Our coastal research examines changing population and employment dynamics along the coast, as well as the economic diversification and spillover potential of coastal restoration work featured in our Coastal Index.
Apr 17, 2026
Since 2014, $90 billion in industrial investment poured into Louisiana. Did it pay off for residents? Pathways to Prosperity: Louisiana 2026 examines 10 years of economic, environmental, and health data to find out.
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Mar 26, 2026
This brief examines the shifting role oil and gas plays in Louisiana’s economy. As the industry increasingly sheds jobs as technology advances and work automated, how will communities keep from falling behind?
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Feb 12, 2025
These 24 one pagers provide data on severe weather impacts for our state as well economic opportunities, to support Louisiana’s future resiliency against more frequent extreme weather shocks.
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Nov 27, 2023
The Coastal Index dashboard examines the potential for the water management sector to emerge as a long-lasting driver for the regional economy. Explore the dashboard by clicking the link below.
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Apr 05, 2022
Across Southeast Louisiana, investments are being made in coastal and water management and green infrastructure. Leaders have long heralded "water jobs" and "green jobs" for their potential to promote equity and diversify the economy while improving our relationship to the environment.
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Apr 05, 2022
Based on interviews with 30 people who work locally on these issues, the report Toward an equitable blue-green economy in Southeast Louisiana examines the alignment of economic development, environmental adaptation, and equitable inclusion in Southeast Louisiana.
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Apr 05, 2022
Drawing from the report Toward an Equitable Blue-green Economy in Southeast Louisiana, this brief examines the skills valued by water jobs and green jobs.
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Oct 16, 2019
Land loss, the risk of storm surge, and the threat of chronic inundation will be factors in the economy of Southeast Louisiana for the foreseeable future.
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Oct 04, 2019
In Southeast Louisiana, coastal land loss directly threatens frontline communities, undermines the natural buffer against storm surge that protects urban centers, and promises to shape the regional economy for decades.
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Jun 14, 2017
With the update of the Louisiana Coastal Master Plan, the infusion of money from the BP settlement, and the existential issue of coastal land loss, Southeast Louisiana has the makings for a water management cluster.
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