Section By the Numbers

Lafayette leads U.S. in job losses

The continuing slump in oil prices — with no signs of a rebound any time soon — has Lafayette’s unemployment rate at 6.8 percent and leading the nation in job losses over the last year.

By The Numbers June/July

$17 million CARBO Ceramics Inc.'s investment in an expansion of its Airport Industrial Park facility in New Iberia, creating 40 new jobs. $17 million CARBO Ceramics Inc.'s investment in an expansion...

By the Numbers May/June 2011

$22,289 Amount Lafayette Consolidated Government paid in October 2005 to tech vendor Mark St. Pierre for four wireless routers that had been donated to the city of New Orleans by a California firm in...

By the Numbers April/May 2011

1 Youngsville's ranking among the 2011 "Best Places to Live in Louisiana" Population: 6,364 Median household income (adjusted for cost of living): $74,809 Bachelor's degree or higher (25...

By the Numbers

2 trillion - Amount of cubic feet of natural gas produced in Louisiana in 2010. Thanks to the Haynesville Shale in north Louisiana, natural gas production in the state reached its highest levels since...

By the Numbers December 2010 / January 2011

By the Numbers December 2010 / January 2011 $300 million Approximate amount of state funding in 2010 for Louisiana's 10 state-owned, taxpayer funded public hospitals in 64 parishes, in addition to...

By the Numbers November/December

**34% **Increase in Lafayette metro's foreclosure rate in third quarter 2010 vs. third quarter 2009. Lafayette is one of four metros in state to experience a jump; New Orleans was highest, with a...

By the Numbers October/November 2010

9 Louisiana's ranking for worst drivers, based on an analysis of gas prices, insurance rates, infrastructure and legal climate for drivers; although Louisiana has the nation's sixth-lowest gas prices,...

By the Numbers September/October 2010

1 Louisiana FastStart's ranking among the country's best workforce programs. Business Facilities magazine called it the "gold standard for workforce training solutions" in its August 2010...

By the Numbers Aug/Sept 2010

2 Bonefish Grill's ranking on Zagat's list of the most popular full-service chain restaurants. P.F. Chang's China Bistro is No. 1. 50 Louisiana's ranking in Businessweek.com's listing of laziest...

By the Numbers July/August 2010

$2.7 billion Economic cost of six-month moratorium on deepwater offshore drilling activity nationwide $2.1 billion Economic cost of moratorium on Gulf communities (along with the loss of 8,000...


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