Year in and year out, the ENR Texas & Louisiana region—which also includes Arkansas, Mississippi and Oklahoma—has consistently proven to be one of the more robust areas for construction in the U.S. For example, in our previous Top Starts ranking of a year ago—of projects that started in 2021—ENR reported that the top 25 projects totaled approximately $22 billion.
Thanks to a number of factors, including a surge in federal funding, along with a similar spurt in energy projects—including a range of contracts from LNG facilities to a spreading crop of solar farms—this year’s Texas & Louisiana Top Starts ranking reaches new levels of construction activity.