Texas & Louisiana City Scoop: Construction Starts in Lake Charles
John Basilica Gulf Coast District Leader and Vice President HNTB
The statewide projections for job growth in the state of Louisiana is 1.2% in 2020 and 1.4% in 2021, with Lake Charles leading the pack, Basilica says. Projections are putting job growth in Lake Charles around 2.5% in 2020 and 3.1% in 2021, “which is almost double what the rest of the state is experiencing,” he says. That growth is being driven by industrial expansion, construction and investment in the oil and gas business, Basilica says.