Governor Landry announced four initiatives aimed at strengthening the business climate in Louisiana. The first initiative is the creation of a website called Source Louisiana, which provides an easy platform for local businesses to showcase themselves for potential opportunities.
“Businesses right here at home can showcase their capabilities, their certifications, and their capacity to do business and to fill the jobs and the services that are coming with all of the new projects that are being engaged here in Louisiana,” Landry explained.
“The second initiative is the Driving Louisiana Opportunity Tour, in which Economic Development Secretary Susan Bourgeois will meet directly with companies throughout the state. Landry says this won’t be a listening tour, this will be an action tour.
“It’s a commitment to hearing directly from the job creators and industry leaders who are driving our economy and then working to plug them into this new economy,” Landry said.
The third initiative is what Landry calls Project Lightning Speed, which is aimed at reducing government red tape which can slow projects down.
“It’s about breaking down the silos and streamlining decisions, making sure that projects move at the speed of business and not the speed of government,” Landry said.
The fourth initiative Landry announced is one that promotes and encourages the use of Louisiana businesses in projects that utilize state incentive programs.
