South Central’s Top 110 Specialty Contractors

Revenue rises despite late ‘08 construction bust
The five-state South Central region’s Top 110 specialty contractors had a little more than $3 billion in regional revenue, an improvement over the $2.4 billion earned last year, according to data compiled by South Central Construction magazine.

Louisiana Report

Construction still on wild ride despite national downturn
Louisiana is “clearly doing a lot better than the rest of the country” when it comes to construction job losses, says Loren Scott, a consultant and professor emeritus in economics at Louisiana State University.

Mid Year Report

Louisiana bucks trend with 2.7 percent increase in construction employment
New data released in June by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that Louisiana was the only South Central state to gain in construction employment from May 2008 through May 2009.