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Geoff Daily: Lafayette’s population growth isn’t sustainable
Recent data suggest growth in Lafayette Parish is primarily driven by residents leaving surrounding parishes, not net migration. That’s not sustainable.
Recent data suggest growth in Lafayette Parish is primarily driven by residents leaving surrounding parishes, not net migration. That’s not sustainable.
Tightening commercial and residential development could upend Lafayette’s economy and, in turn, crimp funding for local government.
The latest economic output data indicates Lafayette is still in flux as it recovers from the economic impact of the pandemic. We’re gaining ground, but not as quickly as we need.
Young folks don’t necessarily want to leave Lafayette. But they say it feels impossible to stay.
Lafayette can’t count on the industries that have powered its growth in the past. We need to pivot, and we have the tools to do it.
The betting favorite for where it will go is UL’s Research Park. That’s the path of least resistance, not the past of greatest impact.
The energy sector, in Louisiana and the world at large, is still recovering from the decline in demand from the coronavirus pandemic combined with supply collusion from foreign oil suppliers
UL’s Acadiana Business Economist Endowed Chair Gary Wagner’s quarterly economic forecast shows a local and state economy still struggling to recover in the face of increasing national headwinds.
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