General Motors' 798-employee layoff announcement last week underscores that even with the subterranean promised land of Haynesville Shale, maintaining a local economy on all fronts is a constant challenge. But how to arrange the pieces of an effective economic development machine depends on who's writing — and reading — the instructions. Advertisement
Over three days last week, Shreveport Mayor Cedric Glover's administration laudably sought to begin crafting a more effective strategy for the city and the rest of northwest Louisiana. Glover assembled four economic development specialists — three who once worked here but have moved on to other regions — to meet with waves of local stakeholders about our challenges.
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