 75672 949

Tyler Junior College 1400 East Fi h Street, Tyler, TX 75789‐0001 11,738

University of Arkansas Community College‐Hope 2500 S Main, Hope, AR 71802‐0140 1,557

Total Enrollment 81,412


Educa on INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING (con nued)

4‐Year College/University

Name Loca on Enrollment

Alcorn State University 1000 ASU Dr Ste 359, Alcorn State, MS 39096 3,682

Bap st Missionary Associa on Theological Seminary 1530 E Pine St, Jacksonville, TX 75766‐5407 113

Centenary College of Louisiana 2911 Centenary Boulevard, Shreveport, LA 71134 904

East Texas Bap st University 1209 N Grove, Marshall, TX 75670‐1498 1,197

Embry‐Riddle Aeronau cal University at Barksdale AFB Barksdale Air Force Base, Bossier City, LA 71010 175

Grambling State University 100 Founders Street, Grambling, LA 71245 5,207

Henderson State University 1100 Henderson St, Arkadelphia, AR 71999‐0001 3,708

Jarvis Chris an College Hwy 80 E, Hawkins, TX 75765‐1470 522

Lamar University 4400 MLK, Beaumont, TX 77705 14,385

LeTourneau University 2100 S Mobberly Ave, Longview, TX 75607‐7001 3,169

Louisiana College 1140 College Dr, Pineville, LA 71359 1,893

Louisiana State University at Alexandria 8100 Hwy 71 South, Alexandria, LA 71302‐9121 2,612

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Ctr‐Shreveport 1501 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA 71103 867

Louisiana State University‐Shreveport One University Place, Shreveport, LA 71115 4,562

Louisiana Tech University 305 Wisteria, Ruston, LA 71272 11,518

McNeese State University 4100 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA 70609‐2215 8,941

Northwestern State University of Louisiana College Ave, Natchitoches, LA 71497‐0002 9,191

Ouachita Bap st University 410 Ouachita St, Arkadelphia, AR 71998‐0001 1,504

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus 100 E. University, Magnolia, AR 71753 3,379

Southern Illinois‐Carbondale at Barksdale AFB Barksdale Air Force Base, Bossier City, LA 71010 25

Stephen F Aus n State University 1936 North St, Nacogdoches, TX 75962 12,954

Texas A & M University‐Texarkana 2600 N Robison Rd, Texarkana, TX 75505 2,003

Texas College 2404 N. Grand Avenue, Tyler, TX 75702 927

The University of Texas at Tyler 3900 University Blvd, Tyler, TX 75799‐6699 6,476

University of Arkansas at Mon cello Highway 425 South, Mon cello, AR 71656 3,638

University of Louisiana at Lafaye e 104 University Circle, Lafaye e, LA 70503 16,763

University of Louisiana at Monroe 700 University Avenue, Monroe, LA 71209 8,626

University of Phoenix‐Shreveport/Bossier 350 Plaza Lp Dr. B‐3, Bossier City, LA 71111 342

Virginia College 2950 E. Texas St. Ste. C, Bossier City, LA 71111 n/a

Wiley College 711 Wiley Ave, Marshall, TX 75670 1,351 Total Enrollment 130,634 Source: State of Louisiana Board of Regents; US DOE Ins tute of Educa on Sciences (2010‐2011)


Business Environment As of 2010, there were 18,201 business firms in the Northwest Louisiana Region.

Firms by Employment Size Employees Region 1‐99 17,820 100‐249 290 250‐499 55 500‐999 25 Over 1000 11

Business Establishments by Industry, 2010

Source: U.S. Census ‐ County Business Pa erns, 2010

Forestry, agricultural, etc.1%

Mining2%

Utilities1%

Construction8%

Manufacturing3%

Wholesale trade5%

Retail trade17%

Transportation & warehousing

3%

Information1%

Finance & insurance

8%

Real estate & rental & leasing

Prof, scientific & tech services

9%

Management 1%Admin, support,

waste mgt, etc.4%

Educational services1%

Health care and social assistance

12%

Arts, entertainment & recreation

1%

Accommodation & food services

7%

Other services 10%

Unclassified establishments

0%


Business Environment Major Employers

* State of Louisiana‐Dept of Civil Service Government 15,985 Barksdale Air Force Base Military 10,284 LSU Health Sciences Center‐Shreveport Health Care 6,200 Willis Knighton Health System Health Care 6,145 Caddo Parish School Board School System 6,101 * Wal‐Mart/Sam's Stores Retail 5,861

Ouachita Parish School Board School System 2,999 Bossier Parish School Board School System 2,926 * Brookshire's & Super 1 food Stores Grocery 2,847

City of Shreveport Government 2,700 St. Francis Medical Center Health Care 2,219 J. P. Morgan Chase‐Monroe Banking 2,100

* U.S. Postal Service Postal Service 1,822

Harrah's Horseshoe Casino & Hotel/ Harrah's Louisiana Downs Gaming Casino & Hotel 1,800 Christus Schumpert Health Sys‐Shreveport Health Care 1,800 * McDonald's Corp Fast Food Restaurant 1,701 * Interna onal Paper Company Wood Product Mfg 1,651

Overton Brooks VA Medical Center Health Care 1,590 U.S. Support Company (Answer Group) Call Center 1,585 CenturyLink‐Monroe Phone Service 1,400

* Gamble Guest Care Group Nursing and/or Re rement Home 1,390 Monroe City School District School System 1,387 Eldorado Resort Casino Gaming Casino & Hotel 1,300 Sam's Town Hotel & Casino Shreveport Gaming Casino & Hotel 1,194 Graphic Packaging Intl‐West Monroe Paper Products 1,167 City of Monroe Government 1,150 Gorman Group/Tango Transport, Inc. Transporta on 1,100 Louisiana Tech University Educa on 1,095 University of Louisiana At Monroe Educa on 1,061 Webster Parish School Board School System 995 Red River Sanitors Inc Janitorial Services 975 Lincoln Parish School Board School System 963 Libbey Glass, Inc. Glassware manufacturer 950 Glenwood Regional Medical Ctr Health Care 950 Foster Farms Poultry Processing and/or Hatchery 950 DeSoto Parish School Board School System 881 The Arc of Caddo‐Bossier Non Profit Organiza on 857 Sabine Parish School Board School System 850 Natchitoches Parish School Board School System 843 Diamond Jack's Casino Resort Gaming Casino & Hotel 837

House of Raeford Farms LLC Raeford Farms of Louisiana Poultry Processing and/or Hatchery 825 Chase Home Finance Real Estate Mortgages 800 Northwestern State University Educa on 774 Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office Public Service 766

* Regional‐More than one branch, office or store within the region.


Workforce Labor Force Growth 2000‐2011 Region (2011)

Average Employment

Total Civilian Labor Force 364,273 Total Employment 336,381 Total Unemployment 27,892 Unemployment Rate 7.7%

Source: Louisiana Department of Labor

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Workforce

Source: Louisiana Department of Labor

Average Employment Percent

Average Weekly Wages $

North Louisiana Region 306,591 100.0% 687 Health care and social assistance 59,345 19.4% 601 Retail trade 39,408 12.9% 431 Accommoda on and food services 27,610 9.0% 251 Educa onal services 23,877 7.8% 674 Manufacturing 23,386 7.6% 880 Administra ve and waste services 16,477 5.4% 496 Construc on 16,054 5.2% 753 Public administra on 14,788 4.8% 744 Wholesale trade 11,188 3.6% 881 Finance and insurance 10,850 3.5% 697 Professional and technical services 9,223 3.0% 729 Transporta on and warehousing 9,013 2.9% 980 Mining 8,949 2.9% 1,158 Arts, entertainment, and recrea on 7,974 2.6% 335 Other services, except public administra on 7,683 2.5% 484 Informa on 5,060 1.7% 738 Real estate and rental and leasing 4,914 1.6% 668 Management of companies and enterprises 3,063 1.0% 909 U li es 2,747 0.9% 994 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hun ng 2,029 0.7% 698

Average Employment (2011)—Fourteen‐Parish Region

Average Employment Percent

Average Weekly Wages $

NORTH LOUISIANA REGION 306,591 100.0% 687 CADDO 117,750 38.4% 770 OUACHITA 65,799 21.5% 715 BOSSIER 44,460 14.5% 705 LINCOLN 17,691 5.8% 660 NATCHITOCHES 12,969 4.2% 645 WEBSTER 12,835 4.2% 716 DESOTO 7,019 2.3% 849 MOREHOUSE 6,953 2.3% 559 SABINE 5,437 1.8% 595 UNION 4,840 1.6% 581 BIENVILLE 4,209 1.4% 693 CLAIBORNE 3,999 1.3% 709 JACKSON 3,567 1.2% 701 RED RIVER 2,630 0.9% 717

BY REGION AND PARISH


Source: Louisiana Department of Labor ‐ 2011 BLS/OES

Workforce Wage Rates for Selected Occupa ons ‐ 2011

Salary Range‐Hourly Rate (Dollars)

Monroe MSA Shreveport/Bossier MSA Employed Median Mean Employed Median Mean

Professional/Technical

Accountants and Auditors 470 $24.85 $25.97 1,070 $27.26 $28.63 Computer Programmers 150 $20.22 $21.84 180 $30.42 $31.39 Construc on Managers 70 $32.59 $38.70 140 $34.20 $37.46 Financial Managers 170 $36.56 $48.79 380 $33.45 $37.07

Clerical

Bill & Account Collectors 200 $13.26 $13.45 370 $14.75 $14.76 Bookkeeping, Accoun ng, & Audi ng Clerks 1,060 $14.02 $14.62 2,500 $15.88 $16.33 Cashiers 2,550 $8.60 $8.62 5,840 $8.62 $8.70 Customer Service Representa ves 1,930 $12.70 $13.42 2,320 $13.29 $13.90 Data Entry Keyers 110 $12.90 $13.84 140 $13.41 $13.89 Office Clerks, General 1,640 $10.33 $10.97 3,000 $10.62 $11.39 Payroll & Timekeeping Clerks 110 $13.79 $14.36 260 $18.16 $17.63 Recep onists & Informa on Clerks 660 $10.01 $10.34 1,700 $10.27 $10.87 Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, & Execu ve 1,710 $12.64 $12.66 3,800 $12.98 $13.40 Shipping, Receiving, & Traffic Clerks 270 $12.46 $13.31 650 $12.25 $13.33 Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 680 $9.08 $10.27 2,460 $9.28 $10.31 Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 100 $10.22 $10.70 380 $10.34 $10.82

Tellers 510 $10.34 $10.59 780 $10.23 $10.20

Sales

Retail Salespersons 2,950 $9.53 $11.94 6,080 $9.78 $11.64 Sales Managers 130 $33.79 $40.93 330 $36.75 $43.46 Sales Representa ves, Services, All Other 160 $23.50 $27.43 180 $22.54 $25.14

Produc on and Maintenance

Construc on Laborers 350 $11.49 $11.66 810 $11.22 $12.33 Machinists 330 $15.52 $16.01 690 $20.14 $21.32 Maintenance & Repair Workers, General 1050 $15.19 $16.49 2,590 $14.67 $15.84 Team Assemblers 430 $11.83 $13.27 1,310 $19.58 $18.99 Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor‐Trailer 680 $16.06 $17.19 2,620 $17.29 $18.42 Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services 420 $10.87 $13.16 1,290 $12.13 $13.77


Industrial Parks

Benton Industrial Park ● Owned and operated by the Town of Benton

● 40 acre development

● Located on Industrial Drive in Benton, 1/2 miles off Hwy 3

● 16 miles north of I‐20 and within 25 miles of I‐49

● Rail Service ‐ Union Pacific Railroad

● City water and sewerage

● Electric power ‐ AEP/Southwestern Electric Power (AEP/ SWEPCO)

● Natural gas ‐ CenterPoint Energy Arkla

• Primary tenant ‐ Capro, Inc. and Elite RV

• Contact: Division of Marke ng and Industrial Development, CDC (318) 632‐2022

Commerce Industrial Park ● Owned jointly by Bossier Parish and the City of Bossier City

● Managed by the Greater Bossier Economic Development Foun da on

● 83 acres available for development

● Located at I‐220 and Shed Road

● Rail service — Kansas City Southern Railroad



• Natural gas ‐ CenterPoint Energy Arkla

• Contact: Greater Bossier Economic Development Founda on, (318) 742‐6043

Viking Drive Industrial Park ● Owned jointly by Bossier Parish and the City of Bossier City

● Managed by the Greater Bossier Economic Development Founda on


● Located on Viking Drive West, 1/4 mile off Swan Lake Road

● Rail service ‐ Kansas City Southern Railroad



● Natural gas ‐ Centerpoint Energy Arkla

• 1/2 mile to I‐220 interchange and 1 1/2 miles to I‐20 interchange

• Contact: Greater Bossier Economic Development Founda on,

(318) 742‐6043

Plain Dealing Industrial Park ● Owned and operated by the Town of Plain Dealing


● Located on Industrial Drive in Plain Dealing

● 20 miles north of I‐220 and 25 miles from I‐49

● Rail service—Union Pacific



• Natural gas ‐ Centerpoint Energy Arkla

• Fire Sta on Number 2 located in the park


Ruben E. White Industrial Park • Marketed by the Greater Bossier Economic Development

Founda on

• Located on Shed Road approximately 1 mile south of I‐220 and 1.5 miles north of I‐20

• 4 acres remain in the old por on of the park; an addi onal 86 acres have been acquired that adjoin the old sec on

• Zoned for heavy industry

• City water & sewerage

• Electric: AEP‐SWEPCO Gas: CenterPoint Energy

• Rail Service: KCA

• Located in an Enterprise Zone • Contact: Greater Bossier Economic Development Founda on,

(318) 742‐6043

BIENVILLE PARISH BOSSIER PARISH (cont’d)

Arcadia Industrial Site II • Owned by Town of Arcadia

• 26 Acres—22 acres available

• U li es available

• On I‐20, between Hwy 519 and Hwy 151

• Located in an Enterprise and Renewal Community Zone

• 4 acre hotel site planned

• Cleared of trees

• Contact: Omar Valen ne (318) 263‐8456

Arcadia Industrial Site I • Owned by Town of Arcadia

• 69 Acres—55 acres available

• U li es available

• On Felts Rd—Off U.S. Hwy 80, 2 miles south of I‐20

• Located in an Enterprise and Renewal Community Zone

• Rail Service—KCS

• Tenant—Infistar (Oil/Gas)

• Contact: Omar Valen ne (318) 263‐8456

BOSSIER PARISH


Industrial Parks

CADDO PARISH The Port of Shreveport‐Bossier ● Owned and operated by the Caddo‐Bossier Port Commission

● 2,000 acre development site at the head of naviga on on the J. Benne Johnston Red River Waterway with land available for lease

● Located 4 miles south of Shreveport on Louisiana Highway 1

● 220 acres devoted to river usage infrastructure

● 3,200‐foot‐long slack water harbor and turning basin

● Convenient access to I‐20 (east‐west) and I‐49 (north‐south); planned I‐69 corridor will run through or adjacent to Port Complex

● Comprehensive rail network with rail links to Union Pacific main line rail, Kansas City Southern and Burlington Northern Santa Fe

● On‐dock rail, roll‐on/roll‐off ramp and rail switch yard on site with two locomo ves for immediate rail car switching

● Access roads to all available sites

● General cargo and liquid wharves

● Liquid storage tanks on site and available for lease

● Foreign Trade Zone, U. S. Customs Port of Entry

● City water, sewerage and fire protec on

● Electric Power Suppliers‐ AEP/Southwestern Electric Power (AEP/SWEPCO) and Valley Electric

● Natural Gas ‐ CenterPoint Energy

● Build‐to‐suit and long‐term lease arrangements

• 9 . depth and 200 . width channel maintained by the Army Corps of Engineers

• Contact: Caddo‐Bossier Port Commission, (318) 524‐2272

Shreve Park Industrial Campus ● Owned by the Greater Shreveport Industrial Park Development Founda on, Inc.

● Campus‐style park located in West Shreveport, 7 miles from the Central Business District

● 500 acre development on the Inner Loop Expressway (LA Hwy 3132) zoned for heavy industry

● One mile south of I‐20, 5 minutes from Shreveport Regional Airport, close proximity to I‐49 and the Port of Shreveport‐ Bossier

● Landscaped and lighted roadway system

● Rail service ‐ Union Pacific Railroad

● City water and sewerage; Natural gas ‐ CenterPoint Energy


• Primary tenants ‐ Frymaster Manufacturing Plant, Louisiana Tech University ‐Technology Transfer Center, and Ivan Smith Furniture and Appliances, Inc.

• Contact: Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce, (318) 677‐2503

Caddo Ward II Industrial Park • Located off LA Highway 1 between Vivian and Oil City

• 239 acres zoned for heavy industrial

• Water & sewer, electricity, and gas available


North Shreveport Industrial Park ● Owned jointly by the Caddo Parish Commission and the City of Shreveport

• Located in northwest Shreveport at LA Hwy 173 and Roy Road; Inside the city limits; Three miles from I‐220

● 110 acre development zoned for heavy industry

• Rail service ‐ Kansas City Southern Railroad

• City water & sewerage; Natural gas—CenterPoint Energy

• Electric power ‐ AEP/Southwestern Electric Power (AEP/SWEPCO)

• Contact: Div. of Marke ng & Industrial Development, CDC (318) 632‐2022


Vivian Industrial Park • Located in the City of Vivian, off LA Highway 1

• 37 acres zoned for heavy development

• Rail, Water & sewer, electricity, and gas available


Slack Industrial Park • Located in south central Shreveport

• Contact: Sealy & Company, Inc. (318) 222‐8700

Freestate Industrial Park • Located north of downtown Shreveport in Bossier Parish.

• Contact: Freestate Circle, LLC (318) 222‐7173

Privately‐Owned Industrial Parks

Shreveport Regional Airport Industrial Park ● Owned and operated by the Shreveport Regional Airport Authority

● 800 acres of prime land for development

● Central U. S. loca on makes the park readily accessible for any air cra /aerospace related industry requiring taxiways and ramp access

● Maintenance facili es are available for corporate planes and offices

● Aircra rescue and fire figh ng facili es meet FAA index E

● Twenty‐four hour emergency crews on site



● Natural gas ‐ CenterPoint Energy

• Primary tenant ‐ Con nental Express Regional Jet Maintenance Facility

• Contact: Shreveport Regional Airport Authority, (318) 673‐5370 or Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce, (318) 677‐2503

West Shreveport Industrial Park • Owned by the Caddo Parish Commission

● Located in west Shreveport, less than 5 miles from the Shreveport Regional Airport

● 900 acre development zoned for heavy industry

• Rail Service ‐ Union Pacific Railroad

● Surrounded by divided four‐lane highways ‐ Bert Kouns Industrial Loop (LA 526) and West 70th Street (LA 511)

● City water and sewerage; Natural gas ‐ CenterPoint Energy

• Electric power ‐ AEP/Southwestern Electric Power (AEP/SWEPCO)—Primary tenant‐General Motors


CADDO PARISH (Con nued)

Industrial Parks

CADDO LAKE

RED RIVER BOATRAMP


Industrial Parks CLAIBORNE PARISH

DESOTO PARISH

Claiborne Industrial Park • Owned and operated by the Claiborne Economic Development

Board

• Located on U.S. Highway 79 between Homer and Haynesville

• 134 acres with u li es installed

• 2,000 acre development site

• City sewage and water; Gas: CenterPoint Energy

• Electric Power: Claiborne Co‐op

• Located in an Enterprise Zone

• Rail service is available with Louisiana and North Railway

• Contact: Claiborne Economic Development Board, (318) 927‐6333

Haynesville Industrial Park • Owned and operated by the Town of Haynesville

• Located on U.S. Highway 79 in Haynesville city limits

• 134 acres with u li es installed

• Approximately 1 mile north of downtown Haynesville

• City sewage and water; Gas: CenterPoint Energy

• Electric Power: Entergy


• Rail service is available with Louisiana and North Railway

• Contact: Haynesville Chamber of Commerce, (318) 624‐9603

DeSoto Parish Air Industrial Park • Owned and operated by the DeSoto Parish Police Jury

• Located 2 miles north of Mansfield, LA on Highway 171

• 200 acre development zoned for heavy industry

• Electric Power: Central Louisiana Electric Company (CLECO)

• Natural Gas: Trans Louisiana



Logansport Industrial Park • Located 3 miles north of Logansport on the east side of LA

Highway 5


• 42 acres are available for development and improvement incen ves available


North Homer Industrial Park • Located on U.S. Highway 70 within the Homer town limits

• Various sized loca ons available with all u li es installed

• City water and sewage

• Electric Power: Entergy and Claiborne Electric Coop

• Gas: CenterPoint Energy


• Rail Service is available with Louisiana and North West Railroad

• Contact: Homer Industrial Founda ons, (318) 927‐3271

South Homer Industrial Park • Located within the Homer town limits

• Loca on is available with all u li es installed

• City water and sewage

• Electric Power: Entergy and Claiborne Electric Coop



• Rail Service is available with Louisiana and North West Railroad

• Contact: Homer Industrial Founda ons, (318) 927‐3271

Interstate 49 Business Park • Privately owned

• Located at the intersec on Highway 175 and I‐49 in Frierson, Louisiana

• 101.89 acres zoned for heavy industry

• Water & sewer, electricity, and gas available


OLD LOG COURTHOUSE IN MANSFIELD, LOUISIANA


Industrial Parks

Ruston Industrial Park • Owned by various private landowners

• Located on McDonald Avenue in Ruston, Louisiana, within 5 miles of I‐20

• City water and sewerage

• Electric Power: City of Ruston


• Rail Service: Kansas City Southern

• Located in an Enterprise Zone and Community Renewal Zone

• Contact: The Ruston ‐ Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, (318) 225‐2031 TL JAMES HOUSE

LINCOLN PARISH

JACKSON PARISH

Jonesboro Industrial Park • 80 acre located on US Hwy 167

• Contact: The town of Jonesboro Mayor, P.O. Box 610, Jonesboro, LA 71251

• Telephone: (318) 259‐2385 Fax: (318) 259‐4177

JACKSON PARISH COURTHOUSE

MOREHOUSE PARISH

Bastrop/Coulter Industrial Park • 165 acres (142 acres available) located on

US Hwy 165; 10 nukes from Intestate 20

• Electricity‐Entergy; Natural Gas‐La.Gas Service Co; Water‐Peoples Water Co.

• Enterprise Zone; Northern Renewal Com‐munity; A ainment Zone

• Contact: Kay King; morehouseedc@a .net

• Morehouse Economic Development Telephone:(318) 283‐4000


Industrial Parks

Natchitoches Industrial Park • Owned by the City of Natchitoches

• Located at the Natchitoches Airport

• Approximately 20 acres available

• City water & sewage

• Electric Power: Valley Electric

• Natural Gas: Trans Louisiana Gas Company


• Improvement incen ves available

• Contact: City of Natchitoches, Randy LaCaze (318) 357‐3838

Natchitoches Parish Industrial Park • Owned by the City of Natchitoches

• Located on Highway 1 bypass within the city limits

• 80 acres are zoned for heavy industry

• City water & sewage

• Electric Power: Valley Electric


• Located in an Enterprise Zone • Contact: City of Natchitoches, Randy LaCaze (318) 357‐3838

NATCHITOCHES PARISH

OUACHITA PARISH

Downing Pines Industrial Park • 90 industrial acres on US Hwy 80

• Interstate 20 one mile away

• Contact:

West Ouachita Industrial Park • 200 acres (100 acres available) located on

US Hwy 80

• Light industrial land use.


• Contact:

West Monroe Industrial Park • 125 acre located on US Hwy 80


• Mixed use land

• Contact:

Monroe Air Industrial Park • 610 acres (300 acres available) located on

US Hwy 80 and 165

• 1/4 mile from Interstate 20

• Light industrial land use

• Regional airport on site.

• Contact:

Southwest Industrial Park • 110 acres (64 acres available) located on

US Hwy 165

• 3 miles from Interstate 20

• Light industrial land use

• Dock located in park

• Contact:


Industrial Parks

RED RIVER PARISH Red River Industrial Park • Located within the city limits of Cousha a

• 125 acre development (80 acres available)

• Zoned for heavy industry

• Rail service available.


• Electric Power: Central Louisiana Electric Company (CLECO)




Sabine Parish Industrial Park • Sabine Parish currently owns land that is to be developed as

an industrial park.

• Plans are con nuing for the establishment of an industrial development site by the Town of Many

• Contact: The Town of Many, (318) 256‐3651

SABINE PARISH

UNION PARISH Bernice Industrial Park • Located near Bernice Louisiana

• 150 acres; sub dividable; agricultural type


• US Hwy 167 primary access; Interstate 20 near.

• Contact: Paula Walker; [email protected]; (318) 651‐0770


Industrial Parks

WEBSTER PARISH North Webster Parish Industrial Park • Located near Springhill Louisiana

• 160 acres with all u li es installed


• Electric Power: Entergy

• Natural Gas: CenterPoint Energy


• Contact: The North Webster Parish Industrial Park, (318) 539‐5058

South Webster Industrial Park • Owned by the South Webster Industrial District

• 320 acres with u li es

• Located outside the Minden city limits on U.S. Highway 371

• Located in and Enterprise Zone

• Contact: The South Webster Industrial District, (318) 377‐4240


Military Installa ons

B‐52 STRATOFORTRESS

● Largest employer in the Shreveport‐Bossier City MSA ● Largest single site employer in Louisiana ● Annual payroll of $485.3 million • Annual Economic Impact of $855.7 million ● Employees Total: 10,284 ● 6,851 ac ve duty military ● 1,380 reservists ● 2,053 civilians ● Barksdale medical care, commissary, and base exchange services support ● 6,481 ac ve duty family members ● Over 40,000 re rees and their family members ● 2nd Bomb Wing host unit ● B‐52 Stratofortress opera ons ● B‐52 bomber crew training ● 8th Air Force headquarters ‐ comprises nearly 500 aircra and 80 major installa ons worldwide ● 917th Wing ‐ composite wing flies both the B‐52 and the A‐10 Thunderbolt II a ack jet ● Air Force Global Strike Command headquarters (Ac vated August 7, 2009) ‐ 20th Air Force and 8th Air force ● 90th, 91th, and 341st Missile Wings; 2d, 5th and 509th Bomb wing ● B‐2 Spirit, B‐52 Stratofortress, Uh‐1N Iroquois, LGM‐30G Minuteman III ● Base land alloca on ● 4,000 acres of developed area ● 18,000 acres of undeveloped area with 1,400 acres of reclaimed wetlands Source: Barksdale AFB Public Affairs, Economic impact analysis as of 30 September 2011..

Barksdale Air Force Base — Bossier Parish


Military Installa ons

Camp Minden — Webster Parish

Camp Minden, the former Louisiana Army Ammuni on Plant, is now used for military training and houses a growing industrial community.

• Total square footage approximately 2.8 million

• 1.2 million square feet leased for industry use

• 16,500 acres: 15,000 acres used for military training and 1,500 acres used for industry

Ameni es: Controlled‐access area with 24‐hour military security; site‐owned electric, sewer and telecommunica ons; rail on‐site; more than 100 miles of roads; close proximity to interstate

Current tenants: More than 20 companies, including six explosives manufacturers, the Bayou Dorcheat Correc onal Center and warehousing companies


Taxes

● Federal income taxes are an allowable deduc on in compu ng Louisiana taxable income. The tax structure is

● 4% on the first $25,000 of net income

● 5% on the second $25,000

● 6% on the next $50,000

● 7% on the next $100,000

● 8% on the excess over $200,000

● Franchise tax is assessed on the value of all real and personal property in the state, or the amount of issued and out

standing capital stock, surplus, undivided profits and borrowed capital. The rate is

● $1.50 per $1,000, or major frac on thereof up to $300,000

● $3.00 per $1,000, or major frac on thereof in excess of $300,000

● Tax rates for individuals filing single, married filing separately, or head of household are

● 2% of the first $12,500

● 4% of the next $37,500

● 6% of taxable income over $50,000

● The above rates remain the same for married couples filing a joint return; however, the taxable income amounts are doubled

● Louisiana's simplified income tax law includes a combined personal exemp on and standard deduc on of $4,500 ($9,000 for married couples filing jointly)

● Dependent deduc on is $1,000 per dependent

● Age 65 or over deduc on is $1,000 for the taxpayer and/or dependent

• Blind deduc on is $1,000 for the taxpayer and/or dependent

● Taxable base is $7,000 per employee

● Standard rate range is .10% ‐ 6.2%

● Rate for new employers is the average rate for the par cular industry

• Maximum unemployment weekly benefit is $258 for 26 weeks

Source: Louisiana Department of Revenue

Property Tax – 2011 Parishwide Millage Average Parish (mills –1/10th of 1 cent) Bienville 107.4 Bossier 100.3 Caddo 141.2 Claiborne 72.7 DeSoto 102.4 Jackson 92.4 Lincoln 88.2

Parish (mills –1/10th of 1 cent) Morehouse 79.4 Natchitoches 93.9 Ouachita 95.0 Red River 95.7 Sabine 82.1 Union 65.1 Webster 104.4

Corporate Income Tax Rates

Corporate Franchise Tax

Personal Income Tax (Effec ve January 1, 2009)

Unemployment Insurance Tax

Louisiana Tax Rates

Source: Louisiana Tax Commission Annual Report 2011


Taxes

Sales/Use Tax (Includes 4% Louisiana State Tax) Bienville Bossier Caddo Claiborne DeSoto Jackson Lincoln Morehouse Natchitoches Ouachita Red River Sabine Union Webster

Parish 7.00% 8.25% 7.35% 7.00% 8.00% 8.00% 7.25% 7.00% 7.50% 8.6‐9.6% 8.00% 7.63% 8.00% 7.00%

Ci es

Arcadia 9.00%

Castor 8.00%

Gibsland 9.00%

Ringgold 9.00%

Bossier City 9.00%

Benton 9.25%

Haughton 9.25%

Plain Dealing 9.25%

Shreveport 8.60%

Vivian 7.85%

Oil City 8.35%

Mooringsport 8.35%

Greenwood 8.35%

Haynesville 8.00%

Homer 8.00%

Junc on City 8.00%

Logansport 9.00%

Mansfield 9.00%

Stonewall 9.00%

Eros 9.00%

Hodge 9.00%

Jonesboro 9.00%

Dubach 8.25%

Grambling 9.00%

Ruston 8.75%

Bastrop 10.00%

Mer Rouge 9.00%

Bonita 9.00%

Camp 9.50%

Clarence 8.50%

Natchitoches 9.00%

Monroe 9.99%

Richwood 9.50%

Sterlington 9.50%

Cousha a 9.00%

Hall Summit 9.00%

Converse 8.63%

Many 8.88%

Zwolle 9.63%

Bernice 10.00%

Farmerville 9.50%

Marion 9.00%

Co on Valley 8.00%

Sibley 9.00%

Dixie Inn 9.50%

Springhill 9.50%

Minden 9.50%


U li es

AEP/Southwestern Electric Power Co (SWEPCO) (888) 216‐3523 (318) 222‐2141 www.swepco.com Entergy Louisiana, LLC (800) 368‐3749 www.entergy‐louisiana.com Central Louisiana Electric Company (CLECO) (318) 484‐7400 www.cleco.com Claiborne Electric Coop (800) 929‐3504 (318) 927‐3504 www.claiborneelectric.org

Electric Power

Water and Sewer Generally, municipali es provide water and sewage services within the city or town limits. Independent water systems and ground wells provide water in unincorporated areas. Sewer services in unincorporated areas are generally provided by home owners with sep c systems or water treatment systems.

Natural Gas

CenterPoint Energy‐‐Arkla (866) 275‐5252 www.centerpointenergy.com Trans Louisiana Gas (Atmos Energy) (888) 286‐6700 www.atmosenergy.com


Telephone Service—AT&T/BellSouth and CenturyTel provide telephone service throughout the Region. In addi on, local and long distance telephone service is available from most of the na onwide wireless companies.

Telecommunica ons/Cable

U li es

AT&T/BellSouth (888) 757‐6500 (888) 620‐6000 www.bellsouth.com CenturyTel (800) 831‐1733 (800) 793‐7269 www.centurylink.com

Television Cable Service—provided throughout the Region by the following companies:

CP‐TEL (318) 796‐3355 www.cp‐tel.com DeSoto Parish (Part) Natchitoches (Part) Sabine (Part) CMA Communica ons (800) 753‐2465 www.cmaaccess.com Claiborne Parish DeSoto Parish (Part) Comcast Corpora on (800) 266‐2278 www.comcast.com Caddo Parish

Rapid Cable (800) 687‐1258 Bienville Parish Red River Cable TV (318) 932‐4991 Red River Parish Suddenlink Communica ons (877) 694‐9474 www.suddenlink.com Bossier Parish Lincoln Parish Natchitoches Parish (Part) Sabine Parish (Part) Webster Parish


FOURTEEN PARISH NORTH LOUISIANA REGION

Caddo Parish

2011 Popula on

Es mate: 257,051

Bossier Parish

2011 Popula on

Es mate: 119,732

Webster Parish

2011 Popula on

Es mate: 41,288

Bienville Parish

2011 Popula on

Es mate: 14,335

Lincoln Parish

2011 Popula on

Es mate: 46,856

Claiborne Parish

2011 Popula on

Es mate: 16,914

Red River Parish

2011 Popula on

Es mate: 8,890

DeSoto Parish

2011 Popula on

Es mate: 26,812

Natchitoches Parish

2011 Popula on

Es mate: 39,442 Sabine Parish

2011 Popula on

Es mate: 24,526

Union Parish

2011 Popula on

Es mate: 22,732

Morehouse Parish

2011 Popula on

Es mate: 27,608

Ouachita Parish

2011 Popula on

Es mate: 154,919 Jackson Parish

2011 Popula on

Es mate: 16,323


APPENDIX

Bienville Parish ................................................................................................................................................................. 43

Bossier Parish ................................................................................................................................................................... 45

Caddo Parish .................................................................................................................................................................... 47


DeSoto Parish ................................................................................................................................................................... 51

Jackson Parish…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….53

Lincoln Parish ................................................................................................................................................................... 55

Morehouse Parish……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...57


Ouachita Parish………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….61

Red River Parish ............................................................................................................................................................... 63

Sabine Parish .................................................................................................................................................................... 65

Union Parish……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….67

Webster Parish ................................................................................................................................................................. 69

FOURTEEN PARISH PROFILES

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Parish Profile—Bienville AREA MARKET ACCESSIBILITY

Total 822 Sq. miles Major Highways Land 811 Sq. miles Interstate Hwy I‐20 Water 11 Sq. miles US Highway 80, 371 LA Highways 4, 9

DEMOGRAPHICS Popula on Freight Railroad Total Popula on 14,335 Kansas City Southern (KCS) Total Households 5,668 Louisiana & Northwest Rail System (LNW) Median Age 41.7 Nearest Major City Household Income Shreveport, Louisiana 52 miles Median Household Income $32,999 Average Household Income $49,143 Nearest Commercial Airport Per Capita Income $20,329 Shreveport Regional Airport 50 miles (2,8300 & 2,6200 runways) Popula on by Employment White Collar Jobs 43.7% Nearest Airport Service Jobs 17.7% Arcadia‐Bienville Parish Airport 2 miles Blue Collar Jobs 38.6% (2,3000 runways) Popula on by Educa on,25 Years+ Nearest Port High School Graduate 45.1% Port of Shreveport/Bossier 35 miles Associate Degree 3.5% Bachelor’s Degree 8.3% Nearest Deepwater Port Master’s Professional/Doctorate Degree 4.5% Port of New Orleans (Deepwater)

LABOR FORCE‐YEAR 2011‐Average MAJOR EMPLOYERS Civilian Labor 6,384 House of Raeford Farms, LLC Employed 5,799 Raeford Farms of Louisiana 825 Unemployed 585 Bienville Parish School Board 391 Unemployment Rate 9.2% Haynes Interna onal 141 Willow Ridge Nursing & Rehab 130 Bap st Re rement Center of Arcadia 122

TAXES Leslie Lakes Re rement Center 122 Property Taxes (Mills) Parish Wide 107.4 Graphic Packaging Intl‐Arcadia 112 SALES TAX CLIMATE Parish 7.0% Annual average high temperature 75.5°F Arcadia 9.0% Annual average low temperature 52.9°F Castor 8.0% Average temperature 64.2°F Gibsland 9.0% Average annual precipita on 61.0 in Ringgold 9.0%


Parish Profile—Bienville

Average Weekly Wages ($) by Major Industry Division ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACT (3RD QUARTER 2011) Town of Arcadia

Bienville Jan Sims Agriculture 1819 S. Railroad Avenue Mining Arcadia, Louisiana 71001 U li es Telephone: (318) 263•8456 Construc on Manufacturing Wholesale Trade Arcadia/Bienville Chamber of Commerce Retail Trade 2440 Hazel Street Transporta on & Warehousing Arcadia, Louisiana 71001 Informa on Telephone: (318) 263•9897 Finance & Insurance Real Estate & Rental & Leasing Professional & Technical Services Management Companies & Enterprises Administra ve & Waste Services Educa onal Services Healthcare & Social Assistance Arts, Entertainment, and Recrea on Accommoda on & Food Services Other services, except public administra on Public Administra on *Data Non‐publishable*

EDUCATION Primary/Educa on

Public Schools 9 Private Schools 0 School District 1

NEAREST COMMUNITY & 2‐Year Colleges Louisiana Delta Community College

NEAREST TECHNICAL COLLEGES Louisiana Technical College‐Ruston Campus Louisiana Technical College‐Delta‐Ouachita Campus Unitech Training Academy‐West Monroe Campus

NEAREST 4 YEAR COLLEGES & UNIVIVERSITIES Grambling State University Louisiana Tech University

Bienville

Minden

Arcadia

J

Gibsland20

371

80

71

84

4

155

154

7 Conn

4 4


$693 1,037 1,227 1,111

620 578 891 345

1,186 573 639

1,247 402

* 403

* 482

* 216 321 811


Parish Profile—Bossier AREA MARKET ACCESSIBILITY

Total 867 Sq. miles Land 839 Sq. miles Major Highways Water 28 Sq. miles Interstate Hwy I‐20 I‐20, I‐49,I‐220 US Highway 71, 79, 80

DEMOGRAPHICS LA Highways 2,3 Popula on Total Popula on 119,732 Freight Railroad Total Households 45,657 Kansas City Southern (KCS) Median Age 34.4 Union Pacific Railroad (UP) Household Income Nearest Major City Median Household Income $53,309 Shreveport, Louisiana 10 miles Average Household Income $65,793 Per Capita Income $25,711 Nearest Commercial Airport Shreveport Regional Airport 15 miles Popula on by Employment (2,8300 & 2,6200 runways) White Collar Jobs 56.7% Service Jobs 20.4% Nearest Airport Blue Collar Jobs 22.9% Shreveport Downtown Airport 2 miles (2,3000 runways) Popula on by Educa on,25 Years+ High School Graduate 33.5% Nearest Port Associate Degree 9.5% Port of Shreveport/Bossier(9Ft) 10 miles Bachelor’s Degree 13.5% Master’s Professional/Doctorate Degree 6.0% Nearest Deepwater Port Port of New Orleans (Deepwater)

LABOR FORCE‐YEAR 2011‐Average MAJOR EMPLOYERS Civilian Labor 54,346 Employed 51,175 Barksdale Air Force Base 10,284 Unemployed 3,171 Bossier Parish School Board 2,926 Unemployment Rate 5.8% Harrah’s Horseshoe Casino & Hotel 1,800 Diamond Jack’s Casino Resort 837 City of Bossier City 705

TAXES Boomtown Casino 644 Property Taxes (Mills) Parish Wide 100.3 CLIMATE SALES TAX Parish 8.25% Annual average high temperature 75.4°F Bossier City 9.00% Annual average low temperature 50.6°F Benton 9.25% Average temperature 63.0°F Haughton 9.25% Average annual precipita on 53.3 in Plain Dealing 9.25%


Parish Profile—Bossier Average Weekly Wages ($) by Major Industry Division ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACT

(3RD QUARTER 2011)

Bossier Greater Bossier Economic Development

Founda on Agriculture David Rocke Mining 710 Benton Road U li es Bossier City, Louisiana 71111 Construc on Telephone: (318) 742•6043 Manufacturing Facsimile: (318) 742•6044 Wholesale Trade E‐mail: [email protected] Retail Trade Transporta on & Warehousing Informa on Finance & Insurance Real Estate & Rental & Leasing Professional & Technical Services Management Companies & Enterprises Administra ve & Waste Services Educa onal Services Healthcare & Social Assistance Arts, Entertainment, and Accommoda on & Food Services Other services, except public administra on Public Administra on *Data Non‐publishable*



NEAREST COMMUNITY & 2‐ YEAR COLLEGES Bossier Parish Community College Southern University‐Shreveport Northwestern University Nursing Edu Center

NEAREST TECHNICAL COLLEGES Career Technical College‐Shreveport Louisiana Technical College‐Shreveport Bossier Campus Remington College‐Shreveport

NEAREST 4 YEAR COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES Centenary College of Louisiana Louisiana State University‐HSC Louisiana State University‐Shreveport

Bossier

SHREVEPORT REGIONALSHREVEPORT REGIONAL

Bossier CityBossier CityShreveport

Minden

Springhill

Cullen

North Shreveport

an

Benton

Plain Dealing

North Highlands

20

49

220

220

37171

171

79

80

371

2

4

159

1

157

154

0

7 Conn

22

2

Kisatchie NKisatchie N

$705 799

1,484 1,108

766 913

1,038 493 912 659 740 748 854 519 499

* 733 432 390 597

1,027


Parish Profile—Caddo AREA MARKET ACCESSIBILITY

Total 937 Sq. miles Major Highways Land 882 Sq. miles Interstate Hwy I‐20, I‐49,I‐220 Water 55 Sq. miles US Highway 71,79, 80,171 LA Highways 1,2

DEMOGRAPHICS Popula on Freight Railroad Total Popula on 257,051 Kansas City Southern (KCS) Total Households 101,179 Union Pacific Railroad (UP) Median Age 35.9 Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF)(Use UP Tracks) Household Income Nearest Major City Median Household Income $37,709 Dallas, Texas 188 miles Average Household Income $56,507 Per Capita Income $23,202 Nearest Commercial Airport Shreveport Regional Airport 0 miles Popula on by Employment (2,8300 & 2,6200 runways) White Collar Jobs 55.6% Service Jobs 22.1% Nearest Airport Blue Collar Jobs 22.2% Shreveport Downtown Airport 2 miles (2,3000 runways) Popula on by Educa on,25 Years+ High School Graduate 34.4% Nearest Port Associate Degree 5.2% Port of Shreveport/Bossier(9Ft) 5 miles Bachelor’s Degree 14.7% Master’s Professional/Doctorate Degree 7.8% Nearest Deepwater Port Port of New Orleans (Deepwater)

LABOR FORCE‐YEAR 2011‐Average MAJOR EMPLOYERS Civilian Labor 119,356 Employed 110,785 LSU Health Sciences Center‐Shreveport 6,200 Unemployed 8,571 Willis Knighton Health System 6,145 Unemployment Rate 7.2% Caddo Parish School Board 6,101 City of Shreveport 2,700

TAXES Wal‐Mart/Sam’s Stores 2,006 Property Taxes (Mills) Parish Wide 141.2 Christus Schumpert Health System 1,800 SALES TAX Parish 7.35% CLIMATE Shreveport 8.60% Annual average high temperature 76.3°F Vivian 7.85% Annual average low temperature 55.1°F Oil City 8.35% Average temperature 65.7°F Mooringsport 8.35% Average annual precipita on 51.3 in Greenwood 8.35%


Parish Profile—Caddo Average Weekly Wages ($) by Major Industry Division ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACT

(3RD QUARTER 2011) Caddo Agriculture Mining U li es Construc on Manufacturing Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Transporta on & Warehousing Informa on Finance & Insurance Real Estate & Rental & Leasing Professional & Technical Services Management Companies & Enterprises Administra ve & Waste Services Educa onal Services Healthcare & Social Assistance Arts, Entertainment, and Recrea on Accommoda on & Food Services Other services, except public administra on Public Administra on *Data Non‐publishable*


Public Schools 71

Private Schools 12 School District 1

NEAREST COMMUNITY & 2‐TWO YEAR COLLEGES Bossier Parish Community College Southern University‐Shreveport Northwestern University Nursing Edu Center

NEAREST TECHNICAL COLLEGES Career Technical College‐Shreveport Louisiana Technical College‐Shreveport/Bossier Remington College‐Shreveport Blue Cliff College‐Shreveport


Caddo

SHREVEPORT REGIONALSHREVEPORT REGIONAL

Bossier CityBossier CityShreveport

Springhill

Cullen

North Shreveport

Vivian

Waskom

Benton

Plain Dealing

North Highlands

20

49

220

20

220

49

37171

171

79

80

2

1

4

77

157

1701

2

2

2

$770 741

1,425 1,295

823 1,042

965 518

1,026 798

1,046 746 937

1,034 441 570 936 437 280 532 904


Parish Profile—Claiborne AREA MARKET ACCESSIBILITY

Total 768 Sq. miles Land 755 Sq. miles Major Highways Water 13 Sq. miles Interstate Hwy I‐20 nearby US Highway 79

DEMOGRAPHICS LA Highways 2,9 Popula on Total Popula on 16,914 Freight Railroad Total Households 5,877 Louisiana & Northwest Rail System (LNW) Median Age 39.7 Nearest Major City Household Income Shreveport, Louisiana 52 miles Median Household Income $30,302 Average Household Income $45,702 Nearest Commercial Airport Per Capita Income $19,482 Shreveport Regional Airport miles (2,8300 & 2,6200 runways) Popula on by Employment White Collar Jobs 43.9% Nearest Airport Service Jobs 22.3% Homer Municipal Airport 2 miles Blue Collar Jobs 33.8% (2,3200 runways) Popula on by Educa on,25 Years+ Nearest Port High School Graduate 35.0% Port of Shreveport/Bossier(9Ft) 45 miles Associate Degree 3.6% Bachelor’s Degree 8.8% Nearest Deepwater Port Master’s Professional/Doctorate Degree 4.0% Port of New Orleans (Deepwater)

LABOR FORCE‐YEAR 2011‐Average MAJOR EMPLOYERS David Wade Correc onal Center 396 Civilian Labor 6,522 Claiborne Parish School Board 329 Employed 5,937 Homer Memorial Hospital 263 Unemployed 585 Berry Plas cs 126 Unemployment Rate 9.0% CLIMATE

TAXES Annual average high temperature 74.4°F Annual average low temperature 51.8°F Property Taxes (Mills) Parish Wide 72.7 Average temperature 63.1°F SALES TAX Average annual precipita on 55.8 in Parish 7.00% Haynesville 8.00% Homer 8.00% Junc on City 8.00%


Parish Profile—Claiborne Average Weekly Wages ($) by Major Industry Division ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACT

(3RD QUARTER 2011) Claiborne Claiborne Chamber of Commerce Agriculture 519 S Main Street Mining Homer, Louisiana 71040 U li es Telephone: (318)927•3271 Construc on Manufacturing Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Transporta on & Warehousing Informa on Finance & Insurance Real Estate & Rental & Leasing Professional & Technical Services Management Companies & Enterprises Administra ve & Waste Services Educa onal Services Healthcare & Social Assistance Arts, Entertainment, and Recrea on Accommoda on & Food Services Other services Public Administra on *Data Non‐publishable*



NEAREST COMMUNITY & 2‐ YEAR COLLEGES Bossier Parish Community College Southern University‐Shreveport Northwestern University Nursing Edu Center

NEAREST TECHNICAL COLLEGES Blue Cliff College‐Shreveport Career Technical College‐Shreveport Louisiana Technical College‐Shreveport‐Bossier Remington College‐Shreveport


Claiborne

Homer

Arcadia

Haynesville

Junction City

Gibsland20

79

80

63

2


$709 484

1,290 952 729 809

1,113 402

1,177 1,073

452 456 590

* 520

* 485 318 209 359 840


Parish Profiles—DeSoto AREA MARKET ACCESSIBILITY

Total 894 Sq. miles Land 877 Sq. miles Major Highways Water 17 Sq. miles Interstate Hwy I‐49

US Highway 84,171,371 DEMOGRAPHICS LA Highways 5

Popula on Total Popula on 26,812 Freight Railroad Total Households 10,742 Kansas City Southern (KCS) Median Age 38.3 Union Pacific Railroad (UP) Household Income Nearest Major City Median Household Income $38,325 Shreveport, Louisiana 45 miles Average Household Income $52,728 Per Capita Income $21,337 Nearest Commercial Airport Shreveport Regional Airport miles Popula on by Employment (2,8300 & 2,6200 runways) White Collar Jobs 44.20% Service Jobs 18.80% Nearest Airport Blue Collar Jobs 36.90% CE’RUSTY” Williams Airport 2 miles

(2,4,500 runways) Popula on by Educa on,25 Years+ High School Graduate 44.40% Nearest Port Associate Degree 4.60% Port of Shreveport/Bossier(9Ft) 20 miles Bachelor’s Degree 8.50% Master’s Professional/Doctorate Degree 3.30% Nearest Deepwater Port Port of New Orleans (Deepwater)

LABOR FORCE‐YEAR 2011‐Average MAJOR EMPLOYERS Civilian Labor 11,470 DeSoto Parish School Board 881 Employed 10,580 Wal‐Mart/Sam’s Stores 311 Unemployed 890 DeSoto Regional Health System 253 Unemployment Rate 7.8% Dolet Hills Mining Venture 248

TAXES CLIMATE Annual average high temperature 76.5°F

Property Taxes (Mills) Parish Wide 102.4 Annual average low temperature 53.0°F SALES TAX Average temperature 64.8°F Parish 8.00% Average annual precipita on 54.45 Logansport 9.00% Mansfield 9.00% Stonewall 9.00%


Parish Profiles—DeSoto Average Weekly Wages ($) by Major Industry Division ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACT

(3RD QUARTER 2011) DeSoto DeSoto Parish Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Kathi Wells Mining 115 North Washington Avenue U li es Mansfield, Louisiana 71052 Construc on Telephone: (318)872•1310 Manufacturing Wholesale Trade Facsimile: (318)871•1875 Retail Trade E‐mail: www.desotoparishchamber.net Transporta on & Warehousing [email protected] Informa on Finance & Insurance Real Estate & Rental & Leasing Professional & Technical Services Management Companies & Enterprisse Administra ve & Waste Services Educa onal Services Healthcare & Social Assistance Arts, Entertainment, and Recrea on Accommoda on & Food Services Other services Public Administra on *Data Non‐publishable*


Public Schools 12 Private Schools 1 School District 1 NEAREST COMMUNITY & 2‐ YEAR COLLEGES

Bossier Parish Community College Southern University‐Shreveport Northwestern University Nursing Edu Center

NEAREST TECHNICAL COLLEGES Blue Cliff College‐Shreveport Career Technical College‐Shreveport Louisiana Technical College‐Shreveport/Bossier Remington College‐Shreveport NEAREST 4‐ YEAR COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

Centenary College of Louisiana Louisiana State University‐HSC Louisiana State University‐Shreveport

De Soto

Shreveport

Mansfield

49

49

171

84

71

79

171

1

4

1

Sabine NFSabine NF

$849 740

1,364 1,197

949 1,349

778 458

1,207 874 603 782 747

1,208 690

* 618 374 229 483 708


Parish Profile—Jackson AREA MARKET ACCESSIBILITY

Total 580 Sq. miles Major Highways Land 570 Sq. miles Interstate Hwy N/A Water 11 Sq. miles US Highway 167

LA Highways 4,34 DEMOGRAPHICS

Popula on Freight Railroad Total Popula on 16,323 Kansas City Southern (KCS) Total Households 6,266 Median Age 40.7 Nearest Major City Shreveport, Louisiana 80 miles Household Income Median Household Income $39,737 Nearest Commercial Airport Average Household Income $52,899 Shreveport Regional Airport miles Per Capita Income $21,459 (2,8300 & 2,6200 runways) Popula on by Employment Nearest Airport White Collar Jobs 48.0% Jonesboro Airport 2 miles Service Jobs 17.2% (1,3,203 runways) Blue Collar Jobs 34.8% Nearest Port Popula on by Educa on,25 Years+ Port of Shreveport/Bossier(9Ft) 20 miles High School Graduate 43.0% Associate Degree 4.1% Nearest Deepwater Port Bachelor’s Degree 9.7% Port of New Orleans (Deepwater) Master’s Professional/Doctorate Degree 4.9% MAJOR EMPLOYERS

LABOR FORCE‐YEAR 2011‐Average Rock‐Tenn Services, Inc. 460 Civilian Labor 6,393 Jackson Parish School Board 378 Employed 5,878 Unemployed 515 CLIMATE Unemployment Rate 8.1% Annual average high temperature 82.3°F

Annual average low temperature 45.9°F TAXES Average temperature 78.9°F

Average annual precipita on 58.85 Property Taxes (Mills) Parish Wide 92.4 SALES TAX Parish 8.00% Eros 9.00% Hodge 9.00% Jonesboro 9.00%


Parish Profile—Jackson Average Weekly Wages ($) by Major Industry Division ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACT

(3RD QUARTER 2011) Jackson Jackson Parish Chamber of Commerce Agriculture 102 Fourth Street Mining Jonesboro, Louisiana 71251 U li es Telephone: (318) 259•4693 Construc on Manufacturing Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Transporta on & Warehousing Informa on Finance & Insurance Real Estate & Rental & Leasing Professional & Technical Services

Management Companies & Enterprises Administra ve & Waste Services Educa onal Services Healthcare & Social Assistance Arts, Entertainment, and Recrea on Accommoda on & Food Services Other services Public Administra on *Data Non‐publishable*



NEAREST COMMUNITY & 2‐ YEAR COLLEGES Louisiana Delta Community College

NEAREST TECHNICAL COLLEGES Louisiana Technical College‐Delta‐Ouachita Campus Louisiana Technical College‐Ruston Campus Unitech Training Academy‐West Monroe Campus

NEAREST 4‐ YEAR COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES Grambling State University Louisiana Tech University University of Louisiana at Monroe

Jackson

Ruston

Jonesboro

20

20

80

167

63

167

4147

4


$701 851

* 1,125

571 *

958 369 671 432 602 512 847 340 597

* 539 407 214 409 498


Parish Profile—Lincoln AREA MARKET ACCESSIBILITY

Total 482 Sq. miles Major Highways Land 471 Sq. miles Interstate Hwy I‐20 Water 1 Sq. miles US Highway 80, 167

LA Highways 33 DEMOGRAPHICS

Popula on Freight Railroad Total Popula on 46,856 Kansas City Southern (KCS) Total Households 18,067 Median Age 26.9 Nearest Major City Shreveport, Louisiana 70 miles Household Income Median Household Income $34,089 Nearest Commercial Airport Average Household Income $50,241 Shreveport Regional Airport miles Per Capita Income $21,559 (2,8300 & 2,6200 runways) Popula on by Employment Nearest Airport White Collar Jobs 61.1% Ruston Regional Airport 0 miles Service Jobs 19.1% (1,3,203 runways) Blue Collar Jobs 19.8% Nearest Port Popula on by Educa on,25 Years+ Greater Ouachita Parish Port(9Ft) 30 miles High School Graduate 25.9% Associate Degree 5.5% Nearest Deepwater Port Bachelor’s Degree 19.1% Port of New Orleans (Deepwater) Master’s Professional/Doctorate Degree 15.1% MAJOR EMPLOYERS

LABOR FORCE‐YEAR 2011‐Average Louisiana Tech University 1,095 Lincoln Parish School Board 963

Civilian Labor 19,159 Grambling State University 691 Employed 17,457 Northern Louisiana Medical Center 678 Unemployed 1,702 Louisiana United Methodist Children 363 Unemployment Rate 8.9% Verallia North America 360

TAXES CLIMATE

Annual average high temperature 75.7°F Property Taxes (Mills) Parish Wide 88.2 Annual average low temperature 51.7°F SALES TAX Average temperature 63.7°F Parish 7.00% Average annual precipita on 55.0 in Dubach 7.75% Grambling 8.75% Ruston 8.50%


Parish Profile—Lincoln Average Weekly Wages ($) by Major Industry Division ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACT

(3RD QUARTER 2011)

Lincoln Ruston‐Lincoln Chamber of Commerce/

Ruston Agriculture Lincoln Mining Industrial Development Corp U li es Sco Terry Construc on 104 E Mississippi Avenue Manufacturing Wholesale Trade Ruston, Louisiana 71270 Retail Trade Telephone: (318) 255•2031 Transporta on & Warehousing Fascimile: (318)255•3481 Informa on E‐mail: [email protected] Finance & Insurance Real Estate & Rental & Leasing City of Ruston Professional & Technical Services Kris Lumpkin Management Companies & Enterprises 401 North Trenton Administra ve & Waste Services Ruston, Louisiana 71273 Educa onal Services Telephone: (318) 251•8643 Healthcare & Social Assistance Arts, Entertainment, and Recrea on Facsimile:(318)251•8612 Accommoda on & Food Services Other services Public Administra on *Data Non‐publishable*




NEAREST TECHNICAL COLLEGES

Louisiana Technical College‐Ruston Campus NEAREST 4‐ YEAR COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

Grambling State University Louisiana Tech University

Lincoln

Ruston

Arcadia

Bernice

Farmerville

20

20

80

167

63

167

2

15

2

2

$660 622

1,224 707 981 945 730 453

1,060 625 773 491

1,060 1,996

529 661 677 429 228 489 733


Parish Profile—Morehouse AREA MARKET ACCESSIBILITY

Total 805 Sq. miles Major Highways Land 794 Sq. miles Interstate Hwy N/A Water 11 Sq. miles US Highway 165,425


Popula on Total Popula on 27,608 Freight Railroad Total Households 10,539 Union Pacific Railroad (UP) Median Age 38.5 Arkansas & Louisiana Mississippi RR (ALM) Household Income Nearest Major City Median Household Income $32,586 Shreveport, Louisiana 130 miles Average Household Income $45,582 Per Capita Income $18,047 Nearest Commercial Airport Monroe Regional Airport 30 miles Popula on by Employment (2,5000 & 1,7500 runway) White Collar Jobs 46.2% Service Jobs 20.0% Blue Collar Jobs 33.8% Nearest Airport Morehouse Memorial Airport 5 miles Popula on by Educa on,25 Years+ (1,4000 runway) High School Graduate 43.1% Associate Degree 3.8% Nearest Port Bachelor’s Degree 8.2% Greater Ouachita Parish Port(9Ft) 25 miles Master’s Professional/Doctorate Degree 3.1% Nearest Deepwater Port

LABOR FORCE‐YEAR 2011‐Average Port of New Orleans (Deepwater) Civilian Labor 10,944 Employed 9,385 MAJOR EMPLOYERS Unemployed 1,559 Morehouse Parish School Board 721 Unemployment Rate 14.2% Morehouse General Hospital Inc 335

D G Foods, LLC 317 Cherry Ridge Guest Care, LLC 120

TAXES Property Taxes (Mills) Parish Wide 79.4 SALES TAX CLIMATE Parish 7.00% Annual Average High Temperature 75.5°F Bastrop 10.00% Annual Average Low Temperature 53.1°F Mer Rouge 9.00% Average Temperature 64.3°F Bonita 9.00% Average Annual Precipita on 57.1 in


Parish Profile—Morehouse Average Weekly Wages ($) by Major Industry Division ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACT

(3RD QUARTER 2011) Morehouse Economic Development Corp Morehouse CapitalOne Bank Building Agriculture Suite A 101 Franklin Street Mining Bastrop, Louisiana 71220 U li es Telephone: (318)283•4000 Construc on Facsimile: (318)283•0651 Manufacturing E‐mail: morehouseedc@a .net Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Transporta on & Warehousing Informa on Finance & Insurance Real Estate & Rental & Leasing Professional & Technical Services Management Companies & Enterprises Administra ve & Waste Services Educa onal Services Healthcare & Social Assistance Arts, Entertainment, and Recrea on Accommoda on & Food Services Other services Public Administra on *Data Non‐publishable*




NEAREST TECHNICAL COLLEGES Louisiana Technical College‐Bastrop Campus

NEAREST 4‐ YEAR COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES University of Louisiana at Monroe

Morehouse

MONROE REGIONALMONROE REGIONAL

Bastrop Mer Rouge

Sterlington

Oak Ridge

Rayville

165

80

425

2

Poverty Point NMONPoverty Point NMON

$559 556

* 838

1,094 476

1,074 431 883 685 691 436 680

* 588

* 490 290 239 346 794


Parish Profile—Natchitoches AREA MARKET ACCESSIBILTY

Total 1,299 Sq. miles Land 1,255 Sq. miles Major Highways Water 44 Sq. miles Interstate Hwy I‐49

US Highway 71,84

DEMOGRAPHICS

LA Highways 1,6,9,117,119,126,153,156,1226

Popula on Total Popula on 39,442 Freight Railroad Total Households 15,512 Union Pacific Railroad (UP) Median Age 30.8 Kansas City Southern (KCS) Household Income Nearest Major City Median Household Income $29,950 Shreveport, Louisiana 77 miles Average Household Income $44,480 Per Capita Income $18,703 Nearest Commercial Airport Natchitoches Regional Airport 0 miles Popula on by Employment (2, 5000 & 4000 runways) White Collar Jobs 53.5% Service Jobs 19.0% Nearest Port Blue Collar Jobs 27.6% Port of Natchitoches(9Ft) 5 miles

Popula on by Educa on,25 Years+ Nearest Deepwater Port High School Graduate 34.9% Port of New Orleans (Deepwater) Associate Degree 3.7% Bachelor’s Degree 13.6% MAJOR EMPLOYERS Master’s Professional/Doctorate Degree 7.2% Natchitoches Parish School Board 843

Northwestern State University 774 LABOR FORCE‐YEAR 2011‐Average Roy O Mar n‐Plywood 715

Pilgrim’s Pride—Natchitoches 702 Civilian Labor 16,745 Alliance Compressors 600 Employed 15,328 Natchitoches Regional Medical Center 513 Unemployed 1,417 Parish of Natchitoches 206 Unemployment Rate 8.5% CLIMATE

TAXES Annual average high temperature 76.6°F Annual average low temperature 54.7°F

Property Taxes (Mills) Parish Wide 93.9 Average temperature 65.6°F SALES TAX Average annual precipita on 54.9 in Parish 7.50% Camp 9.50% Clarence 8.50% Natchitoches 9.00%


Parish Profile—Natchitoches Average Weekly Wages ($) by Major Industry Division ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACT

(3RD QUARTER 2011) Natchitoches City of Natchitoches Economic Development Agriculture 700 Second Street Mining Natchitoches, Louisiana 71457 U li es Telephone: (318) 238•7223 Construc on Manufacturing Wholesale Trade Natchitoches Area Chamber of Commerce Retail Trade 562 2nd Street Transporta on & Warehousing Natchitoches, Louisiana 71457 Informa on Telephone: (318) 352•6894 Finance & Insurance Facsimile: (318) 352•5385 Real Estate & Rental & Leasing E‐mail: [email protected] Professional & Technical Services Management Companies & Enterprises Administra ve & Waste Services Educa onal Services Healthcare & Social Assistance Arts, Entertainment, and Recrea on Accommoda on & Food Services Other services Public Administra on *Data Non‐publishable*



NEAREST COMMUNITY & 2‐ YEAR COLLEGES Bossier Parish Community College

NEAREST TECHNICAL COLLEGES Louisiana Technical College‐Natchitoches Campus

NEAREST 4 YEAR COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Natchitoches

Natchitoches

Coushatta

Many

Winnfield

Colfax

Campti

49

17171

84

371

16784

167

8

1

1

8

8


$645 673

* 1,129

573 899 844 432 886 795 774 408 747 869 407 864 562 365 225 597 694


Parish Profile—Ouachita AREA MARKET ACCESSIBILTY

Total 633 Sq. miles Major Highways Land 611 Sq. miles Interstate Hwy I‐20 Water 22 Sq. miles US Highway 80,165

LA Highways 2,15,34 DEMOGRAPHICS

Popula on Freight Railroad Total Popula on 154,919 Union Pacific Railroad (UP) Total Households 58,596 Kansas City Southern (KCS) Median Age 33.5 Arkansas & Louisiana Mississippi Railroad (ALM) Household Income Nearest Major City Median Household Income $39,932 Shreveport, Louisiana 100 miles Average Household Income $56,178 Per Capita Income $22,427 Nearest Commercial Airport Monroe Regional Airport 0 miles Popula on by Employment (2, 5000 & 1, 7500 runway) White Collar Jobs 59.9% Service Jobs 19.1% Nearest Port Blue Collar Jobs 21.0% Greater Ouachita Parish Port (9Ft) 5 miles

Popula on by Educa on,25 Years+ Nearest Deepwater Port High School Graduate 31.8% Port of New Orleans (Deepwater) Associate Degree 4.5% Bachelor’s Degree 17.3% MAJOR EMPLOYERS Master’s Professional/Doctorate Degee 7.9% Ouachita Parish School Board 2,999

St. Francis Medical Center 2,219 LABOR FORCE‐YEAR 2011‐Average J. P. Morgan Chase/Monroe 2,100

CenturyLink‐Monroe 1400 Civilian Labor 70,019 Monroe City School District 1,387 Employed 64,504 Graphic Packaging Int’l—West Monroe 1,167 Unemployed 5,515 Unemployment Rate 7.9% CLIMATE

Annual average high temperature 77.1°F TAXES Annual average low temperature 54.6°F

Average temperature 65.8°F Property Taxes (Mills) Parish Wide 95.0 Average annual precipita on 53.4in SALES TAX Parish 8.6‐9.6% Monroe 9.99% Richwood 9.50% Sterlington 9.50%


Parish Profile—Ouachita Average Weekly Wages ($) by Major Industry Division ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACT

(3RD QUARTER 2011) Ouachita Agriculture Mining U li es Construc on Manufacturing Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Transporta on & Warehousing Informa on Finance & Insurance Real Estate & Rental & Leasing Professional & Technical Services Management Companies & Enterprises Administra ve & Waste Services Educa onal Services Healthcare & Social Assistance Arts, Entertainment, and Recrea on Accommoda on & Food Services Other services Public Administra on *Data Non‐publishable*


Public Schools 57 Private Schools 10 School District 2 (Ouachita Parish School Board & Monroe Ciy School District) NEAREST COMMUNITY & 2‐ YEAR COLLEGES Louisiana Delta Community College

NEAREST TECHNICAL COLLEGES Louisiana Technical College‐Delta‐Ouachita Campus Unitech Training Academy‐West Monroe Campus NEAREST 4 YEAR COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES University of Louisiana at Monroe

Monroe Chamber of Commerce Sue Nicholson

212 Walnut Street, Suite 100 Monroe, LA 71201

Phone (318) 323‐3461 Fax (318) 322‐7594

[email protected]

West Monroe Chamber of Commerce Mary Ann Newton

112 Professional Drive West Monroe, LA 71291 Phone (318) 325‐1961 Fax (318) 325‐4296

[email protected]

City of Monroe Dwight D. Vines

400 Lea Joyner Expressway Monroe, LA 71201

Phone: 318‐329‐2250

City of West Monroe Eric T. Hale, Ph.D.

2305 North 7th Street West Monroe, LA 71291 Phone: (318)‐396‐2600

E‐mail: [email protected]

Ouachita

MONROE REGIONALMONROE REGIONALMonroe

Sterlington

20

20

165

80 165 Bus

15

143 2

4

15

$715 488

1,069 991 715 947 995 457 912 787 735 670 877

1,369 492

1,274 718 263 259 536 796


Parish Profile—Red River AREA MARKET ACCESSIBILTY

Total 402 Sq. miles Major Highways Land 389 Sq. miles Interstate Hwy I‐49 nearby Water 13Sq. miles US Highway 71, 84, 371


Popula on Freight Railroad Total Popula on 8,890 Union Pacific Railroad (UP) Total Households 3,444 Kansas City Southern (KCS) Median Age 35.3 Nearest Major City Household Income Shreveport, Louisiana 53 miles Median Household Income $32,417 Average Household Income $51,432 Nearest Commercial Airport Per Capita Income $19,985 Monroe Regional Airport 0 miles

(2, 5000 & 1, 7500 runway) Popula on by Employment White Collar Jobs 41.4% NEAREST AIRPORT Service Jobs 19.3% Red River Airport Blue Collar Jobs 39.3% (2,5,000 runways) Popula on by Educa on,25 Years+ Nearest Port High School Graduate 41.5% Port of Red River (9Ft) 5 miles Associate Degree 3.2% Bachelor’s Degree 6.5% Nearest Deepwater Port Master’s Professional/Doctorate Degree 2.5% Port of New Orleans (Deepwater)

LABOR FORCE‐YEAR 2011‐Average MAJOR EMPLOYERS Red River Parish School Board 262

Civilian Labor 4,115 Christus Cousha a Health Care Center 168 Employed 3,758 Unemployed 357 Unemployment Rate 8.7% CLIMATE

Annual average high temperature 61.0°F TAXES Annual average low temperature 32.0°F

Average temperature 47.0°F Property Taxes (Mills) Parish Wide 95.7 Average annual precipita on 52.21in SALES TAX Parish 8.00% Cousha a 9.00% Hall Summit 9.00%


Parish Profile—Red River Average Weekly Wages ($) by Major Industry Division ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACT

(3RD QUARTER 2011) Red River Cousha a‐Red River Chamber of Commercy Agriculture P. O. Box 333‐622 Rush Street Mining Cousha a, Louisiana 71019 U li es Telephone: (318) 932•3289 Construc on Facsimile: (318) 932•6919 Manufacturing E‐mail: [email protected] Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Transporta on & Warehousing Informa on Finance & Insurance Real Estate & Rental & Leasing Professional & Technical Services Management Companies & Enterprises Administra ve & Waste Services Educa onal Services Healthcare & Social Assistance Arts, Entertainment, and Recrea on Accommoda on & Food Services Other services Public Administra on *Data Non‐publishable*



Bossier Parish Community College Southern University‐Shreveport

NEAREST TECHNICAL COLLEGES Blue Cliff College‐Shreveport Career Technical College‐Shreveport Louisiana Technical College‐Shreveport‐Bossier Northwestern University Nursing Edu Center NEAREST 4 YEAR COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

Centenary College of Louisiana Louisiana State University HSC Louisiana State University‐Shreveport

Red River

Coushatta

Campti49

49

71

37184

1

44

1

4

$717 650

1,439 1,063

798 872 457 391

1,195 580 591

1,013 528

* 387

* 525

* 290 659 740


Parish Profile—Sabine AREA MARKET ACCESSIBILTY

Total 1,012 Sq. miles Major Highways Land 865 Sq. miles Interstate Hwy I‐49 nearby Water 146 Sq. miles US Highway 171


Popula on Freight Railroad Total Popula on 24,526 Kansas City Southern (KCS) Total Households 9,473 Median Age 40.0 Nearest Major City Shreveport, Louisiana 95 miles Household Income Median Household Income $37,601 Nearest Commercial Airport Average Household Income $52,781 Shreveport Regional Airport 0 miles Per Capita Income $20,942 (2, 8300 & 1, 6200 runway) Popula on by Employment Nearest Airport White Collar Jobs 45.9% Hart Airport Service Jobs 16.4% (2,4400 runways) Blue Collar Jobs 37.6% Nearest Port Popula on by Educa on,25 Years+ Port of Natchitoches (9Ft) 30 miles High School Graduate 44.8% Port of Red River(9Ft) 30 miles Associate Degree 4.1% Bachelor’s Degree 8.4% Nearest Deepwater Port Master’s Professional/Doctorate Deg 4.3% Port of New Orleans (Deepwater) LABOR FORCE‐YEAR 2011‐Average MAJOR EMPLOYERS

Sabine Parish School Board 850 Civilian Labor 9,453 Boise Cascade, LLC 396 Employed 9,781 Big Star Supermarket of Many, Inc. 240 Unemployed 671 Sabine Medical Center 195 Unemployment Rate 7.1% CLIMATE

TAXES Annual average high temperature 76.5°F Property Taxes (Mills) Parish Wide 82.1 Annual average low temperature 52.4°F SALES TAX Average temperature 64.4°F Parish 7.63% Average annual precipita on 51.2in Converse 8.63% Many 8.88% Zwolle 9.63%


Parish Profile—Sabine Average Weekly Wages ($) by Major Industry Division ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACT

(3RD QUARTER 2011) Sabine Sabine Parish Chamber of Commerce Agriculture 1125 W. Mississippi Ave, Ste F Mining Many, Louisiana 71449 U li es Construc on Telephone: (318) 256•3523 Manufacturing Wholesale Trade Town of Many Retail Trade 965 San Antonio Avenue Transporta on & Warehousing Many, Louisiana 71449 Informa on Telephone: (318) 256•3651 Finance & Insurance Real Estate & Rental & Leasing Professional & Technical Services Management Companies & Enterprises Administra ve & Waste Services Educa onal Services Healthcare & Social Assistance Arts, Entertainment, and Recrea on Accommoda on & Food Services Other services Public Administra on *Data Non‐publishable*



NEAREST COMMUNITY & 2‐ YEAR COLLEGES Bossier Parish Community College Southern University‐Shreveport

NEAREST TECHNICAL COLLEGES Louisiana Technical College‐Natchitoches Campus Louisiana Technical College‐Sabine Valley Campus

NEAREST 4 YEAR COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Sabine

Many

49

171

1

Sabine NFSabine NF Kisatchie Kisatchie

$595 749

1,045 695 541 861 681 418 915 712 703 590 763 486 371

* 534

* 280 408 550


Parish Profile—Union AREA MARKET ACCESSIBILTY

Total 905 Sq. miles Major Highways Land 878 Sq. miles Interstate Hwy I‐20 (12 miles south of parish) Water 28 Sq. miles US Highway 63,167

LA Highways 2,15,33 DEMOGRAPHICS

Popula on Freight Railroad Total Popula on 22,732 Union Pacific Railroad (UP) Total Households 8,869 Median Age 40.4 Nearest Major City Shreveport, Louisiana 90 miles Household Income Median Household Income $38,976 Nearest Commercial Airport Average Household Income $53,649 Monroe Regional Airport 30 miles Per Capita Income $21,488 (2, 5000 & 1, 7500 runway) Popula on by Employment NEAREST AIRPORT White Collar Jobs 48.2% Farmerville Airport Service Jobs 15.3% (1, 3000 runway) Blue Collar Jobs 36.5% Nearest Port Popula on by Educa on,25 Years+ Greater Ouachita Parish Port(9Ft) 25 miles High School Graduate 43.7% Associate Degree 3.6% Nearest Deepwater Port Bachelor’s Degree 9.7% Port of New Orleans (Deepwater) Master’s Professional/Doctorate Degree 3.8% MAJOR EMPLOYERS

LABOR FORCE‐YEAR 2011‐Average Foster Farms 950 Union Parish School Board 415

Civilian Labor 9,771 Union General Hospital 134 Employed 8,976 Unemployed 795 Unemployment Rate 8.1% CLIMATE

TAXES Annual average high temperature 55.0°F Annual average low temperature 32.0°F

Property Taxes (Mills) Parish Wide 65.1 Average temperature 44.0°F SALES TAX Average annual precipita on 51.2in Parish 8.00% Bernice 10.00% Farmerville 9.50% Marion 9.00%


Parish Profile—Union Average Weekly Wages ($) by Major Industry Division ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACT

(3RD QUARTER 2011) Union Union Parish Chamber of Commerce Agriculture 303 E. Walter Street Mining Farmerville, Louisiana 71241 U li es (318)368•3947 Construc on Manufacturing Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Transporta on & Warehousing Informa on Finance & Insurance Real Estate & Rental & Leasing Professional & Technical Services Management Companies & Enterprises Administra ve & Waste Services Educa onal Services Healthcare & Social Assistance Arts, Entertainment, and Recrea on Accommoda on & Food Services Other services Public Administra on *Data Non‐publishable*




NEAREST TECHNICAL COLLEGES Louisiana Technical College‐North Central Campus

NEAREST 4 YEAR COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES Grambling State University Louisiana Tech University University of Louisiana at Monroe

Union

MONROE REGIONALMONROE REGIONALMonroeRuston

Strong

Huttig

Bernice

Farmerville

Junction City

Sterlington

2080

63

82

165

167

167

2

15143

2

2

2


$581 654 881 852 549

* 726 437 713

1,079 670 338 556

* 517

* 527 382 209 493 674


Parish Profile—Webster

AREA MARKET ACCESSIBILTY Total 615 Sq. miles Land 595 Sq. miles Major Highways Water 20 Sq. miles Interstate Hwy I‐20

US Highway 79,80,371 DEMOGRAPHICS LA Highways 2

Popula on Total Popula on 41,288 Freight Rail Total Households 16,287 Kansas City Southern (KCS) Median Age 39.1 Midsouth Rail (Operated by KCS) Louisiana & North West Railroad (LNW) Household Income Median Household Income $38,028 Nearest Major City Average Household Income $49,420 Shreveport, Louisiana 31 miles Per Capita Income $20,285 Nearest Commercial Airport Popula on by Employment Shreveport Regional Airport 0 miles White Collar Jobs 47.3% (2, 8300 & 2,6200 runways) Service Jobs 18.4% Blue Collar Jobs 34.3% Nearest Airport Minden‐Webster Airport Popula on by Educa on,25 Years+ (2, 5000 runways) High School Graduate 38.9% Springhill Airport Associate Degree 6.4% (2,4000 runways) Bachelor’s Degree 10.2% Master’s Professional/Doctorate Degree 4.2% Nearest Port Port of Shreveport/Bossier 40 miles

LABOR FORCE‐YEAR 2011‐Average Nearest Deepwater Port Civilian Labor 19,598 Port of New Orleans (Deepwater) Employed 18,039 Unemployed 1,559 MAJOR EMPLOYERS Unemployment Rate 8.0% Webster Parish School Board 995

Wal‐Mart/Sam’s Stores 630 TAXES Minden Medical Center 515

Kenyan Enterprises, Inc. (Piggly Wiggly) 415 Property Taxes (Mills) Parish Wide 104.4 Springhill Medical Center 232 SALES TAX City of Minden 219 Parish 7.00% Co on Valley 8.00% CLIMATE Sibley 9.00% Annual average high temperature 75.4°F Dixie Inn 9.50% Annual average low temperature 52.5°F Springhill 9.50% Average temperature 63.9°F Minden 9.50% Average annual precipita on 55.2in


Parish Profile—Webster

Average Weekly Wages ($) by Major Industry Division ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACT (3RD QUARTER 2011) North Webster Industrial Park

Webster Post Office Box 176 Agriculture Springhill, Louisiana 71075 Mining (318) 539•5058 U li es Construc on Manufacturing Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Transporta on & Warehousing Informa on Finance & Insurance Real Estate & Rental & Leasing Professional & Technical Services Management Companies & Enterprises Administra ve & Waste Services Educa onal Services Healthcare & Social Assistance Arts, Entertainment, and Recrea on Accommoda on & Food Services Other services Public Administra on *Data Non‐publishable*



Bossier Parish Community College Southern University at Shreveport Northwestern University Nursing Edu Center

NEAREST TECHNICAL COLLEGES Louisiana Technical College‐NW Louisiana NEAREST 4 YEAR COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

Louisiana State University‐Shreveport Louisiana State University HSC Centenary College of Louisiana

Webster

Bossier CityBossier City

Minden

Shreveport

Homer

Springhill

Cullen Haynesville

Plain Dealing

GibslandArcadia

Benton

20220

371

79

80

71

371

2 159

1

157

7 Conn

2

2


$716 730

1,446 859 826 874

1,084 425 976 661 735 920 618 362 506

* 594 327 242 550 652


NOTES:

LSUS Center for Business and Economic Research One University Place, Shreveport, LA 71115

Telephone: (318) 797‐5187 Fax: (318) 797‐5208

Website: www.lsus.edu/cber

The informa on presented in this publica on represents the most reliable and current data available for the 14 parish region gathered from recognized and credible sources. The publica on is the result of an ongoing partnership between the North Louisiana Economic Partnership (NLEP) and the Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) at Louisiana State University Shreveport (LSUS). The CBER provides applied economic and business research to organiza ons and businesses in North Louisiana. The Center serves as a collec on center for research data and strives to partner with government, businesses and industry to promote economic growth for the region. The Center maintains a database of local and regional economic indicators analyzes area economic trends and provides comprehensive demographic and Census Data for the area.

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