AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoSkilled Trades & Jobs: Meta and ABC are teaming up on a $115M America’s Workforce Academy to train data-center construction workers, with Louisiana among the launch states and graduates set up with job offers on Meta projects. Northwest Louisiana Economic Development: C&C Forest Products will invest $21M to rebuild its Coushatta sawmill after a 2025 fire, targeting 77 new direct jobs and up to 333 total job opportunities as the operation shifts toward specialty lumber/timber. Workforce & Education Funding: UL Lafayette received $9M for FY2027 operations after requesting $15M, as the university continues efforts to close a prior deficit and stabilize enrollment and costs. Small Business Leadership: The SBA named Rachel Perez Milam as District Director for the Louisiana District Office, overseeing programs and counseling across all 64 parishes. Healthcare Costs Policy: Louisiana lawmakers advanced a package aimed at lowering prescription drug costs, including potential generic-drug coverage requirements and tighter rules for pharmacy benefit managers, pending Gov. Jeff Landry’s signature. Energy & Agriculture Markets: U.S. fertilizer prices, including New Orleans urea, have fallen back toward pre-conflict levels, though drought risk and El Niño could still pressure food inflation.
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