"" Louisiana has $90 billion of construction
underway or starting by 2014, according
to a recent survey prepared by the Greater
Baton Rouge Industry Alliance. This
abundance contradicts much of the
country, where construction starts remain
modest and construction employment
remains far below pre-recession peaks,
The work will cause skilled laborer
demand in the Baton Rouge area to jump
from 17,500 to 31,000 by September 2014,
said Connie Fabre, GBRIA’s executive
director. “This is the biggest increase
we’ve seen in 30 years.”

Workforce Strain
The boom in industrial construction has
prompted some concern about workforce
demand.
According to the GBRIA member survey,
the top industrial crafts needed are
welders (including combination welders
and fitter/welders), electrical and
instrumentation technicians, pipefitters,
millwrights, and scaffold builders,
carpenters and insulators.
Once the workers are found, the challenge
is providing housing for them. Greenfield
Logistical Solutions of Louisiana LLC is
building a $70 million “man camp” at the
Port of Lake Charles to provide housing
for 4,000 workers, Scott said. ""
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Hey they could stay w you till they got on their feet... LMAO!;)

Luckily Im nowhere near Lake Charles, where the majority of it will be going on. Just read that they are gonna hafta hire foreign skilled labor to fill alot of spots....not enough skilled workers here....and thats sad to me.

@WalkSoftly: Wow that is sad:( If I hear of anybody down here I will tell em about this tho-ty for the info:)

@SammyToo: I just figured if someone was outta work, heres an oppurtunity...I guess sm women might be interested also....where theres a lot of men, strippers are needed lol!