Local economist calls East Baton Rouge "recession-proof"
WAFB - Local News (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
... before. "We actually have Baton Rouge gaining about 2400 jobs next year," says local economist Loren Scott. In Shreveport, General Motors laid off thousands and cut back on shifts, yet, the Capital City appears to somehow be protected. "Typically, the fact that we have two major universities, we have the state capital here, lends us a bit of a buffer," Scott says. "Right now,...
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