State Rankings

• Louisiana ranks No. 1 for Cyber Security Growth Potential, bolstered by North Louisiana cyber corridor (Business Facilities 2017) 
• Louisiana ranks No. 1 for Workforce Training (Business Facilities 2017) 
• Louisiana ranks No. 3 for Best Infrastructure (Business Facilities 2017) 
• Louisiana ranks No. 9 for Export Leader (Business Facilities 2017) 
• Louisiana ranks No. 10 for Lowest Electricity Rates (Business Facilities 2017) 
• Louisiana ranks No. 6 nationally for economic development (Site Selection 2016)
• Louisiana ranks No. 3 in tech sector job growth with a 6.3 percent increase (Cyberstates Report 2016)
• Louisiana ranks No. 1 in economic development (Southern Business & Development 2016)
• Louisiana ranks No. 4 in business climate (Site Selection 2015) 
• Louisiana ranks No. 7 for business climate (Chief Executive 2015)
• Louisiana ranks No. 8 among "Top States for Doing Business" (Area Development 2015)
• Louisiana ranks No. 1 in best business climate (Business Facilities 2014)
• LED FastStart® ranks No. 1 for fifth consecutive year for top workforce program (Business Facilities 2014)

North Louisiana Rankings

2017 

• Shreveport-Bossier MSA ranks No. 2 as an Emerging Cybersecurity Hub ((Business Facilities) 
• Shreveport-Bossier MSA ranks No. 4 for Economic Growth Potential (Population Less Than 300k) (Business Facilities)
• Shreveport-Bossier MSA ranks No. 10 for Lowest Cost of Living (Business Facilties) 

2016

• North Louisiana ranks as the no.1 most cost competitive with a Business Index of 91.3. (KPMG Competitive Alternatives) 
• IBM in Monroe, LA and Monster Moto in Ruston, LA named CiCi Award Recipients for Community Impact (Trade & Industry Development, March 2016)
• Bossier Parish Wins a National Award for Promoting a Knowledge Economy (2016 Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties)
• City of Monroe wins Community Achievement Award for Economic Development among large cities (Louisiana Municipal Association)
• City of Ruston wins Community Achievement Award for Economic Development for 10,001 to 25,000 population size. (Louisiana Municipal Association)

2015

• Shreveport ranks in "Top Ten of Millennial Friendly Cities." (Bloomberg Business)
• Monroe ranks 12th among “Best Cities for Women Entrepreneurs” (GoodCall.com)
• West Monroe ranks 19th among the “Best Cities for Young Families in LA” (NerdWallet)
• Bossier City ranks 22nd among the “Best Cities for Young Families in LA” (NerdWallet) 
• Ruston and Bastrop were tied for No. 74 as Top Micropolitans (Site Selection )
• Natchitoches Named Best Southern Small Town (USA Today Readers Choice Poll)
• North Louisiana has three of the top 100 best bass fishing lakes in the country, including No. 1 Toledo Bend. Lake Bistineau (No. 27), the Red River (77) and the Atchafayala Basin (98).
• Monroe ranks among the 50 best college towns to live in forever (College Ranker, March 2015)
• IntegriCo Composites recognized as the CiCi Award Recipient for Community Impact (Trade & Industry Development)

2014

• Shreveport Bossier ranks in the top 25 Cities on the Rise in LA (NerdWallet.com)
• Natchitoches Ranks as No. 7 “City on the Rise in LA” (NerdWallet.com)
• Bossier City ranks No. 9 as "Best Cities for Single Mothers" (NerdWallet.com)
• Shreveport Bossier recognized as the 3rd Happiest City in America (Harvard University Study, 2014)
• Three of the Most Affordable Hospitals in LA are in North Louisiana

1. Willis-Knighton Medica Center- Shreveport
2. LSU Health- Shreveport
3. Natchitoches Regional Medical Center

• Monroe ranks in the top 20 Happiest Cities in America (Harvard University Study, 2014)
• Bossier City named No. 7 for “Best Places to Find a New Job” (Money)
• Shreveport ranks No. 17 among 19 “Best Opportunity Cities” (Forbes)
• Monroe-West Monroe ranked No. 4 among the "Cities on the Rise in LA" (Nerdwallet.com)
• Shreveport-Bossier named  a “Game Changing Community” (Southern Business & Development)
• Shreveport was ranked No. 3 on the top five small cities to live, work and make movies in (Movie Maker Magazine)