Ascension Economic Development Corp.
6967 Highway 22
Sorrento , LA 70778
Phone: 225-675-1750
Fax: 225-675-1751
www.ascensionedc.com
Contact

The Ascension Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) is a non profit corporation responsible for economic development for the Parish of Ascension. They can provide information on available business spaces/land and business resources.

Association fo Louisiana Electric Cooperatives
10725 Airline Hwy.
Baton Rouge , LA 70816
Phone: 225.293.345
Fax: 225.296.0924
www.alec.coop

ALEC represents the electric distribution cooperatives operating in the state of Louisiana. They provide employee development programs and information on sites available to businesses.

Beauregard Electric Coop., Inc.
Post Office Drawer 970
DeRidder, LA 70634
Phone: (337) 462-8388
Fax: (337) 463-2809
www.beci.org

BECi keeps a database of available buildings and sites in the service territory and has an attractive menu of competitive rates for commercial and industrial customers.

Iberia Parish Iberia Industrial Development Foundation
101 Burke Street
New Iberia, LA 70560
Phone: (337) 367-0834
Fax: (337) 367-7421
www.iberiaparishidf.org
Contact

IDF's Small Business Advisory program provides information and services needed by local entrepreneurs to create and operate micro and small business enterprises in New Iberia and throughout Iberia Parish. The program also offers various seminars particularly designed for the small businessperson.

Jeff Davis Parish
500 N. Cary Ave
Jennings, LA 70546
Phone: (337) 821-5534
Fax: (337) 821-5536
www.jeffdavis.org
Contact

Provides hands-on assistance to existing and expanding businesses throughout Jeff Davis parish and offers advanced professional advisement in the pursuit of marketing, management, state and federal programs, and other elements associated with economic development processes. The staff also offers direct stewardship to newly arriving or expanded businesses to accelerate regulatory review for zoning, floodplain management, and wetland determination, corp. of engineers, and wildlife and fisheries.

Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission (JEDCO)
445 N. Causeway Blvd.
Suite 300
Metairie , LA 70002
Phone: 504-833-1881
Fax: 504-833-7676
www.jedco.org

JEDCO, through its business incubator program, provides an environment conducive to the development of new enterprises. Business counseling, networking opportunities, seminars, office space, and shared administrative services (secretarial, phone, fax and more) are just a few of the services offered to Jefferson Parish businesses during their initial startup phase.

Lafayette Economic Development Authority (LEDA)
211 East Devalcourt Street
Lafayette, LA 70506
Phone: (337) 593-1400
Fax: (337) 234-3009
www.lafayette.org
Contact

LEDA provides information on and access to start-up resources, available business properties, business plan assistance, and licenses and permits for new and expanding businesses in Lafayette Parish.

Louisiana Association of Planning and Development Districts
3516 Parliament Court
Alexandria, LA 71303
Phone: 985-851-2900
Fax: 985-851-4472
www.lapdd.org
Contact

LAPDD is a viable statewide organization serving all 64 parishes in the State. It provides an ongoing grassroots level forum for statewide interaction to resolve local and regional problems.

Louisiana Business Incubation Association
7100 West Park Road
Shreveport , LA 71129
Phone: (318) 671-1050
Fax: (318) 671-9032
www.lbia.org

The Business Incubators that are members of LBIA provide a comprehensive program of business services and guidance targeted to the needs of start-up and fledgling companies to speed them to market and increase their chances for success.

Alexandria: Central Louisiana Business Incubator, 318.561.2299 or 318.561.2235, www.clbi.org/

Baton Rouge:
-Louisiana Emerging Tech Center - LSU, 225.578.6746, acoop15@lsu.edu
-Louisiana Business & Tech Center, Charlie D'Agostino, 225.578.7555, cdag@lsu.edu;www.bus.lsu.edu/lbtc
-Southern University Small Business Incubator, 225.771.5640
-Louisiana Technology Park, 225.218.1100, www.latechpark.com

Carencro: Enterprise Center of Louisiana, 337.896.9115 or 337.896.5824, www.ecol.org

Crowley: Enterprise Center of Acadia, 337.788.7550 ext. 4, www.acadiabusinessincubator.org

Denham Springs: Dixie Business Center, 225.665.5223 or 2225.665.0809, www.dixiebusinesscenter.org

Hammond: SLU's Southeast Louisiana Business Center, 985.549.3831, www.selu.edu

Marrero: JEDCO Enterprise Center, 504.833.1881 ext. 355, gfrederoc@jedco.org, www.jedco.org

New Orleans:
-Arts Incubator, 504.523.1465, www.artscouncilofneworleans.org
-Center for Innovation, UNO Research and Technology Park, 504.280.2004, www.uno.edu/%7Ertp/cerm.htm

Shreveport:
-Metro/Regional Business Incubator, 318.671.1050, www.cdconline.org/businessincubator.htm
-Intertech Science Park, 318.675.4100, www.biomed.org
-Southern University-Shreveport Small Business Incubator, 318.678.4674, www.susla.edu
-Southern University-Shreveport Small, Minority & Women-Owned Business Incubator, 318.741.2760, Darrin Dixon - ddixon@susla.edu, http://www.susla.edu/swmo/index.html

Vivian: Vivian Industrial Incubator Complex, 318.375.3856, www.vivian.la.us

Louisiana Industrial Development Executives Association (LIDEA)
2237 S. Acadian Thruway
Suite 650
Baton Rouge , LA 70808
Phone: 225-247-4849
Fax: 225-923-0021
www.lidea.org
Contact

The LIDEA organization provides its members and others with opportunities for dialogue, education, advancement and improvement in all aspects of industrial, economic and community development in Louisiana through meetings, seminars, communications, publications and other programs and activities.

Louisiana Procurement Technical Assistance Center
PO Box 44172
Lafayette , LA 70504
Phone: (800) 206-3545
www.la-ptac.org
Contact

Assists businesses in obtaining and performing under the U.S. Department of Defense, other federal agencies, state and local government contracts.

Louisiana Technology Council
1215 Prytania Street
Suite 301
New Orleans , LA 70130
Phone: 504-304-2910
Fax: 504-304-2905
www.ltc-la.org

Encourages the advancement of technology applications and to improve the long-term competitiveness of the New Orleans economy.

Manufacturing Extension Partnership of Louisiana (MEPOL)
Phone: 800-433-6965
www.mepol.org

MEPOL provides services and resources to manufacturers. Their staff will access your internal process and information flow, and MEPOL will identify solutions to increase your profitability and productivity.

MEPOL Baton Rouge
LETC, LSU, Building 340
East Parker Avenue
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
www.mepol.org

MEPOL provides services and resources to manufacturers. Their staff will access your internal process and information flow, and MEPOL will identify solutions to increase your profitability and productivity.

MEPOL Lafayette
241 E. Lewis St.
Rougeou Hall, Ste. 100
Lafayette, LA 70504
Phone: (800) 433-6965
www.mepol.org
Contact

MEPOL provides services and resources to manufacturers. Their staff will access your internal process and information flow, and MEPOL will identify solutions to increase your profitability and productivity.

MEPOL New Orleans
21454 Koop Drive
Suite 2-E1
Mandeville , LA 70471
www.mepol.org

MEPOL provides services and resources to manufacturers. Their staff will access your internal process and information flow, and MEPOL will identify solutions to increase your profitability and productivity.

MEPOL Shreveport
Metro-Regional Business Incubator
7100 West Park Rd.
Shreveport, LA 71129
www.mepol.org

MEPOL provides services and resources to manufacturers. Their staff will access your internal process and information flow, and MEPOL will identify solutions to increase your profitability and productivity.

Ouachita Economic Development Corporation
1900 N. 18th Street
Suite 440
Monroe, LA 70121
Phone: (318) 387-0787
Fax: (318) 387-8529
www.oedc.org
Contact

OEDC is the organization to contact for expansion and location needs, labor issues, business incentives, financing options, and much more in Ouachita County.

Ports Association of Louisiana
3055 East Lakeshore Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Phone: (225) 334-9040
Fax: (225) 334-9044
www.portsoflouisiana.org
Contact

A nonprofit trade association formed to aid in the advancement of Louisiana ports, which, in turn, encourages economic development within the State of Louisiana. Businesses that are nterest in and concerned with the ports an amrine issues are eligible for membership.

St. Martin Economic Development Authority
P.O Box 316
St. Martinville, LA 70582
Phone: (337) 394-2200
Fax: (337) 394-2203
www.stmartinparish-la.org/smeda/index.html

SMEDA strives to make opening a business an easy and hassle-free experience. Our goal is to provide support services to start up businesses in the area and businesses wishing to relocate in St. Martin Parish, as well as assistance to existing and expanding businesses who are already located in the parish.

St. Tammany Economic Development Foundation
21489 Koop Drive
Suite 7
Mandeville , LA 70471
Phone: (888) 868-3830
Fax: (985) 809-7596
www.stedf.org

STEDF offers free business counseling to new and existing businesses, helps in securing and administrating state tax incentive programs, offers low-interest financing to qualified businesses, and keeps a current database on sites available in St. Tammany Parish.

Terrebonne Economic Development Authority
496 Corporate Dr.
Houma , LA 70360
Phone: (985) 873-6890
Fax: (985) 873-6815
www.tpeda.org

TEDA is available for assistance with business start-ups, expansions, and relocations in Terrebonne Parish. TEDA's team meets one-on-one with businesses to discuss plans, offer general guidance, ensure entities are aware of all applicable incentives, and connect them to the sources of services essential to their success.

Urban Entrepreneur Partnership (Baton Rouge Office)
327 North Blvd.
Suite 101
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
Phone: (225) 383-1326
www.uep.gov/gulf.html

This unprecedented national collaboration, including the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, National Urban League, Business Roundtable, federal agencies (White House, SBA and others) and LED, serves historically underserved urban areas in Louisiana with it.

Urban Entrepreneur Partnership (New Orleans Office)
917 Terpsichore Street
New Orleans , LA 70130
Phone: (504) 525-2609
www.uep.gov/gulf.html

This unprecedented national collaboration, including the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, National Urban League, Business Roundtable, federal agencies (White House, SBA and others) and LED, serves historically underserved urban areas in Louisiana with its primary focus on housing, job creation, entrepreneurial development and research.

Washington Economic Development Foundation
526 Georgia Ave.
P. O. Box 668
Bogalusa, LA 70429
www.wedf.com
Contact

Facilitates an intensive program of economic and industrial development in an effort to create new job opportunities for the people of Washington Parish. Provides resource links for those seeking to do business in Washington Parish.