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Organization |
Contact Person |
Services Available |
Atmos Energy
800 Delta Drive
Monroe, LA 71203
(318) 651-6303 |
Ann Hayward
Public Affairs Manager |
natural gas provider, servicing northeast Louisiana |
Bastrop-Morehouse Chamber of Commerce
110 North Franklin
Bastrop, LA 71220
(318) 281-3794 |
Dorothy Ford
Executive Director
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The Chamber is a nonprofit, action-oriented association designed to meet the needs of the growing Bastrop/Morehouse business community. |
Biomedical Research Foundation
2031 Kings Highway
Shreveport, LA 71103
318-675-4101 |
Jack Sharp
President |
operates InterTech Science Park and other initiatives aimed at cultivating a knowledge economy in Shreveport-Bossier |
Bossier Chamber of Commerce
710 Benton Road
Bossier, LA 71111
(318) 746-0252 |
Lisa Johnson
President |
The Bossier Chamber of Commerce promotes growth and development within the communities of Bossier Parish and Shreveport. |
Camp Minden Industrial Park
2629 York Ave.
Minden, LA 71055
318-382-4204 |
David Tolbert
Senior Civilian Executive |
a military/industrial complex in Webster Parish that serves as training grounds for the national guard as well as an industrial park |
CenterPoint Energy
PO Box 21734
Shreveport, LA 71151
318-429-3059 |
Jerry Wiese
Sales Manager |
natural gas provider, serving northwest Louisiana |
Bastrop Main Street Program
Bastrop City Hall
202 East Jefferson Avenue Bastrop, LA 71220
(318) 283-3308 |
Marc Vereen
Main Street Manger |
The Main Street program revitalizes and promotes the downtown area of Bastrop. |
City of Bossier City
PO Box 60
Bossier City, LA 71006
318-741-8503 |
Pam Glorioso |
assists with economic development issues in the City of Bossier |
City of Minden
520 Broadway
Minden, LA 71058
(318) 371-4258 |
Pattie Odom
Economic Development Director |
assists with economic development issues in the City of Minden |
City of Monroe
P.O. Box 123
Monroe, LA
(318) 329-2250 |
Dwight Vines
Economic Development Director |
assists with economic development issues with the City of Monroe |
City of Natchitoches
420 Fourth Street
Natchitoches, LA 71457
(318) 357-3839
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Rand LaCaze
Economic Development Director |
assists with economic development issues within the City of Natchitoches |
City of Ruston
401 North Trenton
Ruston, LA 71273
(318)251-8621 |
Kristi Lumpkin
Economic Development Administrator |
assists with economic development issues in the City of Ruston |
City of Shreveport
P. O. Box 31109
Shreveport, LA 71130
318-673-7515 |
Arlena Acree
Film Director |
assists with economic development issues and movie production and filming in the City of Shreveport |
City of West Monroe
2305 North 7th Street, West Monroe, LA 71291
(318) 396-2600 |
Eric Hale
Economic Development Coordinator |
assists with economic development issues in the City of West Monroe |
Claiborne Chamber of Commerce
519 South Main Street
Homer, LA 71040
318-927-6333
ClaiborneCoc@claiborneone.org
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J.T. Taylor
President |
promote, assist, and encourage the advancement of the material prosperity and commercial, industrial, and civic progress of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana |
Claiborne Electric Cooperative, Inc
PO Box 719
Homer, LA 71040
(318) 927-3504
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Joey White |
Claiborne Electric Cooperative is a member-owned, not-for-profit, electric provider that serves six parishes in the north central Louisiana, including Bienville, Claiborne, Lincoln, Ouachita, Union and Webster. |
Cleco Power LLC
P. O. Box 5000
Pineville, LA 71361
985-624-3236 |
Mike Sibley |
Cleco is the an investor-owned electric utility company, serving only
Louisiana including DeSoto, Red River, Sabine, and Natchitoches Parishes.
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Consortium for Education Research & Technology of North Louisiana (CERT)
One University Place
Business Education, Suite 119
Shreveport, LA 71115
318-795-2485 |
Patti Trudell
Executive Director |
facilitates partnership between the five Louisiana post-secondary systems with industry to support workforce development, technology transfer, and economic development in the 22-parish region in North Louisiana
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Coordinating & Development Corporation
5210 Hollywood Avenue Shreveport, LA 71109-7717
(318) 632-2022 |
Buck Trussell
VP - Marketing & Industrial Development |
a private, nonprofit, member-supported corporation that serves the economic, community, workforce and business development needs of 10 parishes in Northwest Louisiana, eight counties in Northeast Texas, and four counties in Southwest Arkansas |
Cyber Innovation Center
6220 East Texas
BPCC - Building D
Bossier City, Louisiana 71111
ph: 866.380.2746
info@cyberinnovationcenter.org
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Craig Spohn
Executive Director/ President |
CIC anchors a 3,000 acre National Cyber Research Park and serves as catalyst for the development and expansion of a knowledge-based workforce throughout the region.
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DeSoto Parish Chamber of Commerce
115 N Washington Ave
Mansfield, LA 71052
(318) 872-1310 |
Kathi Wells
Executive Director |
a nonprofit organization that represents over 200 businesses and individuals interested in improving our community
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Entergy Louisiana
P. O. Box 35803
West Monroe, LA 71294
(318) 329-5476
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Mary Ann Moon, CEcD
Community Developer
Business and Economic Expansion
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Entergy Corp. is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. |
Greater Bossier Economic Development Foundation
710 Benton Road
Suite A
Bossier City, Louisiana 71111
318.742.6043
info@gbedf.org
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David Rockett
Executive Director & President |
Supported by Bossier City and Bossier Parish, the foundation facilitates economic growth and provides resources for businesses in Bossier Parish. |
Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce
400 Edwards St.
Shreveport, Louisiana 71101
(318) 677-2500
|
Dick Bremer
President |
The Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce serves as the voice for business, delivering programs instrumental in developing community leaders and building strong referral networks to keep Shreveport growing. |
Greenwood Chamber of Commerce
9371 Greenwood Rd.
Greenwood, La. 71033
(318) 938-8500 |
Charles Murray
President |
Greenwood Chamber strives to become the catalyst through which business, industry, professionals and organizations work together for the common good of the community. |
Jackson Parish Chamber of Commerce
102 Fourth St.
Jonesboro, Louisiana 71251
(318) 259-4693
JacksonParishcoc@aol.com |
Wilda Smith
Executive Director |
The Jackson Parish Chamber of Commerce works to advance the commercial, industrial, civic and general interest of Jackson Parish. |
JEDCO
406 North Allen Ave.
Jonesboro, LA 71251
318-259-2913 |
Don Essmeier |
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Kansas City Southern
427 West 12th Street
Kansas City, MO 64105
(816) 983-1987 |
Kevin McIntosh
AVP of State and Local Relations |
Class 1 Railroad connecting North Louisiana with the nation |
Louisiana Business Incubation Association
7100 West Park Road
Shreveport, Louisiana 71129
(318)671-1050 |
Diane Simek |
a state association of business incubators and their supporters, established to promote alliances among incubators, governmental agencies, and professional economic developers |
Louisiana Delta Community College
7500 Millhaven Road
Monroe, LA 71203
(318) 345-9286
bhammack@ladelta.edu |
Bob Hammack
Director of Workforce Development
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Delta Community College works with industry partners to provide workforce development and training. |
LSBC at LSUS
1 University Place
Shreveport, Louisiana 71115
(318) 797-5144
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Michael Tomlinson
Center Director |
Part of a statewide network supported by the U.S. SBA, LED and the host universities, the LSBDC serves small businesses through confidential business consulting, group training and business information resources. |
LSBDC at ULM
700 University Ave.
Admin. 2-123
Monroe, Louisiana 71209
(318) 342-1224
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Paul Dunn
Center Director |
Part of a statewide network supported by the U.S. SBA, LED and the host universities, the LSBDC serves small businesses through confidential business consulting, group training and business information resources |
LSBDC State Office
700 University Ave.
Admin. 2-101
Monroe, Louisiana 71209
(318) 342-5506
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Mary Lynn Wilkerson
State Director |
Part of a statewide network supported by the U.S. SBA, LED and the host universities, the LSBDC serves small businesses through confidential business consulting, group training and business information resources |
LSUS Center for Business and Economic Research
One University Place
(318) 797-5141
Shreveport, LA 71115 |
Becky Berry
Director |
provides business and economic research |
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport
1501 Kings Highway
Shreveport, Louisiana 71103
(318)675-5408 |
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provides education, patient care services, research, and community outreach |
Louisiana Tech University
305 Wisteria
Ruston, Louisiana 71272
(318)257-3056 |
Dr. Les Guice
Vice President of Research & Development |
Louisiana Tech provides a technology-rich, interdisciplinary teaching, learning, and research environment to ensure student and faculty success. |
Manufacturing Managers Council, Louisiana Chapter
(318) 673-3223
jwandres@aep.com
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Jack Andres
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Composed of the 35 or 40 local top operating executives of manufacturing companies located in the Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden Combined Statistical Area, this group meets monthly to represent the needs of manufacturing companies in the area. |
Minden-South Webster Chamber of Commerce
110 Sibley Road
Minden, Louisiana 71055
(318) 377-4240
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Susan Matamoros
President
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The mission of the Minden-South Webster Chamber of Commerce is to encourage businesses to work together and to serve as a business advocate for the advancement of the community. |
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
212 Walnut Street
Monroe, LA 71201
(318)323-3461
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Sue Nicholson
Executive Director |
The Monroe Chamber of Commerce is a non-partisan, business-driven membership-based nonprofit dedicated to economic growth. It is the voice for the business community through the efforts in workforce development, governmental relations, transportation and infrastructure, and business and economic growth. |
Monroe Downtown Econ. Dev. District
401 Lea Joyner Expressway
Monroe, LA 71201
(318)807-9985
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Myra Gatling
Executive Director |
creates attractive physical and economic conditions in downtown Monroe in order to establish downtown Monroe as a destination to live, work, and play |
Morehouse Economic Development Corporation
101 South Franklin St.
Bastrop, Louisiana 71220
(318) 283-4000
|
Kay King
Economic Development Director |
Founded in 1984, the Morehouse Economic Development Corporation is committed to business retention and works to provide assistance with expansion plans, funding needs and compliance issues. |
Natchitoches Area Chamber of Commerce
562 2nd St.
Natchitoches, Louisiana 71457
(318)352-6894 |
Tony Davis
President |
provides leadership which promotes commerce in Natchitoches Parish by unifying the business and professional communities; foster the free-enterprise system; influence governmental, educational and economic issues; and provide member services
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Natchitoches Economic Development Commission
700 Second St.
Natchitoches, Louisiana 71457
318.352.2772
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Mike Wolff |
to address infrastructure and land use needs; improve the workforce system and educational opportunities; develop, retain and attract targeted high-quality industry; enhance tourism, planned retirement and historical assets; and lead and coordinate economic and community development efforts |
Natchitoches Parish Port
P. 0. Box 2215
Natchitoches, LA 71457
(318) 356-9686 |
Robert Breedlove
Executive Director |
inland, shallow draft port, offering industrial sites with multimodal transportation including Class 1 rail, barge transport and access to major roads |
North Webster Industrial District
P. O Box 176
Springhill, LA 71075
(318) 539-5058 |
Jean Ervin |
recruits companies that provide living wages and benefits into the District's geographic area, and to assist the companies already here to grow their businesses and add good paying jobs with benefits for the district's constituents. |
Ouachita Terminals
101 Valley Rd
West Monroe, LA 71292
(318) 998-1271 |
Paul Trichel
Port Director |
inland, shallow draft port with intermodal transportation options and offers container storage |
Parish of Caddo
505 Travis, Ste 800
Shreveport, LA 71101
318-226-6900 |
Woodrow Wilson
Parish Administrato |
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Port of Caddo-Bossier
6000 Doug Attaway Blvd.
Shreveport, LA 71115
(318) 524-2272
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Brenda C. Levinson
Deputy Port Director |
a "smart" industrial park with multimodal transportation and distribution center that links customers throughout the region to domestic and international markets |
Red River Chamber of Commerce
2010 Red Oak Road
Coushatta, LA 71019
318-932-3289 |
Mary Ann Wiggins President
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to establish and advance a healthy and strong local and area economy through the creation and retention of jobs and the support of such programs, activities, legislation and similar endeavors as deemed appropriate and necessary to our efforts |
Red River Waterway Commission
PO Box 776
Natchitoches, LA 71458
(318) 352-7446
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Randy Walters
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promotes economic activities at the ports along the Red River
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Ruston/Lincoln Chamber of Commerce
2111 North Trenton St.
Post Office Box 1383
Ruston, Louisiana 71270
(800)392-9032
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Scott Terry
President
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pulls together volunteers from all segments of the community to create the best possible business climate, political process and “quality of life” and acts as a voice for area businesses |
Sabine Parish Chamber of Commerce
1601 Texas Hwy
Many, Louisiana 71449
(318)256-3523 |
Liz Tramel
Executive Director
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A volunteer organization focused on strengthening the business climate, promoting community development and enhancing the economic vitality of the region
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Shreveport-Bossier African American Chamber of Commerce
1315 Milam St.
Shreveport, Louisiana 71101
(318) 220-9098
fax: (318) 459-1439 |
Booker White
Chairman of the Board
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serves as an advocate for the creation, growth and general welfare of African American owned businesses in the Shreveport Bossier metropolitan area |
South Webster Industrial District
736 Main Street
Minden, LA 71055
318-377-4262 |
Ty Pendergrass
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promotes industrial growth in the southern Webster Parish by recruiting & attracting businesses to the South Webster Industrial Park
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Sterlington Chamber of Commerce
guy.miller@CenturyLink.com |
Guy Miller
President |
promotes economic growth in the Town of Sterlington in northern Ouachita Parish |
TechRouler
(318)677-2559
awhite@nlep.org |
Angie White |
A coalition of technology companies and businesses requiring tech skills focused on recruiting knowledge workers to North Louisiana. |
Town of Arcadia
1819 S. Railroad Ave.
Arcadia, LA 71001
(318) 263-8456 |
Jan Sims
Assistant to Mayor |
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Town of Farmerville
407 South Main
Farmerville, LA 71241
(318) 368-9242 |
Mayor Stein Baughman Jr. |
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Town of Greenwood
9381 Greenwood Rd.
Greenwood, LA 71033
(318) 938-7261 |
Mayor Dave Hanson |
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Town of Many
P. O. Box 1330
Many, LA 71449
(318) 256-2071 |
Mayor Ken Freeman |
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Town of Plain Dealing
PO Box 426
Plain Dealing, LA 71064
318-326-4234 |
Mayor Dale Barnette
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Town of Richwood
5130-A Brown Rd.
Richwood, LA 71202
(318) 322-2254 |
Mayor Steve Hunter |
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Town of Vivian
111 W. Alabama
Vivian, LA 71082
(318) 375-3856 |
Mayor Stephen G. Taylor |
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Union Parish Chamber of Commerce
303 E. Waters
Farmerville, LA 71241
(318) 368-6276 |
Jean Jones
President |
work towards creating an environment that supports businesses and communities by promoting Union Parish assets and resources |
Village of Simsboro
PO Box 40
Simsboro, LA 71275
318-247-6248 |
Mayor Willie E. Hendricks |
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Vivian Economic Development Corporation (VEDC)
120 W. Arkansas Ave.
Vivian, LA 71082
(318) 375-3217 |
Amanda Murry
President |
promotes economic development in in the Town of Vivian |
Ward II Industrial District
P.O. Box 1043
Vivian, LA 71082
318-375-5608 |
Mike Francis
President |
promotes the "Gateway Region" in northern Caddo Parish which includes the Town of Vivian and Oil City |
West Monroe/West Ouachita Chamber of Commerce
112 Professional Drive
West Monroe, Louisiana 71291
(318) 325-1961
fax: (318) 325-4296 |
Paul Hargrove
President |
The West Monroe-West Ouachita Chamber of Commerce assists the city of West Monroe in recruiting new businesses and industries to expand in West Ouachita Parish. |