Business Climate


St. Tammany’s healthy and cost-effective business climate can help your company THRIVE. As part of the New Orleans Metro Region—known as “Greater New Orleans”—St. Tammany boasts low business costs, successful workforce development initiatives, and responsive incentive programs.

Business Facilities ranked LED FastStart® as the nation’s No. 1 state workforce training program for a record nine consecutive years.

Louisiana was ranked the #2 state with leading workforce development programs by Area Development magazine.

Area Development magazine consistently ranks Louisiana as Top 5 State for business incentive programs.

Area Development has also ranked Louisiana No. 7 in the magazine’s annual Top States for Doing Business report, with the state earning a Top 10 position for eight consecutive years.

Contact Kyle Buckley for additional information on state and local incentives.

# 2
State for Customized Workforce Training (Area Development, 2024)
# 2
State for Tech Talent Pipeline (Area Development, 2024)
# 2
State for Film and Television (Area Development, 2024)
# 3
State for Exports by Value: $100.2 Billion (International Trade Administration, 2023)
# 10
State for Life Sciences (Area Development, 2023)

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