Across Southeast Louisiana, investments are being made in coastal and water management and green infrastructure. Leaders have long heralded "water jobs" and "green jobs" for their potential to promote equity…
Inspired by the inequities exposed during the COVID-19 pandemic and summer 2020’s national reckoning with social justice issues, this collection of essays seeks to identify the historical foundations of today's…
The Coastal Index dashboard examines the potential for the water management sector to emerge as a long-lasting driver for the regional economy. Explore the dashboard by clicking the link below.
Metro New Orleans is now "majority minority" — but what does that really mean? This brief explores the changing definition of race in the census and demographic shifts across the…
How many people live in group quarters—nursing homes, jails, college dorms, etc.—across the New Orleans metro? In this brief, we analyze trends and map group quarters populations and average household…
Our coastal research examines changing population and employment dynamics along the coast, as well as the economic diversification and spillover potential of coastal restoration work featured in our Coastal Index.
Our research on New Orleans youth examines the reduction in the overall size of the child population in New Orleans as well as the continuing prevalence and challenges of child poverty.
We provide high demand briefs covering demographic shifts across the New Orleans metro, poverty in Southeast Louisiana, our growing Latino population, and the rise of single-person households.
Our economy and workforce research covers economic synergies and commuter patterns across Southeast Louisiana, the tidal wave of job openings from the new "energy boom" in our region, and analyses of skills gaps.
Our “New Orleans Index,” a now biennial publication developed in collaboration with the Brookings Institution, tracks progress towards prosperity relying on over 30 indicators that measure economic growth, sustainability, inclusive growth, and quality of life.
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