Doing Business Here


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 ninth consecutive year.

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

Greater New Orleans was ranked #4 in KPMG’s list of metro areas with the lowest business costs in the Southeast – “Competitive Alternatives 2016”

Area Development magazine ranked Louisiana #2 in business incentive programs.

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

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