Come home to Louisiana

Chances are, if you are from Louisiana, or spent some time here, on some level it still feels like home. If you are trying to figure out where to call home after you separate from the military, think about coming back to Louisiana.

If you have lived in or visited Louisiana, you know it’s a place with a unique culture; great food, vibrant music, passion for sports, and a love of celebration. What you may not know, however, is that it’s a great place to return to when you’re ready to start your second career.

Louisiana has jobs – the unemployment rate is far below the national average, at 5.8%. Veterans have a lower unemployment rate of 4.5% and Post 9/11 veterans have an unemployment rate of 2.8%

Louisiana is fostering new business – since Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is consistently recognized by national media as a great spot for entrepreneurs to use as a launch point for new business.

Louisiana welcomes veterans – the state has a great support network which will be even stronger when the new VA hospital in New Orleans is complete in 2013-2014. The new facility will have 200 beds, employ 2200 people and have emergency, rehabilitative and mental health services.

Louisiana’s community also supports veterans, and Louisiana Armed Forces Foundation (LAFF) is among those supporters. LAFF.is a non-profit organization established in 2011 to assist veterans in their transition from the military to civilian life. We are able to help build resumes and cover letters, assist in job searches, facilitate new business start-ups, and help veterans navigate and make sense of the many benefits available to them – all at no charge.

If you are interested in coming home to Louisiana for your transition, please call us at 504-267-9125, or visit our website at www.laarmedforces.org. We are here to help with your transition home.

Sources:

http://www.bls.gov/cps/

http://jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?a=Files.Serve&File_id=3d1725d7-7019-4d23-894b-2cbe87aee886

http://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/new-orleans-and-young-entrepreneurs-nurturing-each-other.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialmedia&utm_campaign=button

http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/running_small_business/archives/2012/01/building_startup_culture_in_new_orleans.html

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/06/va_breaks_ground_for_new_hospi.html