Workforce training groups need more info from Starbase Louisiana before they can plan
Starbase Louisiana, SpaceX’s planned launch site in Vermilion Parish, could bring a major economic and workforce boost to Acadiana, but local education and economic...
LCTCS wants more than $100 million in additional funding to meet surging workforce demand
Louisiana’s community and technical colleges are struggling to keep pace with workforce demands from major projects such as Hyundai’s steel plant, Meta’s Hyperion data...
Mississippi River mayors create tools for evaluating data center impacts as demand rises
Mississippi River mayors are developing tools to help communities evaluate data center proposals as AI and data storage demand drives rapid growth, with more...
Automation, renewable energy policy impact energy employment
Energy sector employment fell about 1% nationwide and in Louisiana from 2024 to 2025, with Louisiana losing 1,131 jobs to reach roughly 160,000 workers.
The...
FUEL invests $800,000 to build Louisiana’s next generation energy workforce
Future Use of Energy in Louisiana, known as FUEL, is investing $800,000 in Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges to enhance and expand energy-related education...
SOWELA Oakdale campus celebrates STEM partnership with ExxonMobil
Education leaders, teachers and industry partners gathered at SOWELA Technical Community College’s Oakdale campus recently to celebrate an expanded partnership with ExxonMobil that is...
GBRIA’s industrial leaders are confident in a stable future
Most of Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance’s members expect production, capital investment and employment to remain unchanged over the course of the next six...
Skilled labor demand spikes in wake of AI data center boom
AI data centers are contributing to an unprecedented surge in demand for skilled laborers, The New York Times reports. Large projects offer high wages, bonuses...
Louisiana posts biggest rise in U.S. construction job growth
A new analysis of federal labor data by the Associated General Contractors of America shows that Louisiana had the nation’s highest construction employment growth...
Ascension Parish’s RPCC preps for rapid ramp up in local P-Tech demand
To meet growing demand for process technology graduates, River Parishes Community College is launching evening process technology classes at Donaldsonville High School this fall...
