2. Geographic
Distribution of
Employment
Centers
Lafourche Parish Comprehensive Resiliency Plan
3. Employment
Centers
Employment Center
Lafourche Parish Comprehensive Resiliency Plan
4. 2010 Largest Employment Sectors
0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000
Transportation
Retail
Construction
Other Services
Health Care
Administrative
Real Estate
Manufacturing
17. Economic Strategies
• Improve public infrastructure to support and sustain a viable economy
and environment
• Create and retain quality jobs and foster a more diversified economy
• Improve capacity to make efficient land use decisions
• Improve capacity to make economic development decisions
• Improve fiscal capacity of local government and the community to make
the region financially attractive for economic development and to
enhance quality of life
• Protect and conserve natural resources and promote more equitable use
of these resources for business and recreation
• Pre-Plan to improve emergency operations and recovery
18. Retail Leakage & Opportunities
• Uncover retail opportunities by comparing
retail sales and supply with consumer
spending by category
• The Parish is “under-retailed” in several
categories, while others are over-supplied
19. Opportunity Gaps
Businesses Supply Less Than 25% of Parish Spending
• Home furnishing • Family clothing store
• Computer store • Clothing accessories
• Camera, photography • Shoe stores
• Outdoor power equip. • Luggage, leather goods
• Beer, wine, liquor • Sewing, needlework
• Cosmetics, beauty, health • Musical instruments
• Optical goods • Books, newsstands
• Hobby, book, music and
sporting goods
20. Where do the people
who live in Lafourche work?
21%
44%
3%
6%
7%
19%
21. Where do the people
who work in Lafourche live?
28%
51%
2%
2% 4%
13%
