As we entered 2010, the Bayou Region shared a universal hope of a year where rebuilding from storms was no longer a daily concern, where employment remained strong against a backdrop of national recession and where accelerated interest in deep‐water oil and gas exploration showed promise of carrying our economy well into the future. On April 20th however, things changed. In an event that no one expected, the BP/Transocean Deepwater Horizon rig blew up taking with it eleven lives, deeply disrupting what many in the Bayou Region were anticipating as good days ahead. For the balance of the year, the incident consumed our focus as our region both benefitted from the concentration of the response in our area and suffered from its affects.

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Our 2009 Annual Report is a reflection of the aggressive activity within out region that has allowed us to remain economically stable and even acheive growth during challenging economic times. Our top national rankings are a credit to the tenacity of our industries, whose hope, optimism and creativity continue to shine.

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2008 has been a watershed year for our region as we witnessed dramatic shifts in the national economy in housing, credit and manufacturing, extreme highs and lows in the price of oil, two hurricanes, a national election and the first term of the United States' youngest governor. Throughout it all, the Bayou Region economy has stayed on an enviable track of growth and stability, even garnering top marks in mulitple national rankings. It has been a good time to be part of the Bayou Region.

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2005 was an incredibly full year for SLEC and as you will see, we have accomplished a great deal in these past 12 months. 2005 was a year marked by opportunity and challenge.  It was a very aggressive year. During 2005 three new major programs were launched. New public events were held with very positive results from those who participated.  SLEC also served in key roles in several special projects relating to homeland security, support to parish government and labor studies. We also found ourselves at the center of response to the devastating effects of, first, Hurricane Katrina and then Hurricane Rita – first in response to the preservation of life and property, and then, in response to the need to assist businesses affected by these storms.