BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal began a statewide tour Wednesday that will take him to all 64 parishes this summer, to talk about the state’s economy and to hear from voters. “I think it’s important to get out to talk, especially during these tough economic times for our country, talk about some of the things we’re doing in Louisiana to create jobs,” Jindal said. His first stop of the “Louisiana Working Tour” was at the Rotary Club of Baton Rouge, where he told a packed luncheon that job creation and retention continue to be the top focus of his administration. He touted ethics law changes, business tax breaks and a revamp of the state’s labor department and job training programs and listed an array of new economic development projects announced since he took office in January 2008.The governor said those projects will create an estimated 30,000 jobs when they are completed in the coming years.
Jindal launches statewide tour
July 8, 2009