North Louisiana Regional Profile

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Introduc on
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
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ALLIANCE PARTNERS
Company Company AEP Swepco
Arcadia/Bienville Parish Chamber of Commerce
Atmos Energy
Bastrop‐Morehouse Chamber
Biomedical Research Founda on
Bossier Chamber of Commerce
Caddo Bossier Port
Camp Minden Industrial Park
Camp Minden Training Site
CenterPoint Energy
City of Bastrop
City of Bossier City
City of Minden
City of Monroe
City of Natchitoches
City of Ruston
City of Shreveport
City of West Monroe
Claiborne Chamber of Commerce
Claiborne Electric Coopera ve, Inc.
Cleco Power LLC
LSUS Center for Business and Economic Research
LSUS Small Business Development Center
Minden South Webster Chamber of Commerce
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Monroe Downtown Econ. Dev. District
Monroe Regional Airport
Morehouse Economic Development Corpora on
Natchitoches Area Chamber of Commerce
Natchitoches Parish PORT
North Delta Regional Planning & Dev.
North Webster Parish Indus al District
NOVA Workforce Ins tute of Northeast Louisiana
Ouachita Terminals
Red River Chamber of Commerce
Red River Waterway Commission
Ruston/Lincoln Chamber of Commerce
Sabine Parish Chamber of Commerce
Sabine Parish Tourist Bureau
Shreveport Airport Authority
Shreveport‐Bossier African American Chamber of Commerce
South Webster Industrial District ‐ Argent Advisors, Inc.
Springhill ‐ North Webster Chamber of Commerce
Consor um for Educa on Research & Technology of
North Louisiana (CERT)
Coordina ng & Development Corpora on
Cyber Innova on Center
DADCO Consul ng
DeSoto Parish Chamber of Commerce
DeSoto Parish Police Jury
Shreveport Downtown Development Authority
Entergy Louisiana
Greater Bossier Economic Development Founda on
Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce
Greenwood Chamber of Commerce
Jackson Parish Chamber of Commerce
Kansas City Southern Railroad
Louisiana Delta Community College
Louisiana Small Business Development Center
Louisiana Tech University
Sterlington Chamber of Commerce
Strategic Ac on Council CDC
Town of Arcadia
Town of Farmerville
Town of Greenwood
Town of Many
Town of Plain Dealing
Town of Richwood
Town of Vivian
Union Parish Chamber of Commerce
Village of Simsboro
Vivian Economic Development Corpora on (VEDC)
Ward II Industrial District
Weyerhaeuser
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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.
Union Parish
Morehouse Parish
Bossier Parish
Claiborne Parish
2011 Popula on
2011 Popula on
2011 Popula on
2011 Popula on
Es mate: 22,732
Es mate: 27,608
Es mate: 119,732
Es mate: 16,914
Lincoln Parish
Webster Parish
2011 Popula on
2011 Popula on
Caddo Parish
Ouachita Parish
Es mate: 46,856
Es mate: 41,288
2011 Popula on
2011 Popula on
Bienville Parish
Es mate: 257,051
Es mate: 154,919
2011 Popula on
Jackson Parish
Es mate: 14,335
2011 Popula on
Es mate: 16,323
Red River Parish
DeSoto Parish
2011 Popula on
2011 Popula on
Es mate: 8,890
Es mate: 26,812
Natchitoches Parish
2011 Popula on
Sabine Parish
Es mate: 39,442
2011 Popula on
Es mate: 24,526
Louisiana
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
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Rela ve Loca on of Shreveport‐Bossier and Monroe‐West Monroe to Other Major Ci es North Louisiana Regional Profile
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Major Routes in the North Louisiana Fourteen Parish Region R
82 Bus
82
79
Proposed I-49 Corridor
82
371
71
Union
63
Claiborne
Morehouse
425
Bossier Webster
Poverty Point NMON
Caddo
Lincoln
Minden
Monroe
20
167
Shreveport-Bossier City
371
Ouachita
Bienville
Jackson
171
135
4
Red River
DeSoto
171
84
65
Natchitoches
Sabine NF
Kisatchie NF
Sabine
49
165
165 Bus
96
ilw
Louisiana Ra
Angelina NF
ay
167
0
12.5
190
25
50
75
100
Miles
71
Big Thicket NPRES
10
165
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Cost of Living
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%).
ACCRA Cost of Living Index — Average 2011 Annual Data Springfield, MO
88.8
Oklahoma City, OK
90.5
Des Moines, IA
91.2
Dayton, OH
93.1
Monroe, LA
93.4
Evansville, IN
93.4
Huntsville, AL
93.6
Shreveport-Bossier
City
95.6
Dallas, TX
96.2
Atlanta, GA
97.3
Lafayette, LA
97.9
Richmond, VA
100.1
101.4
Cleveland, OH
85
90
95
100
105
110
*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.
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Popula on & Demographics
Fourteen‐Parish Region Popula on Change 1990 ‐ 2011 with 5‐year Forecast (Forecast)
2016
856,977
(Estimated)
2011
817,428
811,678
2010
781,540
2000
756,047
1990
740,000 760,000 780,000 800,000 820,000 840,000 860,000
Percent of Popula on by Age Group (2011) 25.0%
Region
20.7%
20.7% 20.2%
Louisiana
United States
20.0%
15.3%
13.7%
14.8%
13.8%
13.4%
13.9%
15.0%
14.1% 14.3%
12.7%13.7% 13.2%
12.0%
11.2% 11.3% 11.3%
10.0%
7.3% 6.9% 6.9%
6.7%
5.8%
6.2%
5.0%
0.0%
0‐14
15‐24
25‐34
35‐44
45‐54
55‐64
65‐74
75+
Age Group
Race, Ethnic and Gender Composi on (2011) Region Caucasian
African ‐ American
Other Races
Hispanic
58.1%
37.8%
4.2%
2.9%
Male
Female
48.1%
51.9%
Source: US Census– 2000, 2010 and 2011 Popula on Division; SRC.LLC (DemographicsNow.com)
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Households
Median Household Income 1990 ‐ 2011 with 5 Year Forecast Region
Louisiana
United Sta tes
$58,708
$53,616
$52,041
$42,430
$42,257
$30,102
$20,864
$30,866
$49,735
$44,544
$43,260
$39,485
$37,310
$32,927
$21,969
1990
2000
2010
2011
2016
Percentage of Household by Income (2011 Household Income) Region
Louisiana
United States
35.7%
28.1%
27.7%
23.8%
23.6%
19.8%
17.5%
12.2%
19.4%
18.9%
16.6%
17.3%
18.6%
11.7%
8.3%
Under $20,000
$20,000‐$29,999
$30,000‐$49,999
$50,000‐$74,999
Source: SRC, LLC (DemographicsNow.com)
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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.
Region
Louisiana
United States
29.4%
25.2%
23.2%
23.3%
23.6%
18.3%
18.9%
15.0%
22.9%
21.7%
19.8%
17.5%
14.3%
14.3%
12.9%
Under $20,000
$20,000‐$29,999
$30,000‐$49,999
$50,000‐$74,999
Over $75,000
Source: SRC, LLC (DemographicsNow.com)
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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.
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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:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
9
15
21
33
34
72
117
118
119
120
133
134
137
139
143
145
146
147
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
159
160
162
163
164
168
170
172
173
174
175
177
179
185
191
392
473
474
476
478
483
484
487
493
494
507
508
509
510
511
514
515
517
518
519
520
522
523
526
527
528
530
531
532
533
534
538
540
544
545
546
551
556
563
593
614
615
764
789
792
821
822
1215
1216
1218
3015
3118
3132
3175
3229
Motor Freight Service ●
Next day and second day motor freight delivery from Northwest Louisiana encompasses most of the Sunbelt
and Midwest U. S.
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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
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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:
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50 buses operate 7 days a week
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9 vans operate a demand‐response para transit system 7 days a week with 3 vans available on weekends
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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.
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Many routes providing service every 45 minutes Monday through Saturday.
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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
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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.
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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. North Louisiana Regional Profile
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Transporta on
Ports Port of Shreveport‐Bossier •
2,000 acre mul ‐modal complex located at the head of the J. Benne Johnston Red River Waterway
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Convenient access to I‐20 , I‐49 and within the proposed I‐69 corridor
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Port of Entry for Foreign Trade and Enterprise Zone and U.S. Customs
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General cargo and liquid wharves
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3,200 foot long slack water harbor and turning basin
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Comprehensive rail network and two locomo ve switch engines
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Rail links to Union Pacific main line rail, Kansas City Southern and Burlington Northern Santa Fe
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On‐dock rail and roll‐on/roll‐off ramp
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9 . depth and 200 . width channel maintained by the Army Corps of Engineers
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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
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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
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The only Slack Water Port on the Red River
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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
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9 . dra main channel depth
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Primary cargoes—aggregate, forest products
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Handled approximately 132,781 tons of cargo in 2007
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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
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Developing an infrastructure to include an access road, mooring dolphins and a bulk load‐out facility
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Future work will add a dock facility, 100‐ton crane, concrete storage area, truck scales and other ancillary
improvements
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Handled approximately 28,671 tons of bulk commodi es in 2007
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9 . dra main channel depth
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Primary cargoes—Inbound—aggregate, agricultural lime and outbound—fly ash
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Contact: The Natchitoches Port Commission, (318) 356‐9686
Greater Ouachita Parish Port •
Located at river milepost 164 on the west bank of the Ouachita River on southern edge of West Monroe, LA.
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Rail spur, dock, crane, and container storage area
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Handled 1,130,505 tons of cargo in 2008
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9 . dra main channel depth by 150 feet wide
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Primary cargoes—Inbound: Furniture, baby supplies, fuel; Outbound: Paper, Co on, Oil, Steel.
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Contact: Greater Ouachita Parish Port Commission (318) 998‐1271
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Transporta on
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.
Airports 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
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.
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.
Monroe Regional Airport Located 4 miles east of the City of Monroe.
Access to the airport is obtained through
C E 'Rusty' Williams Airport DeSoto Parish
Interstate 20/Exit 120 and Louisiana
Located 3 miles northwest of
Highway 80/Kansas Lane. MLU encompasses
Mansfield, Louisiana. Two runways
approximately 2,600 acres, has two 5000’
4,500 x 100 . Eight single engine
runways, one 7500’ runway and is owned
airplanes and 1 mul engine airplane
are based on the field. Owned by the and operated by the City of Monroe.
DeSoto Parish Police Jury.
Morehouse Memorial Airport Serves Bastrop and Morehouse parish and is
Farmerville Airport Farmerville Airport serves Farmerville owned by the City Of Bastrop. The paved
runway extends for 4000 feet. The facility is
and Union Parish and is owned by
at an eleva on of 167 feet at a distance of
Union Parish Police Jury. The paved
about 2 miles from Bastrop.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
SHREVEPORT REGIONAL AIRPORT
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Climate
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
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Measurable snow occurs on average once every 2 years; 5.0 inches measured in 2011.
Temperature •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
Average Temperatures — 2011 72.2
61.8
53.7
70.8
60.3
50.5
44.5
85. 4
84.5
83.3
73.4
104.4
99.6
97.6
73.3
88.1
76.5
91.5
92.5
82.2
80
78.6
78.6
67.4
64.8
62.3
69.9
58.8
58.3
52.6
48.4
47.7
68.2
58.3
56.4
48.8
39.3
39.2
35.3
Jan.
Feb.
Mar
April
May
June
Average high
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Average Low
Nov.
Dec.
Avg.
Average
Source: Na onal Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra on (NOAA)
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Recrea on & The Arts
BIENVILLE PARISH RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES & ATTRACTIONS
FESTIVALS & EVENTS
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 RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES & ATTRACTIONS
FESTIVALS & EVENTS
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
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
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CADDO PARISH RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES & ATTRACTIONS
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
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CADDO PARISH (con
nued)
FESTIVALS & EVENTS
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
CLAIBORNE PARISH RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES & ATTRACTIONS
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
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DESOTO PARISH RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES & ATTRACTIONS
FESTIVALS & EVENTS
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
JACKSON PARISH RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES & ATTRACTIONS
FESTIVALS & EVENTS
Biking, hun ng, fishing, boa ng, camping
Golf, tennis, bowling, ska ng, swimming
Jackson‐Bienville Wildlife Mgt Area
Chatham Lake
Caney Lake Reservoir‐Caney Creek
Dugdemona River
Jimmy Davis State Park
Christmas in the Pines
Christmas Parade
CHATHAM LAKE
JIMMY DAVIS STATE PARK
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LINCOLN PARISH RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES & ATTRACTIONS
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
FESTIVALS & EVENTS
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
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
LOUISISNA PEACH FESTIVAL‐RUSTON
MOREHOUSE PARISH RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES & ATTRACTIONS
FESTIVALS & EVENTS
Bastrop Municipal Center; The Rose Theater
The Snyder Museum
Upper Ouachita Na onal Wildlife refuge
Chemin‐a‐Haut State Park
Handy Break Na onal Wildlife Refuge
Bastrop Country Club
Bayou Bend Golf Course
Crawfish Fes val
Music on Main Street
Black History Parade
Stop City Blues Fes val
North Louisiana Co on Fes val & Fair
Bastrop Fall Arts & Cra s Fes val
Farm Fes val
Bonita Alligator Fes val
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NATCHITOCHES PARISH RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES & ATTRACTIONS
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
FESTIVALS & EVENTS
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
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OUACHITA PARISH RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES & ATTRACTIONS
FESTIVALS & EVENTS
Emy‐Lou Biedenharn Museum & Gardens
Elsong Gardens
Masur Museum of Art
West Monroe's An que Alley
Louisiana Purchase Gardens & Zoo.
Ike Hamilton Exposi on Center
Cooley House
Excaliber Family Fun Center
Louisiana Folklife Fes val
Krewe of Janus Mardi Gras Parade
DeltaFest
Miss Louisiana Pageant
Dave L. Pearce Memorial Weekend
Christmas at the Biedenharn
Christmas on the Ouachita
Co onland Christmas Parade
OUACHITA PARISH COURTHOUSE
OUACHITA RIVER POND
RED RIVER PARISH RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES & ATTRACTIONS
FESTIVALS & EVENTS
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
SABINE PARISH RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES & ATTRACTIONS
FESTIVALS & EVENTS
El Camino Real
Fort Jessup State Commemora ve Area
Hodges Gardens
Pleasant Hill Ba le Park
Rebel
State Commemora ve Area
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
The "Hanging Tree"
The Sawmill Town of Fisher
Toledo Bend Reservoir
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UNION PARISH RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES & ATTRACTIONS
Lake D'Arbonne State Park
Upper Ouachita/D'Arbonne Na onal Wildlife Refuges
Union Parish Wildlife Management Area
Sweet Onion House; The Garland House
The J.W. Heard House; The Bernice Civic Clubhouse
1899 Depot Museum in Depot Park
Alabame Methodist Church; Hopkins House
FESTIVALS & EVENTS
Black History Parade
Corney Creek Fes val
D'Arbonne Arts Fes val
Mayhaw Fes val
Stampede Days
Walking Horse Show
Louisiana Watermelon Fes val
Christmas Ceremony
Corney Creek Christmas Fes val
WEBSTER PARISH RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES & ATTRACTIONS
FESTIVALS & EVENTS
Art on Broadway‐Minden
Caney‐Dorcheat Triathlon
Christmas at Germantown‐Minden
Caney Lakes (Part of the Kisatchie Na onal Forest)
Christmas Parade of Homes‐Springhill
Champion Park Speedway
Daffodils, Dungarees and Dirt Garden Fes val‐Minden
Coca‐Cola Bo ling Co. Collec on
Downtown Halloween Parade‐Minden
Co on Valley's Hodges House
Frank Anthony Park and Pine Woods Lumber Steam Engine Dr. Mar n Luther King, Jr. Day Parade and Events‐Minden
February Mardi Gras Parade and Events
Germantown Colony and Museum
Fourth of July Fireworks Over Turner’s Pond
Historic Main Street Districts (Minden & Springhill)
Historic Residen al District Christmas Tour of Homes‐Minden
Lake Bis neau State Park
Lumberjack
Fes val, Springhill
Minden Historic District
Main to Main Shopping event from Downtown Minden to
Northwest Louisiana Scenic Byway, Louisiana Highway 2
Downtown Springhill
Pine Hills Country Club
March Annual Open Bass Tournament on Lake Bis neau
Piney Woods Palace
Minden Christmas Parade
Springhill Art League
Minden Jaycees/Webster Parish Fair‐Minden
Springhill Country Club
Minden St. Jude Auc on‐Minden
The Moess Center for the Arts & City Farm
My Town Christmas, Springhill
The Neighborhood Art Gallery and Museum
New Year’s Eve Fireworks Over Turner’s Pond
The Spring Theatre
Pow Wow and Trade Days Fes val‐Minden
W. R. Shadows Estate (Formerly Sunnyside Planta on)
The Grove Golf Course
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
AUTUMN ON THE DORCHEAT
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Health Care
Hospitals 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.
Bastrop Rehabilita on Hospital Morehouse
15 Beds
Rehab
E. A. Conway Medical Center Ouachita
247 Beds
Acute Care
Bienvile Medical Center Bienville
21 Beds
Acute Care/Cri cal Access
Edgewood Hospital Union
32 Beds
Acute Care
Brentwood Hospital Caddo
200 Beds
Acute Psychiatric
Golden Age Senior Care Hospital Ouachita
12 Beds
Psychiatric
Christus Cousha a Health Care Center Red River
25 Beds
Green Clinic Surgical Hospital Lincoln
12 Beds
Acute Care Limited
Christus Schumpert Highland Caddo
160 Beds
Acute Care
Healthsouth Specialty Hospital of N LA Lincoln
91 Beds
Long Term Acute Care
Christus Schumpert St. Mary Place Caddo
410 Beds
Acute Care
Homer Memorial Hospital Claiborne
60 Beds
Acute Care
Conerstone Hospital of Bossier City Bossier
102 Beds
Long Term Acute Care/Rehab
IASIS Glenwood Regional Medical Center Ouachita
237 Beds
Acute Care
Conerstone Hospital of West Monroe Ouachita
47 Beds
Jackson Parish Hospital Jackson
25 Beds
DeSoto Regional Health System DeSoto
57 Beds
Acute Care
Liberty Healthcare Systems, LLC‐Bastrop Morehouse
60 Beds
Psychiatric
Doctors' Hospital of Shreveport Caddo
63 Beds
Acute Care
Dubuis Hospital of Shreveport Caddo
36 Beds
Liberty Healthcare Systems, LLC‐Farmerville Union
18 Beds
Psychiatric
Louisiana Extended Care Hospital of Natchitoches Natchitoches
21 Beds
Louisiana Extended Care Hospital of W Monroe Ouachita
18 Beds
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
LifeCare Hospitals of Shreveport Caddo
65 Beds
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Health Care
Hospitals (con
nued)
P & S Surgical Hospital Ouachita
22 Beds
Acute Care Limited
St. Francis Medical Center Ouachita
318 Beds
Acute Care
Willis‐Knighton Pierremont Health Center Caddo
206 Beds
Acute Care
Physicians Behavorial Hospital Caddo
14 Beds
St. Francis Medical Center (North Campus) Ouachita
209 Beds
Acute Care
Willis‐Knighton South & Women's Health Caddo
152 Beds
Acute Care
Premier Rehabilita n Hospital Ouachita
20 Beds
Rehab
St. Francis Specialty Hospital Ouachita
32 Beds
Promise Hospital of Bossier City Bossier
50 Beds
St. Patrick's Psychiatric Hospital Ouachita
24 Beds
Psychiatric
Promise Hospital of Shreveport Caddo
146 Beds
Long Term Acute Care/Rehab
Sterlington Rehab Hospital Union
10 Beds
Rehab
Red River Behavorial Center Bossier
20 Beds
Rehab/Geriatric Psych
Stonewall Hospital DeSoto
22 Beds
Psychiatric
Sabine Medical Center Sabine
48 Beds
Acute Care
Su on Children's Medical Center Caddo
108 Beds
Acute Care‐Pediatrics
Shriners Hospital‐Shreveport Caddo
45 Beds
Pediatric Orthopedic
Tri‐Ward General Hospital Union
15 Beds
Acute Care
Union General Hospital Union
25 Beds
Specialists Hospital‐Shreveport Caddo
15 Beds
Specialty Rehabilita on Hospital of Cousha a Red River
12 Beds
Rehab
Springhill Medical Center Webster
60 Beds
Acute Care
GLENWOOD REGIONAL MED CENTER
MINDEN MEDICAL CENTER
Shriners Hospitals for Children in Shreveport, Louisiana
Willis‐Knighton Bossier Health Center Bossier
171 Beds
Acute Care
Willis‐Knighton Medical Center Caddo
344 Beds
Acute Care
Overton Brooks VA Medical Center, Shreveport, Louisiana
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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 1,716
15,526
31,050
1,494
3,727
1,717
4,849
6,627
3,469
5,256
14,637
1,152
3,319
1,896
5,139
Bienville
Bossier
Caddo
Claiborne
DeSoto
Jackson
Lincoln
Monroe
Morehouse
Natchitoches
Ouachita
Red River
Sabine
Union
Webster
Total Private (Non‐Public) Schools 9‐12 Total Enrollment 596
2,312
5,227
20,753
11,092
42,142
613
2,107
1,248
4,975
548
2,265
1,825
6,674
2,241
8,868
1,035
4,504
1,571
6,827
5,041
19,678
374
1,526
995
4,314
707
2,603
1,838
6,977
136,525 Schools 9
35
71
10
12
5
21
21
13
16
36
4
12
8
18
291 Bienville
Bossier
Caddo
Claiborne
DeSoto
Jackson
Lincoln
Monroe
Morehouse
Natchitoches
Ouachita
Red River
Sabine
Union
Webster
0
140
3,259
253
107
0
598
879
190
274
1,100
228
0
207
256
Total Total Region Enrollment 0
0
1,120
80
38
0
244
146
114
132
394
88
0
97
318
Source: Louisiana Department of Educa on
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0
140
4,379
333
145
0
842
1,025
304
406
1,494
316
0
304
574
10,262 146,787 0
2
12
2
1
0
3
5
1
1
5
1
0
1
2
36 327 Educa on
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING Public and private colleges/universi es within approximately 100 miles of the region 2‐Year College/University Name Loca on Enrollment Angelina College
3500 South First, Lu in, Texas 75902‐1768
Blue Cliff College‐Shreveport
8731 Park Plaza Drive, Shreveport, Louisiana 71105
Bossier Parish Community College
6220 East Texas, Bossier City, LA 71111‐6922
Career Technical College‐Monroe
2319 Louisville Ave, Monroe, LA 71201
Career Technical College‐Shreveport
1227 Shreveport‐Barksdale Hwy, Shreveport, LA 71105
Delta Community College
4014 LaSalle St., Monroe, LA 71203
5,927
255
7,077
775
358
2,490
Jacksonville College‐Main Campus
105 B J Albri on Dr, Jacksonville, TX 75766
Kilgore College
1100 Broadway, Kilgore, TX 75662‐3299
6,691
402
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
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
Northwest Louisiana Technical College‐NW Louisiana Campus
Mansfield Campus
1010 James St, Ruston, LA71273‐1070
814 Constable Street, Minden, LA 71055
1,536
3,071
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
Total Enrollment
1,557
81,412 Source: State of Louisiana Board of Regents; US DOE Ins tute of Educa on Sciences‐2010‐2011
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Educa on
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING (con
nued) 4‐Year College/University Name Loca on Alcorn State University
1000 ASU Dr Ste 359, Alcorn State, MS 39096
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
Embry‐Riddle Aeronau cal University at Barksdale AFB
Barksdale Air Force Base, Bossier City, LA 71010
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
Lamar University
4400 MLK, Beaumont, TX 77705
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
Enrollment Louisiana State University Health Sciences Ctr‐Shreveport 1501 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA 71103
3,682
1,197
175
522
14,385
867
Louisiana State University‐Shreveport
One University Place, Shreveport, LA 71115
4,562
305 Wisteria, Ruston, LA 71272
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
Stephen F Aus n State University
1936 North St, Nacogdoches, TX 75962
Texas A & M University‐Texarkana
2600 N Robison Rd, Texarkana, TX 75505
Texas College
2404 N. Grand Avenue, Tyler, TX 75702
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
Total Enrollment 11,518
25
12,954
2,003
927
1,351
130,634 Source: State of Louisiana Board of Regents; US DOE Ins tute of Educa on Sciences (2010‐2011)
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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 Unclassified
establishments
0%
Accommodation & food
services
7%
Forestry, agricultural,Mining
2%
etc.
Utilities
1%
1%
Other services
10%
Construction
8%
Manufacturing
3%
Wholesale trade
5%
Arts, entertainment &
recreation
1%
Health care and social
assistance
12%
Retail trade
17%
Educational services
1%
Management
1%
Admin, support,
waste mgt, etc.
4%
Prof, scientific &
tech services
9%
Finance &
insurance
8%
Information
1%
Transportation &
warehousing
3%
Real estate &
rental &
leasing
Source: U.S. Census ‐ County Business Pa erns, 2010
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Business Environment
Major Employers * State of Louisiana‐Dept of Civil Service
Barksdale Air Force Base
LSU Health Sciences Center‐Shreveport
Willis Knighton Health System
Caddo Parish School Board
* Wal‐Mart/Sam's Stores
Ouachita Parish School Board
Bossier Parish School Board
* Brookshire's & Super 1 food Stores
City of Shreveport
St. Francis Medical Center
J. P. Morgan Chase‐Monroe
* U.S. Postal Service
Harrah's Horseshoe Casino & Hotel/ Harrah's
Louisiana Downs
Christus Schumpert Health Sys‐Shreveport
* McDonald's Corp
* Interna onal Paper Company
Overton Brooks VA Medical Center
U.S. Support Company (Answer Group)
CenturyLink‐Monroe
* Gamble Guest Care Group
Monroe City School District
Eldorado Resort Casino
Sam's Town Hotel & Casino Shreveport
Graphic Packaging Intl‐West Monroe
City of Monroe
Gorman Group/Tango Transport, Inc.
University of Louisiana At Monroe
Webster Parish School Board
Red River Sanitors Inc
Lincoln Parish School Board
Libbey Glass, Inc.
Glenwood Regional Medical Ctr
Foster Farms
DeSoto Parish School Board
The Arc of Caddo‐Bossier
Sabine Parish School Board
Natchitoches Parish School Board
Diamond Jack's Casino Resort
House of Raeford Farms LLC
Raeford Farms of Louisiana
Chase Home Finance
Northwestern State University
Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office
Government
Military
Health Care
Health Care
School System
Retail
School System
School System
Grocery
Government
Health Care
Banking
Postal Service
15,985
10,284
6,200
6,145
6,101
5,861
2,999
2,926
2,847
2,700
2,219
2,100
1,822
Gaming Casino & Hotel
Health Care
Fast Food Restaurant
Wood Product Mfg
Health Care
Call Center
Phone Service
Nursing and/or Re rement Home
School System
Paper Products
Government
Transporta on
Educa on
Educa on
School System
Janitorial Services
School System
Glassware manufacturer
Health Care
Poultry Processing and/or Hatchery
School System
Non Profit Organiza on
School System
School System
1,800
1,800
1,701
1,651
1,590
1,585
1,400
1,390
1,387
1,300
1,194
1,167
1,150
1,100
1,095
1,061
995
975
963
950
950
950
881
857
850
843
837
Poultry Processing and/or Hatchery
Real Estate Mortgages
Educa on
Public Service
825
800
774
766
* Regional‐More than one branch, office or store within the region.
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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%
Work Force
Thousands
390
310
230
150
70
Year
00
01
02
03
Region
04
05
06
07
08
Shreveport‐Bossier City MSA
09
10
11
Monroe MSA
Average Unemployment Rate %
9.0
8.0
7.0
6.0
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
Year
00
01
02
03
Region
04
05
06
07
Shreveport‐Bossier City MSA
08
09
10
11
Monroe MSA
Source: Louisiana Department of Labor
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Workforce
Average Employment (2011)—Fourteen‐Parish Region North Louisiana Region Health care and social assistance
Retail trade
Accommoda on and food services
Educa onal services
Manufacturing
Administra ve and waste services
Construc on
Public administra on
Wholesale trade
Finance and insurance
Professional and technical services
Transporta on and warehousing
Mining
Arts, entertainment, and recrea on
Other services, except public administra on
Informa on
Real estate and rental and leasing
Management of companies and enterprises
U li es
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hun ng
Average Average Weekly Employment Percent Wages $ 306,591 100.0% 687 59,345
19.4%
601
39,408
12.9%
431
27,610
9.0%
251
23,877
7.8%
674
23,386
7.6%
880
16,477
5.4%
496
16,054
5.2%
753
14,788
4.8%
744
11,188
3.6%
881
10,850
3.5%
697
9,223
3.0%
729
9,013
2.9%
980
8,949
2.9%
1,158
7,974
2.6%
335
7,683
2.5%
484
5,060
1.7%
738
4,914
1.6%
668
3,063
1.0%
909
2,747
0.9%
994
2,029
0.7%
698
Average Employment 306,591 117,750
65,799
44,460
17,691
12,969
12,835
7,019
6,953
5,437
4,840
4,209
3,999
3,567
2,630
BY REGION AND PARISH NORTH LOUISIANA REGION CADDO
OUACHITA
BOSSIER
LINCOLN
NATCHITOCHES
WEBSTER
DESOTO
MOREHOUSE
SABINE
UNION
BIENVILLE
CLAIBORNE
JACKSON
RED RIVER
Source: Louisiana Department of Labor
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Average Weekly Percent Wages $ 100.0% 687 38.4%
770
21.5%
715
14.5%
705
5.8%
660
4.2%
645
4.2%
716
2.3%
849
2.3%
559
1.8%
595
1.6%
581
1.4%
693
1.3%
709
1.2%
701
0.9%
717
Workforce
Wage Rates for Selected Occupa ons ‐ 2011
Salary Range‐Hourly Rate (Dollars) Monroe MSA Professional/Technical Accountants and Auditors
Computer Programmers
Construc on Managers
Financial Managers
Clerical Bill & Account Collectors
Bookkeeping, Accoun ng, & Audi ng Clerks
Cashiers
Customer Service Representa ves
Data Entry Keyers
Office Clerks, General
Payroll & Timekeeping Clerks
Recep onists & Informa on Clerks
Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, & Execu ve
Shipping, Receiving, & Traffic Clerks
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering
Service
Tellers
Sales Retail Salespersons
Sales Managers
Sales Representa ves, Services, All Other
Produc on and Maintenance Construc on Laborers
Machinists
Maintenance & Repair Workers, General
Team Assemblers
Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor‐Trailer
Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services
Shreveport/Bossier MSA Employed Median Mean Employed Median Mean 470
150
70
170
$24.85
$20.22
$32.59
$36.56
$25.97
$21.84
$38.70
$48.79
1,070
180
140
380
$27.26
$30.42
$34.20
$33.45
$28.63
$31.39
$37.46
$37.07
200
1,060
2,550
1,930
110
1,640
110
660
1,710
270
680
$13.26
$14.02
$8.60
$12.70
$12.90
$10.33
$13.79
$10.01
$12.64
$12.46
$9.08
$13.45
$14.62
$8.62
$13.42
$13.84
$10.97
$14.36
$10.34
$12.66
$13.31
$10.27
370
2,500
5,840
2,320
140
3,000
260
1,700
3,800
650
2,460
$14.75
$15.88
$8.62
$13.29
$13.41
$10.62
$18.16
$10.27
$12.98
$12.25
$9.28
$14.76
$16.33
$8.70
$13.90
$13.89
$11.39
$17.63
$10.87
$13.40
$13.33
$10.31
100
$10.22
$10.70
380
$10.34
$10.82
510
$10.34
$10.59
780
$10.23
$10.20
2,950
130
160
$9.53
$33.79
$23.50
$11.94
$40.93
$27.43
6,080
330
180
$9.78
$36.75
$22.54
$11.64
$43.46
$25.14
350
330
1050
430
680
420
$11.49
$15.52
$15.19
$11.83
$16.06
$10.87
$11.66
$16.01
$16.49
$13.27
$17.19
$13.16
810
690
2,590
1,310
2,620
1,290
$11.22
$20.14
$14.67
$19.58
$17.29
$12.13
$12.33
$21.32
$15.84
$18.99
$18.42
$13.77
Source: Louisiana Department of Labor ‐ 2011 BLS/OES
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Industrial Parks
BIENVILLE PARISH BOSSIER PARISH (cont’d) Arcadia Industrial Site I Arcadia Industrial Site II Viking Drive Industrial Park •
Owned by Town of Arcadia
Owned by Town of Arcadia
●
Owned jointly by Bossier Parish and the City of Bossier City
•
69 Acres—55 acres available •
26 Acres—22 acres available
●
•
Managed by the Greater Bossier Economic Development
Founda on
U li es available
•
On Felts Rd—Off U.S. Hwy 80, •
2 miles south of I‐20
●
85 acres available for development
On I‐20, between Hwy 519
and Hwy 151
●
Located on Viking Drive West, 1/4 mile off Swan Lake Road
•
Located in an Enterprise and •
Renewal Community Zone
Located in an Enterprise and
Renewal Community Zone
●
Rail service ‐ Kansas City Southern Railroad
●
City water and sewerage
•
Rail Service—KCS
•
4 acre hotel site planned
●
•
Tenant—Infistar (Oil/Gas)
•
Cleared of trees
Electric power ‐ AEP/Southwestern Electric Power (AEP/
SWEPCO)
•
•
Contact: Omar Valen ne
(318) 263‐8456
●
Natural gas ‐ Centerpoint Energy Arkla
Contact: Omar Valen ne
(318) 263‐8456
•
1/2 mile to I‐220 interchange and 1 1/2 miles to I‐20 interchange
•
Contact: Greater Bossier Economic Development Founda on,
•
•
U li es available
(318) 742‐6043
BOSSIER PARISH Plain Dealing Industrial Park ●
Owned and operated by the Town of Plain Dealing
● 40 acres available for development
Benton Industrial Park ● Located on Industrial Drive in Plain Dealing
●
Owned and operated by the Town of Benton
● 20 miles north of I‐220 and 25 miles from I‐49
●
40 acre development
● Rail service—Union Pacific
● 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
●
SWEPCO)
●
Rail Service ‐ Union Pacific Railroad
●
•
Natural gas ‐ Centerpoint Energy Arkla
●
SWEPCO)
•
Fire Sta on Number 2 located in the park
•
●
Natural gas ‐ CenterPoint Energy Arkla
Contact: Division of Marke ng and Industrial Development, CDC
(318) 632‐2022
•
Primary tenant ‐ Capro, Inc. and Elite RV
•
Contact: Division of Marke ng and Industrial Development, CDC
(318) 632‐2022
Ruben E. White Industrial Park Commerce 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
●
Owned jointly by Bossier Parish and the City of Bossier City
●
Managed by the Greater Bossier Economic Development Foun
da on
•
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
●
83 acres available for development
•
Zoned for heavy industry
●
Located at I‐220 and Shed Road
•
City water & sewerage
●
Rail service — Kansas City Southern Railroad
●
•
Electric: AEP‐SWEPCO
●
SWEPCO)
•
Rail Service: KCA
•
Located in an Enterprise Zone
•
(318) 742‐6043
•
Natural gas ‐ CenterPoint Energy Arkla
•
(318) 742‐6043
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Gas: CenterPoint Energy
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
Caddo Ward II Industrial Park •
Located off LA Highway 1 between Vivian and Oil City
•
Shreve Park Industrial Campus 239 acres zoned for heavy industrial
●
•
Water & sewer, electricity, and gas available
Owned by the Greater Shreveport Industrial Park Development
Founda on, Inc.
•
Contact: Division of Marke ng and Industrial Development,
CDC (318) 632‐2022
●
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
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
●
●
City water and sewerage; Natural gas ‐ CenterPoint Energy
●
110 acre development zoned for heavy industry
•
●
Rail service ‐ Kansas City Southern Railroad
SWEPCO)
•
City water & sewerage; Natural gas—CenterPoint Energy
•
•
Electric power ‐ AEP/Southwestern Electric Power (AEP/SWEPCO)
Primary tenants ‐ Frymaster Manufacturing Plant, Louisiana Tech
University ‐Technology Transfer Center, and Ivan Smith Furniture
and Appliances, Inc.
•
Contact: Div. of Marke ng & Industrial Development, CDC (318)
632‐2022
•
Contact: Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce, (318) 677‐
2503
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Industrial Parks
CADDO PARISH (Con
nued) Shreveport Regional Airport Industrial Park
Vivian Industrial Park ●
Owned and operated by the Shreveport Regional Airport Authority
•
Located in the City of Vivian, off LA Highway 1
●
800 acres of prime land for development
•
37 acres zoned for heavy development
●
Central U. S. loca on makes the park readily accessible for any air
cra /aerospace related industry requiring taxiways and
ramp access
•
Rail, Water & sewer, electricity, and gas available
•
●
Maintenance facili es are available for corporate planes and offices
CDC (318) 632‐2022
●
Aircra rescue and fire figh ng facili es meet FAA index E
●
Twenty‐four hour emergency crews on site
●
●
SWEPCO)
●
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
RED RIVER BOATRAMP
West Shreveport Industrial Park •
Owned by the Caddo Parish Commission
●
Located in west Shreveport, less than 5 miles from the Shreveport Regional Airport
●
•
Rail Service ‐ Union Pacific Railroad
●
Surrounded by divided four‐lane highways ‐
●
City water and sewerage; Natural gas ‐ CenterPoint Energy
•
Electric power ‐ AEP/Southwestern Electric Power (AEP/SWEPCO)—Primary tenant‐General Motors
•
Contact: Div. of Marke ng & Industrial Development, CDC (318) 632‐2022
Bert Kouns Industrial Loop (LA 526) and West 70th Street (LA 511)
Privately‐Owned Industrial Parks Freestate Industrial Park •
Located north of downtown Shreveport in Bossier Parish.
•
Contact: Freestate Circle, LLC (318) 222‐7173
Slack Industrial Park •
Located in south central Shreveport
•
Contact: Sealy & Company, Inc. (318) 222‐8700
CADDO LAKE
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Industrial Parks
CLAIBORNE PARISH North Homer Industrial Park Claiborne Industrial Park •
Located on U.S. Highway 70 within the Homer town limits
•
•
Various sized loca ons available with all u li es installed
Owned and operated by the Claiborne Economic Development
Board
•
City water and sewage
•
Located on U.S. Highway 79 between Homer and Haynesville
•
Electric Power: Entergy and Claiborne Electric Coop
•
134 acres with u li es installed
•
•
2,000 acre development site
•
•
City sewage and water; Gas: CenterPoint Energy
•
Rail Service is available with Louisiana and North West
Railroad
•
Electric Power: Claiborne Co‐op
•
•
Contact: Homer Industrial Founda ons, (318) 927‐3271
•
Rail service is available with Louisiana and North Railway
•
Contact: Claiborne Economic Development Board, (318) 927‐
6333
South Homer Industrial Park •
Located within the Homer town limits
•
Haynesville Industrial Park Loca on is available with all u li es installed
•
•
Owned and operated by the Town of Haynesville
City water and sewage
•
•
Located on U.S. Highway 79 in Haynesville city limits
Electric Power: Entergy and Claiborne Electric Coop
•
•
134 acres with u li es installed
•
•
Approximately 1 mile north of downtown Haynesville
•
•
City sewage and water; Gas: CenterPoint Energy
Rail Service is available with Louisiana and North West
Railroad
•
Electric Power: Entergy
•
Contact: Homer Industrial Founda ons, (318) 927‐3271 •
•
Rail service is available with Louisiana and North Railway
•
Contact: Haynesville Chamber of Commerce, (318) 624‐9603
DESOTO PARISH DeSoto Parish Air Industrial Park Interstate 49 Business Park •
Owned and operated by the DeSoto Parish Police Jury
•
Privately owned
•
Located 2 miles north of Mansfield, LA on Highway 171
•
•
Located at the intersec on Highway 175 and I‐49 in Frierson,
Louisiana
•
Electric Power: Central Louisiana Electric Company (CLECO)
•
101.89 acres zoned for heavy industry
•
Natural Gas: Trans Louisiana
•
Water & sewer, electricity, and gas available
•
•
CDC (318) 632‐2022
•
CDC (318) 632‐2022
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
•
CDC (318) 632‐2022
OLD LOG COURTHOUSE IN MANSFIELD, LOUISIANA
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Industrial Parks
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
LINCOLN PARISH Ruston Industrial Park •
Owned by various private landowners
•
Located on McDonald Avenue in Ruston, Louisiana, within 5 miles of I‐20
•
•
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
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
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Industrial Parks
NATCHITOCHES PARISH Natchitoches Parish Industrial Park Natchitoches Industrial Park •
Owned by the City of Natchitoches
•
Owned by the City of Natchitoches
•
Located on Highway 1 bypass within the city limits
•
Located at the Natchitoches Airport
•
80 acres are zoned for heavy industry
•
Approximately 20 acres available
•
City water & sewage
•
City water & sewage
•
Electric Power: Valley Electric
•
Electric Power: Valley Electric
•
Natural Gas: Trans Louisiana Gas Company
•
•
•
•
Contact: City of Natchitoches, Randy LaCaze (318) 357‐3838
•
Improvement incen ves available
•
Contact: City of Natchitoches, Randy LaCaze (318) 357‐3838
OUACHITA PARISH Downing Pines Industrial Park •
90 industrial acres on US Hwy 80
•
Interstate 20 one mile away
•
Contact:
West Ouachita Industrial Park •
US Hwy 80
•
Light industrial land use.
•
•
Contact:
West Monroe Industrial Park Monroe Air Industrial Park •
125 acre located on US Hwy 80
•
•
US Hwy 80 and 165
•
Mixed use land
•
1/4 mile from Interstate 20
•
Contact:
•
Light industrial land use
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Regional airport on site.
•
Contact:
Southwest Industrial Park •
US Hwy 165
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3 miles from Interstate 20
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Light industrial land use
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Dock located in park
•
Contact:
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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
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Rail service available.
•
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Electric Power: Central Louisiana Electric Company (CLECO)
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•
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Contact: Div. of Marke ng & Industrial Development, CDC
(318) 632‐2022
SABINE PARISH 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
UNION PARISH Bernice Industrial Park •
Located near Bernice Louisiana
•
150 acres; sub dividable; agricultural type
•
•
US Hwy 167 primary access; Interstate 20 near.
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Contact: Paula Walker; [email protected]; (318) 651‐0770
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Industrial Parks
WEBSTER PARISH North Webster Parish Industrial Park South Webster Industrial Park •
Located near Springhill Louisiana
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Owned by the South Webster Industrial District
•
160 acres with all u li es installed
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320 acres with u li es
•
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Located outside the Minden city limits on U.S. Highway 371
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Electric Power: Entergy
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Located in and Enterprise Zone
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Natural Gas: CenterPoint Energy
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Contact: The South Webster Industrial District, (318) 377‐4240
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Contact: The North Webster Parish Industrial Park, (318) 539‐5058
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Military Installa ons
Barksdale Air Force Base — Bossier Parish
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Largest employer in the Shreveport‐Bossier City MSA
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Largest single site employer in Louisiana
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Annual payroll of $485.3 million
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Annual Economic Impact of $855.7 million
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Employees Total: 10,284
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6,851 ac ve duty military
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1,380 reservists
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2,053 civilians
Barksdale medical care, commissary, and base exchange services support
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6,481 ac ve duty family members
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Over 40,000 re rees and their family members
2nd Bomb Wing host unit
● B‐52 Stratofortress opera ons
● B‐52 bomber crew training
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8th Air Force headquarters ‐ comprises nearly 500 aircra and 80 major installa ons worldwide
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917th Wing ‐ composite wing flies both the B‐52 and the A‐10 Thunderbolt II a ack jet
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Air Force Global Strike Command headquarters (Ac vated August 7, 2009) ‐ 20th Air Force and 8th Air force
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90th, 91th, and 341st Missile Wings; 2d, 5th and 509th Bomb wing
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B‐2 Spirit, B‐52 Stratofortress, Uh‐1N Iroquois, LGM‐30G Minuteman III
Base land alloca on
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4,000 acres of developed area
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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..
B‐52 STRATOFORTRESS
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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
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1.2 million square feet leased for industry use
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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 North Louisiana Regional Profile
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Taxes
Louisiana Tax Rates Corporate Income Tax Rates ●
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Federal income taxes are an allowable deduc on in compu ng Louisiana taxable income. The tax structure is
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4% on the first $25,000 of net income
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5% on the second $25,000
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6% on the next $50,000
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7% on the next $100,000
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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
Corporate Franchise Tax standing capital stock, surplus, undivided profits and borrowed capital. The rate is
●
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$1.50 per $1,000, or major frac on thereof up to $300,000
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$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
Personal Income Tax (Effec ve January 1, 2009) ●
2% of the first $12,500
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4% of the next $37,500
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6% of taxable income over $50,000
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The above rates remain the same for married couples filing a joint return; however, the taxable income amounts are doubled
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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)
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Dependent deduc on is $1,000 per dependent
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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
Unemployment Insurance Tax ●
Standard rate range is .10% ‐ 6.2%
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Rate for new employers is the average rate for the par cular industry
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Maximum unemployment weekly benefit is $258 for 26 weeks
Source: Louisiana Department of Revenue
Property Tax – 2011 Parishwide Millage Average Parish Bienville
Bossier
Caddo
Claiborne
DeSoto
Jackson
Lincoln
(mills –1/10th of 1 cent) 107.4
100.3
141.2
72.7
102.4
92.4
88.2
Parish Morehouse
Natchitoches
Ouachita
Red River
Sabine
Union
Webster
(mills –1/10th of 1 cent) 79.4
93.9
95.0
95.7
82.1
65.1
104.4
Source: Louisiana Tax Commission Annual Report 2011
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Taxes
Parish Ci es Sales/Use Tax (Includes 4% Louisiana State Tax) Bienville Bossier Caddo Claiborne DeSoto Jackson Lincoln Morehouse Natchitoches Ouachita Red River Sabine Union Webster 7.00% 8.25% 7.35% 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 7.00% 8.00% 7.25% 8.00%
Junc on City
8.00%
7.50% 8.6‐9.6% 8.00% 7.63% 8.00% 7.00% 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 7.00% 8.00%
Homer
Logansport 8.00% 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%
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U li es
Electric Power 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
Natural Gas CenterPoint Energy‐‐Arkla
(866) 275‐5252
www.centerpointenergy.com
Trans Louisiana Gas (Atmos Energy)
(888) 286‐6700
www.atmosenergy.com
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.
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U li es
Telecommunica ons/Cable 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.
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
CMA Communica ons
Claiborne Parish
DeSoto Parish (Part)
(800) 753‐2465
www.cmaaccess.com
Comcast Corpora on
Caddo Parish
(800) 266‐2278
www.comcast.com
Rapid Cable
Bienville Parish
(800) 687‐1258
Red River Cable TV
Red River Parish
(318) 932‐4991
Suddenlink Communica ons
Bossier Parish
Lincoln Parish
Natchitoches Parish (Part)
Sabine Parish (Part)
Webster Parish
(877) 694‐9474
DeSoto Parish (Part)
Natchitoches (Part)
Sabine (Part)
www.suddenlink.com
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FOURTEEN PARISH NORTH LOUISIANA REGION
Union Parish
Morehouse Parish
Bossier Parish
Claiborne Parish
2011 Popula on
2011 Popula on
2011 Popula on
2011 Popula on
Es mate: 22,732
Es mate: 27,608
Es mate: 119,732
Es mate: 16,914
Lincoln Parish
Webster Parish
2011 Popula on
2011 Popula on
Caddo Parish
Ouachita Parish
Es mate: 46,856
Es mate: 41,288
2011 Popula on
2011 Popula on
Bienville Parish
Es mate: 257,051
Es mate: 154,919
2011 Popula on
Jackson Parish
Es mate: 14,335
2011 Popula on
Es mate: 16,323
Red River Parish
DeSoto Parish
2011 Popula on
2011 Popula on
Es mate: 8,890
Es mate: 26,812
Natchitoches Parish
2011 Popula on
Sabine Parish
Es mate: 39,442
2011 Popula on
Es mate: 24,526
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APPENDIX
FOURTEEN PARISH PROFILES
Page
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
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Parish Profile—Bienville
AREA Total Land
Water
DEMOGRAPHICS Popula on Total Popula on
Total Households
Median Age
Household Income Median Household Income
Average Household Income
Per Capita Income
Popula on by Employment White Collar Jobs
Service Jobs
Blue Collar Jobs
MARKET ACCESSIBILITY 822 Sq. miles Major Highways 811 Sq. miles Interstate Hwy
I‐20
11 Sq. miles US Highway
80, 371
LA Highways
4, 9
Freight Railroad 14,335 Kansas City Southern (KCS)
5,668 Louisiana & Northwest Rail System (LNW)
41.7
Nearest Major City Shreveport, Louisiana
52 miles
$32,999
$49,143 Nearest Commercial Airport $20,329 Shreveport Regional Airport
50 miles
(2,8300 & 2,6200 runways)
43.7% Nearest Airport 17.7% Arcadia‐Bienville Parish Airport
2 miles
38.6% (2,3000 runways)
Popula on by Educa on,25 Years+ High School Graduate
Associate Degree
Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Professional/Doctorate Degree
45.1%
3.5%
8.3%
4.5%
LABOR FORCE‐YEAR 2011‐Average Civilian Labor
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment Rate
TAXES Property Taxes (Mills) Parish Wide
SALES TAX Parish
Arcadia
Castor
Gibsland
Ringgold
6,384
5,799
585
9.2%
107.4
7.0%
9.0%
8.0%
9.0%
9.0%
Nearest Port Port of Shreveport/Bossier
35 miles
Nearest Deepwater Port Port of New Orleans (Deepwater)
MAJOR EMPLOYERS House of Raeford Farms, LLC
Raeford Farms of Louisiana
Bienville Parish School Board
Haynes Interna onal
Willow Ridge Nursing & Rehab
Bap st Re rement Center of Arcadia
Leslie Lakes Re rement Center
Graphic Packaging Intl‐Arcadia
CLIMATE Annual average high temperature
Annual average low temperature
Average temperature
Average annual precipita on
825
391
141
130
122
122
112
75.5°F
52.9°F
64.2°F
61.0 in
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Parish Profile—Bienville
Average Weekly Wages ($) by Major Industry Division (3RD QUARTER 2011) $693 Bienville 1,037
Agriculture
1,227
Mining
1,111
U li es
620
Construc on
578
Manufacturing
891
Wholesale Trade
345
Retail Trade
1,186
Transporta on & Warehousing
573
Informa on
639
Finance & Insurance
1,247
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing
402
Professional & Technical Services
*
Management Companies & Enterprises
403
Administra ve & Waste Services
*
Educa onal Services
482
Healthcare & Social Assistance
*
Arts, Entertainment, and Recrea on
216
Accommoda on & Food Services
321
811
Public Administra on
*Data Non‐publishable*
EDUCATION Primary/Educa on Arcadia/Bienville Chamber of Commerce
2440 Hazel Street
Arcadia, Louisiana 71001
Telephone: (318) 263•9897
Minden
7 Conn
Gibsland
Arcadia
80
20
Bienville
154
4
J
4
155
71
4
371
Public Schools
Private Schools
School District
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACT Town of Arcadia
Jan Sims
1819 S. Railroad Avenue
Arcadia, Louisiana 71001
Telephone: (318) 263•8456
Kisatchie NF
84
9
0
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
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Parish Profile—Bossier
AREA Total
Land
Water
867 Sq. miles
839 Sq. miles
28 Sq. miles
DEMOGRAPHICS Major Highways Interstate Hwy I‐20
US Highway
LA Highways
Popula on Total Popula on
Total Households
Median Age
119,732
45,657
34.4
Per Capita Income
$53,309
$65,793
$25,711
Service Jobs
Blue Collar Jobs
56.7%
20.4%
22.9%
Associate Degree
Bachelor’s Degree
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment Rate
SALES TAX Parish
Bossier City
Benton
Haughton
Plain Dealing
MARKET ACCESSIBILITY I‐20, I‐49,I‐220
71, 79, 80
2,3
Freight Railroad Kansas City Southern (KCS)
Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
10 miles
Nearest Commercial Airport Shreveport Regional Airport
(2,8300 & 2,6200 runways)
15 miles
Nearest Airport Shreveport Downtown Airport
(2,3000 runways)
2 miles
33.5%
9.5%
13.5%
6.0%
54,346
51,175
3,171
5.8%
100.3
Nearest Port Port of Shreveport/Bossier(9Ft)
10 miles
MAJOR EMPLOYERS Barksdale Air Force Base
Bossier Parish School Board
Harrah’s Horseshoe Casino & Hotel
Diamond Jack’s Casino Resort
City of Bossier City
Boomtown Casino
CLIMATE 10,284
2,926
1,800
837
705
644
8.25%
9.00%
9.25%
9.25%
9.25%
Annual average high temperature
Average temperature
75.4°F
50.6°F
63.0°F
53.3 in
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Parish Profile—Bossier
Average Weekly Wages ($) by Major Industry Division (3RD QUARTER 2011) Bossier Agriculture
Mining
U li es
Construc on
Manufacturing
Wholesale Trade
Retail Trade
Informa on
Finance & Insurance
Educa onal Services
Arts, Entertainment, and
EDUCATION Primary/Educa on Public Schools
Private Schools
School District
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
NEAREST 4 YEAR COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES Centenary College of Louisiana
Louisiana State University‐HSC
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACT $705 799
1,484
1,108
766
913
1,038
493
912
659
740
748
854
519
499
*
733
432
390
597
1,027
Greater Bossier Economic Development
Founda on
David Rocke
710 Benton Road
Bossier City, Louisiana 71111
Telephone: (318) 742•6043
Facsimile: (318) 742•6044
E‐mail: [email protected]
Springhill
Cullen
71
an
Plain Dealing
157
2
371
2
2
159
2
0
Benton
Kisatchie N
Bossier
Minden
North Highlands
North Shreveport
80
7 Conn
220
79
20
Bossier City
Shreveport
371
220
SHREVEPORT
REGIONAL
49
171
154
4
1
35
2
1
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Parish Profile—Caddo
AREA Total Land
Water
Total Households
Median Age
Per Capita Income
Service Jobs
Blue Collar Jobs
Associate Degree
Bachelor’s Degree
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment Rate
SALES TAX Parish
Shreveport
Vivian
Oil City
Mooringsport
Greenwood
I‐20, I‐49,I‐220
71,79, 80,171
LA Highways
1,2
101,179 Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
35.9 Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF)(Use UP Tracks)
Nearest Major City $37,709 Dallas, Texas
188 miles
$56,507
$23,202 Nearest Commercial Airport Shreveport Regional Airport
0 miles
(2,8300 & 2,6200 runways)
55.6%
22.1% Nearest Airport 22.2% Shreveport Downtown Airport
2 miles
(2,3000 runways)
34.4% Nearest Port 5.2% Port of Shreveport/Bossier(9Ft)
5 miles
14.7%
7.8% Nearest Deepwater Port Port of New Orleans (Deepwater)
MAJOR EMPLOYERS 119,356
110,785 LSU Health Sciences Center‐Shreveport
6,200
8,571 Willis Knighton Health System
6,145
7.2% Caddo Parish School Board
6,101
City of Shreveport
2,700
Wal‐Mart/Sam’s Stores
2,006
141.2 Christus Schumpert Health System
1,800
7.35%
CLIMATE 8.60% Annual average high temperature
76.3°F
7.85% Annual average low temperature
55.1°F
8.35% Average temperature
65.7°F
8.35% Average annual precipita on
51.3 in
8.35%
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Parish Profile—Caddo
Average Weekly Wages ($) by Major Industry Division (3RD QUARTER 2011) Caddo Agriculture
Mining
U li es
Construc on
Manufacturing
Wholesale Trade
Retail Trade
Informa on
Finance & Insurance
Educa onal Services
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACT $770 741
1,425
1,295
823
1,042
965
518
1,026
798
1,046
746
Springhill
Cullen
937
71
371
Plain Dealing
Vivian
1,034
441
570
Benton
936
437
Caddo North Highlands
North Shreveport
280
Bossier City
Waskom
Shreveport
532
80
SHREVEPORT REGIONAL
904
77
1
170
220
2
2
20
20
220
49
49
171
79
EDUCATION Primary/Educa on 157
2
2
1
4
Public Schools
71
Private Schools
School District
NEAREST COMMUNITY & 2‐TWO YEAR COLLEGES Bossier Parish Community College
NEAREST TECHNICAL COLLEGES Career Technical College‐Shreveport
Louisiana Technical College‐Shreveport/Bossier
Blue Cliff College‐Shreveport
12
1
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Parish Profile—Claiborne
AREA Total
Land
Water
Total Households
Median Age
Per Capita Income
Service Jobs
Blue Collar Jobs
Civilian Labor
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment Rate
SALES TAX Parish
Haynesville
Homer
Junc on City
768 Sq. miles
755 Sq. miles Major Highways 13 Sq. miles Interstate Hwy
I‐20 nearby
US Highway
79
LA Highways
2,9
16,914 Freight Railroad 5,877 Louisiana & Northwest Rail System (LNW)
39.7
52 miles
$30,302
miles
(2,8300 & 2,6200 runways)
43.9% Nearest Airport 22.3% Homer Municipal Airport
2 miles
33.8% (2,3200 runways)
Associate Degree
Bachelor’s Degree
LABOR FORCE‐YEAR 2011‐Average MARKET ACCESSIBILITY Nearest Port
35.0% Port of Shreveport/Bossier(9Ft) 3.6%
8.8% Nearest Deepwater Port 4.0% Port of New Orleans (Deepwater)
MAJOR EMPLOYERS David Wade Correc onal Center
6,522 Claiborne Parish School Board
5,937 Homer Memorial Hospital
585 Berry Plas cs
9.0%
72.7 Average temperature
7.00%
8.00%
8.00%
8.00%
45 miles
396
329
263
126
74.4°F
51.8°F
63.1°F
55.8 in
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Parish Profile—Claiborne
Average Weekly Wages ($) by Major Industry Division (3RD QUARTER 2011) Claiborne Agriculture
Mining
U li es
Construc on
Manufacturing
Wholesale Trade
Retail Trade
Informa on
Finance & Insurance
Educa onal Services
Other services
EDUCATION Primary/Educa on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACT $709 484
1,290
952
729
809
1,113
402
1,177
1,073
452
456
590
*
520
*
485
318
209
359
840
Claiborne Chamber of Commerce
519 S Main Street
Homer, Louisiana 71040
Telephone: (318)927•3271
Junction City
63
Haynesville
Kisatchie NF
Claiborne
Homer
2
79
Gibsland
Arcadia
80
20
Public Schools
Private Schools
School District
NEAREST TECHNICAL COLLEGES Blue Cliff College‐Shreveport
Louisiana Technical College‐Shreveport‐Bossier
10
2
1
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Parish Profiles—DeSoto
AREA Total
Land
Water
Total Households
Median Age
Per Capita Income
Service Jobs
Blue Collar Jobs
MARKET ACCESSIBILITY 894 Sq. miles
US Highway
LA Highways
26,812 Freight Railroad 10,742 Kansas City Southern (KCS)
38.3 Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Associate Degree
Bachelor’s Degree
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment Rate
SALES TAX Parish
Logansport
Mansfield
Stonewall
Nearest Major City $38,325 Shreveport, Louisiana
$52,728
$21,337 Nearest Commercial Airport Shreveport Regional Airport
(2,8300 & 2,6200 runways)
44.20%
18.80% Nearest Airport 36.90% CE’RUSTY” Williams Airport
(2,4,500 runways)
44.40% Nearest Port 4.60% Port of Shreveport/Bossier(9Ft)
8.50%
3.30% Nearest Deepwater Port Port of New Orleans (Deepwater)
MAJOR EMPLOYERS 11,470 DeSoto Parish School Board
10,580 Wal‐Mart/Sam’s Stores
890 DeSoto Regional Health System
7.8% Dolet Hills Mining Venture
102.4 Annual average low temperature
Average temperature
9.00%
9.00%
9.00%
I‐49
84,171,371
5
45 miles
miles
2 miles
20 miles
881
311
253
248
76.5°F
53.0°F
64.8°F
54.45
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Parish Profiles—DeSoto
Average Weekly Wages ($) by Major Industry Division (3RD QUARTER 2011) DeSoto $849 Agriculture
740
Mining
1,364
U li es
1,197
Construc on
949
Manufacturing
1,349
Wholesale Trade
778
Retail Trade
458
1,207
Informa on
874
Finance & Insurance
603
782
747
Management Companies & Enterprisse
1,208
690
Educa onal Services
*
618
374
229
Other services
483
708
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACT DeSoto Parish Chamber of Commerce
Kathi Wells
115 North Washington Avenue
Mansfield, Louisiana 71052
Telephone: (318)872•1310
Facsimile: (318)871•1875
E‐mail: www.desotoparishchamber.net
[email protected]
Shreveport
79
49
171
71
4
1
49
De SotoMansfield
1
84
171
Private Schools
School District
Louisiana Technical College‐Shreveport/Bossier
NEAREST 4‐ YEAR COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES Centenary College of Louisiana
12
1
1
Sabine NF
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Parish Profile—Jackson
AREA Total
Land
Water
Total Households
Median Age
Per Capita Income
Service Jobs
Blue Collar Jobs
Associate Degree
Bachelor’s Degree
$21,459 (2,8300 & 2,6200 runways)
LABOR FORCE‐YEAR 2011‐Average N/A
167
4,34
80 miles
Nearest Airport 48.0% Jonesboro Airport
17.2% (1,3,203 runways)
34.8%
Nearest Port Port of Shreveport/Bossier(9Ft)
43.0%
4.9%
MAJOR EMPLOYERS miles
2 miles
20 miles
Rock‐Tenn Services, Inc.
6,393 Jackson Parish School Board
5,878
515
CLIMATE 8.1%
Average temperature
92.4
Civilian Labor
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment Rate
SALES TAX Parish
Eros
Hodge
Jonesboro
LA Highways
6,266
40.7 Nearest Major City Shreveport, Louisiana
460
378
82.3°F
45.9°F
78.9°F
58.85
8.00%
9.00%
9.00%
9.00%
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Parish Profile—Jackson
Average Weekly Wages ($) by Major Industry Division (3RD QUARTER 2011) Jackson Agriculture
Mining
U li es
Construc on
Manufacturing
Wholesale Trade
Retail Trade
Informa on
Finance & Insurance
Educa onal Services
Other services
Private Schools
School District
NEAREST COMMUNITY & 2‐ YEAR COLLEGES Louisiana Delta Community College
NEAREST TECHNICAL COLLEGES Louisiana Technical College‐Delta‐Ouachita Campus
Louisiana Technical College‐Ruston Campus
NEAREST 4‐ YEAR COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES Grambling State University
$701 851
*
1,125
571
*
958
369
671
432
602
512
847
340
597
*
539
407
214
409
498
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACT Jackson Parish Chamber of Commerce
102 Fourth Street
Jonesboro, Louisiana 71251
Telephone: (318) 259•4693
63
20
Ruston
167
20
80
167
Jackson
Jonesboro
147
4
4
Kisatchie NF
5
0
1
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Parish Profile—Lincoln
AREA Total
Land
Water
Total Households
Median Age
Per Capita Income
Service Jobs
Blue Collar Jobs
LA Highways
18,067
$21,559 (2,8300 & 2,6200 runways)
Associate Degree
Bachelor’s Degree
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment Rate
SALES TAX Parish
Dubach
Grambling
Ruston
Nearest Airport 61.1% Ruston Regional Airport
19.1% (1,3,203 runways)
19.8%
Nearest Port Greater Ouachita Parish Port(9Ft)
25.9%
15.1%
MAJOR EMPLOYERS Louisiana Tech University
Lincoln Parish School Board
19,159 Grambling State University
17,457 Northern Louisiana Medical Center
1,702 Louisiana United Methodist Children
8.9% Verallia North America
Average temperature
7.75%
8.75%
8.50%
I‐20
80, 167
33
70 miles
miles
0 miles
30 miles
1,095
963
691
678
363
360
75.7°F
51.7°F
63.7°F
55.0 in
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Parish Profile—Lincoln
Average Weekly Wages ($) by Major Industry Division (3RD QUARTER 2011) Lincoln Agriculture
Mining
U li es
Construc on
Manufacturing
Wholesale Trade
Retail Trade
Informa on
Finance & Insurance
Educa onal Services
Other services
EDUCATION Primary/Educa on $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
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACT Ruston‐Lincoln Chamber of Commerce/
Ruston
Lincoln
Industrial Development Corp
Sco Terry
104 E Mississippi Avenue
Ruston, Louisiana 71270
Telephone: (318) 255•2031
Fascimile: (318)255•3481
City of Ruston
Kris Lumpkin
401 North Trenton
Ruston, Louisiana 71273
Telephone: (318) 251•8643
Facsimile:(318)251•8612
Bernice
2
63
2
15
Public Schools
Private Schools
School District
NEAREST TECHNICAL COLLEGES Louisiana Technical College‐Ruston Campus
NEAREST 4‐ YEAR COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES Grambling State University
Farmerville
2
Lincoln
21
3
1
Arcadia
20
167
Ruston
20
80
167
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Parish Profile—Morehouse
AREA Total
Land
Water
Total Households
Median Age
Per Capita Income
Service Jobs
Blue Collar Jobs
N/A
165,425
2
27,608 Freight Railroad 10,539 Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
38.5 Arkansas & Louisiana Mississippi RR (ALM)
Associate Degree
Bachelor’s Degree
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment Rate
SALES TAX Parish
Bastrop
Mer Rouge
Bonita
LA Highways
$45,582
$18,047 Nearest Commercial Airport Monroe Regional Airport
(2,5000 & 1,7500 runway)
46.2%
20.0%
33.8% Nearest Airport Morehouse Memorial Airport
(1,4000 runway)
43.1%
3.8% Nearest Port 8.2% Greater Ouachita Parish Port(9Ft)
3.1%
10,944
9,385
MAJOR EMPLOYERS 1,559 Morehouse Parish School Board
14.2% Morehouse General Hospital Inc
D G Foods, LLC
Cherry Ridge Guest Care, LLC
79.4
CLIMATE 7.00% Annual Average High Temperature
10.00% Annual Average Low Temperature
9.00% Average Temperature
9.00% Average Annual Precipita on
130 miles
30 miles
5 miles
25 miles
721
335
317
120
75.5°F
53.1°F
64.3°F
57.1 in
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Parish Profile—Morehouse
Average Weekly Wages ($) by Major Industry Division (3RD QUARTER 2011) Morehouse Agriculture
Mining
U li es
Construc on
Manufacturing
Wholesale Trade
Retail Trade
Informa on
Finance & Insurance
Educa onal Services
Other services
EDUCATION Primary/Educa on $559 556
*
838
1,094
476
1,074
431
883
685
691
436
680
*
588
*
490
290
239
346
794
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACT Morehouse Economic Development Corp
CapitalOne Bank Building
Suite A 101 Franklin Street
Bastrop, Louisiana 71220
Telephone: (318)283•4000
Facsimile: (318)283•0651
E‐mail: morehouseedc@a .net
425
Bastrop
Morehouse
165
Mer Rouge
Sterlington
2
Oak Ridge
MONROE REGIONAL
Poverty Point NMON
80
Rayville
Public Schools
Private Schools
School District
NEAREST TECHNICAL COLLEGES Louisiana Technical College‐Bastrop Campus
NEAREST 4‐ YEAR COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES University of Louisiana at Monroe
13
1
1
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Parish Profile—Natchitoches
AREA Total
Land
Water
MARKET ACCESSIBILTY 1,299 Sq. miles
1,255 Sq. miles
44 Sq. miles
Total Households
Median Age
Per Capita Income
Service Jobs
Blue Collar Jobs
Civilian Labor
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment Rate
39,442
15,512
30.8
$29,950
$44,480
$18,703
53.5%
19.0%
27.6%
34.9%
3.7%
13.6%
7.2%
16,745
15,328
1,417
8.5%
SALES TAX
Parish
Camp
Clarence
Natchitoches
Major Highways Interstate Hwy
US Highway
LA Highways
1,6,9,117,119,126,153,156,1226
Freight Railroad Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Kansas City Southern (KCS)
Nearest Commercial Airport Natchitoches Regional Airport
(2, 5000 & 4000 runways)
Nearest Port Port of Natchitoches(9Ft)
I‐49
71,84
Associate Degree
Bachelor’s Degree
LABOR FORCE‐YEAR 2011‐Average 93.9
77 miles
MAJOR EMPLOYERS Natchitoches Parish School Board
Northwestern State University
Roy O Mar n‐Plywood
Pilgrim’s Pride—Natchitoches
Alliance Compressors
Natchitoches Regional Medical Center
Parish of Natchitoches
Average temperature
0 miles
5 miles
843
774
715
702
600
513
206
76.6°F
54.7°F
65.6°F
54.9 in
7.50%
9.50%
8.50%
9.00%
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Parish Profile—Natchitoches
Average Weekly Wages ($) by Major Industry Division ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACT (3RD QUARTER 2011) $645 Natchitoches City of Natchitoches Economic Development
673
Agriculture
700 Second Street
*
Mining
Natchitoches, Louisiana 71457
1,129
U li es
Telephone: (318) 238•7223
573
Construc on
899
Manufacturing
844
Wholesale Trade
Natchitoches Area Chamber of Commerce
432
Retail Trade
562 2nd Street
886
Natchitoches, Louisiana 71457
795
Informa on
Telephone: (318) 352•6894
774
Finance & Insurance
Facsimile: (318) 352•5385
408
747
869
371
407
84
167
864
Educa onal Services
562
167
365
84
225
597
Other services
694
171
71
1
Coushatta
Kisatchie NF
1
Winnfield
Campti
Natchitoches
Natchitoches
Many
Colfax
Private Schools
School District
NEAREST TECHNICAL COLLEGES Louisiana Technical College‐Natchitoches Campus
NEAREST 4 YEAR COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES Northwestern State University of Louisiana
8
49
8
8
16
1
1
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Parish Profile—Ouachita
AREA Total
Land
Water
Total Households
Median Age
Per Capita Income
Service Jobs
Blue Collar Jobs
MARKET ACCESSIBILTY 633 Sq. miles Major Highways 611 Sq. miles Interstate Hwy
I‐20
80,165
LA Highways
2,15,34
Freight Railroad 154,919 Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
58,596 Kansas City Southern (KCS)
33.5 Arkansas & Louisiana Mississippi Railroad (ALM)
Associate Degree
Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Professional/Doctorate Degee
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment Rate
SALES TAX Parish
Monroe
Richwood
Sterlington
$56,178
$22,427 Nearest Commercial Airport Monroe Regional Airport
(2, 5000 & 1, 7500 runway)
59.9%
19.1% Nearest Port 21.0% Greater Ouachita Parish Port (9Ft)
Nearest Deepwater Port 31.8% Port of New Orleans (Deepwater)
4.5%
17.3%
MAJOR EMPLOYERS 7.9% Ouachita Parish School Board
St. Francis Medical Center
J. P. Morgan Chase/Monroe
CenturyLink‐Monroe
70,019 Monroe City School District
64,504 Graphic Packaging Int’l—West Monroe
5,515
7.9%
Average temperature
95.0 Average annual precipita on
100 miles
0 miles
5 miles
2,999
2,219
2,100
1400
1,387
1,167
77.1°F
54.6°F
65.8°F
53.4in
8.6‐9.6%
9.99%
9.50%
9.50%
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Parish Profile—Ouachita
Average Weekly Wages ($) by Major Industry Division (3RD QUARTER 2011) Ouachita $715 Agriculture
488
Mining
1,069
U li es
991
Construc on
715
Manufacturing
947
Wholesale Trade
995
Retail Trade
457
912
Informa on
787
Finance & Insurance
735
670
877
1,369
492
Educa onal Services
1,274
718
263
259
Other services
536
796
57
Private Schools
10
School District
2
(Ouachita Parish School Board & Monroe Ciy School
District)
NEAREST TECHNICAL COLLEGES Louisiana Technical College‐Delta‐Ouachita Campus
NEAREST 4 YEAR COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES University of Louisiana at Monroe
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACT 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] 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] 143
15
20
2
Sterlington
Monroe MONROE REGIONAL
165 Bus
80
20
Ouachita
15
165
4
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Parish Profile—Red River
AREA Total
Land
Water
Total Households
Median Age
Per Capita Income
Service Jobs
Blue Collar Jobs
MARKET ACCESSIBILTY 402 Sq. miles Major Highways 389 Sq. miles Interstate Hwy
13Sq. miles US Highway
LA Highways
3,444 Kansas City Southern (KCS)
35.3
$32,417
$51,432 Nearest Commercial Airport $19,985 Monroe Regional Airport
(2, 5000 & 1, 7500 runway)
41.4% NEAREST AIRPORT 19.3% Red River Airport
39.3% (2,5,000 runways)
Associate Degree
Bachelor’s Degree
LABOR FORCE‐YEAR 2011‐Average MAJOR EMPLOYERS Red River Parish School Board
4,115 Christus Cousha a Health Care Center
3,758
357
8.7%
Average temperature
95.7 Average annual precipita on
Civilian Labor
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment Rate
SALES TAX Parish
Cousha a
Hall Summit
Nearest Port 41.5% Port of Red River (9Ft)
3.2%
I‐49 nearby
71, 84, 371
1
53 miles
0 miles
5 miles
262
168
61.0°F
32.0°F
47.0°F
52.21in
8.00%
9.00%
9.00%
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Parish Profile—Red River
Average Weekly Wages ($) by Major Industry Division (3RD QUARTER 2011) Red River $717 Agriculture
650
Mining
1,439
U li es
1,063
Construc on
798
Manufacturing
872
Wholesale Trade
457
Retail Trade
391
1,195
Informa on
580
Finance & Insurance
591
1,013
528
*
387
Educa onal Services
*
525
*
290
Other services
659
740
Private Schools
School District
Louisiana Technical College‐Shreveport‐Bossier
Louisiana State University HSC
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACT Cousha a‐Red River Chamber of Commercy
P. O. Box 333‐622 Rush Street
Cousha a, Louisiana 71019
Telephone: (318) 932•3289
Facsimile: (318) 932•6919
4
4
4
1
49
371
84
Red River
Coushatta
1
71
49
Campti
4
1
1
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Parish Profile—Sabine
AREA Total
Land
Water
Total Households
Median Age
Per Capita Income
Service Jobs
Blue Collar Jobs
Associate Degree
Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Professional/Doctorate Deg
MARKET ACCESSIBILTY 1,012 Sq. miles Major Highways 865 Sq. miles Interstate Hwy
LA Highways
9,473
$20,942 (2, 8300 & 1, 6200 runway)
Nearest Airport 45.9% Hart Airport
16.4% (2,4400 runways)
37.6%
Nearest Port Port of Natchitoches (9Ft)
44.8% Port of Red River(9Ft)
4.1%
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment Rate
SALES TAX Parish
Converse
Many
Zwolle
MAJOR EMPLOYERS Sabine Parish School Board
9,453 Boise Cascade, LLC
9,781 Big Star Supermarket of Many, Inc.
671 Sabine Medical Center
7.1%
CLIMATE I‐49 nearby
171
6
95 miles
0 miles
30 miles
30 miles
850
396
240
195
Average temperature
8.63%
8.88%
9.63%
76.5°F
52.4°F
64.4°F
51.2in
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Parish Profile—Sabine
Average Weekly Wages ($) by Major Industry Division (3RD QUARTER 2011) Sabine $595 Agriculture
749
Mining
1,045
U li es
695
Construc on
541
Manufacturing
861
Wholesale Trade
681
Retail Trade
418
915
Informa on
712
Finance & Insurance
703
590
763
486
371
Educa onal Services
*
534
*
280
Other services
408
550
EDUCATION Primary/Educa on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACT Sabine Parish Chamber of Commerce
1125 W. Mississippi Ave, Ste F
Many, Louisiana 71449
Telephone: (318) 256•3523
Town of Many
965 San Antonio Avenue
Many, Louisiana 71449
Telephone: (318) 256•3651
1
49
171
Many
Sabine
Sabine NF
Kisatchie
Public Schools
Private Schools
School District
NEAREST TECHNICAL COLLEGES Louisiana Technical College‐Natchitoches Campus
Louisiana Technical College‐Sabine Valley Campus
NEAREST 4 YEAR COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES Northwestern State University of Louisiana
12
0
1
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Parish Profile—Union
AREA Total
Land
Water
Total Households
Median Age
Per Capita Income
Service Jobs
Blue Collar Jobs
MARKET ACCESSIBILTY 905 Sq. miles Major Highways 878 Sq. miles Interstate Hwy I‐20 (12 miles south of parish)
63,167
LA Highways
2,15,33
8,869
90 miles
$38,976 Nearest Commercial Airport $53,649 Monroe Regional Airport
30 miles
$21,488 (2, 5000 & 1, 7500 runway)
Associate Degree
Bachelor’s Degree
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment Rate
SALES TAX Parish
Bernice
Farmerville
Marion
NEAREST AIRPORT 48.2% Farmerville Airport
15.3% (1, 3000 runway)
36.5%
Nearest Port Greater Ouachita Parish Port(9Ft)
43.7%
3.8%
MAJOR EMPLOYERS Foster Farms
Union Parish School Board
9,771 Union General Hospital
8,976
795
8.1%
65.1 Average temperature
8.00%
10.00%
9.50%
9.00%
25 miles
950
415
134
55.0°F
32.0°F
44.0°F
51.2in
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Parish Profile—Union
Average Weekly Wages ($) by Major Industry Division (3RD QUARTER 2011) $581 Union 654
Agriculture
881
Mining
852
U li es
549
Construc on
*
Manufacturing
726
Wholesale Trade
437
Retail Trade
713
1,079
Informa on
670
Finance & Insurance
338
556
*
517
*
Educa onal Services
527
382
209
493
Other services
674
EDUCATION Primary/Educa on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACT Union Parish Chamber of Commerce
303 E. Walter Street
Farmerville, Louisiana 71241
(318)368•3947
Strong
82
Huttig
Junction City
63
Kisatchie NF
Bernice
Union
2
Farmerville
2
2
143
15
Sterlington
2
165
167
Ruston
167
20
80
Monroe
MONROE REGIONAL
Public Schools
Private Schools
School District
NEAREST TECHNICAL COLLEGES Louisiana Technical College‐North Central Campus
NEAREST 4 YEAR COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES Grambling State University
8
1
1
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Parish Profile—Webster
AREA Total
Land
Water
MARKET ACCESSIBILTY 615 Sq. miles
US Highway
LA Highways
Total Households
Median Age
Per Capita Income
Service Jobs
Blue Collar Jobs
I‐20
79,80,371
2
41,288 Freight Rail 16,287 Kansas City Southern (KCS)
39.1 Midsouth Rail (Operated by KCS)
Louisiana & North West Railroad (LNW)
Associate Degree
Bachelor’s Degree
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment Rate
SALES TAX Parish
Co on Valley
Sibley
Dixie Inn
Springhill
Minden
$38,028 Nearest Major City $49,420 Shreveport, Louisiana
$20,285
Nearest Commercial Airport Shreveport Regional Airport
47.3% (2, 8300 & 2,6200 runways)
18.4%
34.3% Nearest Airport Minden‐Webster Airport
(2, 5000 runways)
38.9% Springhill Airport
6.4% (2,4000 runways)
10.2%
4.2% Nearest Port Port of Shreveport/Bossier
Nearest Deepwater Port 19,598 Port of New Orleans (Deepwater)
18,039
1,559
MAJOR EMPLOYERS 8.0% Webster Parish School Board
Wal‐Mart/Sam’s Stores
Minden Medical Center
Kenyan Enterprises, Inc. (Piggly Wiggly)
104.4 Springhill Medical Center
City of Minden
7.00%
8.00%
CLIMATE 9.00% Annual average high temperature
9.50% Annual average low temperature
9.50% Average temperature
31 miles
0 miles
40 miles
995
630
515
415
232
219
75.4°F
52.5°F
63.9°F
55.2in
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Parish Profile—Webster
Average Weekly Wages ($) by Major Industry Division (3RD QUARTER 2011) Webster $716 Agriculture
730
Mining
1,446
U li es
859
Construc on
826
Manufacturing
874
Wholesale Trade
1,084
Retail Trade
425
976
Informa on
661
Finance & Insurance
735
920
618
362
506
Educa onal Services
*
594
327
242
Other services
550
652
Private Schools
School District
Southern University at Shreveport
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
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACT North Webster Industrial Park
Post Office Box 176
Springhill, Louisiana 71075
(318) 539•5058
Springhill
Cullen
371
Plain Dealing
Haynesville
2
159
2
157
2
Homer
Benton
Webster Kisatchie NF
79
Minden
7 Conn
Arcadia
Gibsland
220
80
20
Bossier City
Shreveport
1
71
371
18
2
1
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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.
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

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