Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Susan Bourgeois will begin a statewide tour of the eight economic development regions in Monroe Tuesday.

Gov. Jeff Landry announced the tour last week in a press conference where he rolled out a plan to integrate Louisiana businesses with large investments in the state . The tour is part of the LED's Nine by Ninety plan to attract new investments and growth in existing businesses , with one prong of the plan to visit 800 "driver companies" by the end of the fiscal year.

Bourgeois said LED selected the businesses she will visit through conversations with legislative partners on which companies are "moving the needle" in each development region. After the tour, LED will assess the information gathered and determine how to address the needs of

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