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Will demographics doom the state's potential oil and gas economic boom?
Posted on 4/24/14 at 10:20 am
Posted on 4/24/14 at 10:20 am
Just strolling through Lakeside mall or watching the news you can tell we have a demographic timebomb. Where are the needed skilled workers (non bachelors degree) going to come from? We can't import them all. Or maybe we will. I think this is the Achilles heal that no one seems to be talking about.
ETA: To make sure I don't get banned let me add, this isn't a racial thing. We have a ton of older people of all races on welfare sagging the state's budget, and younger citizens (of all races) who are just being pushed through the public school system.
ETA: To make sure I don't get banned let me add, this isn't a racial thing. We have a ton of older people of all races on welfare sagging the state's budget, and younger citizens (of all races) who are just being pushed through the public school system.
This post was edited on 4/24/14 at 10:26 am
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Posted on 4/24/14 at 10:21 am to RedRifle
The answer is "man camps."
Posted on 4/24/14 at 10:23 am to RedRifle
All the hispanics in Kenner will handle the work. You just went to the wrong mall to look for workers.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 10:25 am to RedRifle
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Just strolling through Lakeside mall
Obviously not you. You metrosexual Thursday mall stroller.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 10:28 am to Teddy Ruxpin
Seems like you'd want the bulk of those new engineers, managers, and professionals to stick around.
Is there a lot of single family housing being developed now in Lake Charles and the area between Baton Rouge and LaPlace?
Is there a lot of single family housing being developed now in Lake Charles and the area between Baton Rouge and LaPlace?
This post was edited on 4/24/14 at 10:30 am
Posted on 4/24/14 at 10:31 am to RedRifle
I truly believe it will.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 10:41 am to RedRifle
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and younger citizens (of all races) who are just being pushed through the public school system.
MF'in this! As a teacher, I'm so sick of this I could puke. The kids know that they don't have to pay attention or do anything. Heck, you CAN"T fail a student in K-3 unless the parent requests it. Where do kids get the basic skills that they need to succeed as they move along? K-3. Makes a lot of sense, huh?
Posted on 4/24/14 at 10:52 am to RedRifle
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Just strolling through Lakeside mall or watching the news you can tell we have a demographic timebomb. Where are the needed skilled workers (non bachelors degree) going to come from? We can't import them all. Or maybe we will. I think this is the Achilles heal that no one seems to be talking about.
LA is filled with O&G workers. When I worked in the Permian and Eagle Ford there were tons of people from LA, same thing when I worked in the Bakken. All those boys will just come back home.
You'll also have a lot of people leave their little bullshite Wal-Mart jobs or whatever and go get real jobs. We'd have no problems finding and making good hands down here.
This post was edited on 4/24/14 at 10:54 am
Posted on 4/24/14 at 10:52 am to RedRifle
They will be imported fa sho. The fact is people are lazy here. You make enough off of the government to live comfortably, why work and make a little more money?
Every time there is a demand for workers, they come.
Every time there is a demand for workers, they come.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 10:56 am to LNCHBOX
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All the hispanics in Kenner will handle the work. You just went to the wrong mall to look for workers.
Right, he should have went to Home Depot or Lowes.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 11:01 am to Hammertime
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They will be imported fa sho
This. Some parts of the country (midwest rustbelt) have shortages of good jobs right now. They'll come
Posted on 4/24/14 at 11:01 am to RedRifle
It's not really a demographic problem and it's not just an La problem. Nobody prepared for this boom properly or had any good skilled craft training program in place.
Read the "man camp" thread that was on here for about 7 pages yesterday.
Here is a good article about some of the issues. LINK
Read the "man camp" thread that was on here for about 7 pages yesterday.
Here is a good article about some of the issues. LINK
Posted on 4/24/14 at 11:03 am to RedRifle
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RedRifle
Are you specifically speaking of plant expansions/plant growth?
Posted on 4/24/14 at 11:04 am to notiger1997
LA is not ND, we won't need man camps. There's enough housing here to begin with. It would be very similar to South TX.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 11:06 am to Corkfather
Go read that other thread. Lake Charles will most def have housing shortages.
And to the OP, don't make future economic assumption about our state based on people you see in a shopping mall.
And to the OP, don't make future economic assumption about our state based on people you see in a shopping mall.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 11:09 am to notiger1997
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Lake Charles will most def have housing shortages.
Yea, I agree with that but I thought the TMS is mainly on the northern side of Lake Pontchartrain and in southern Miss.? The "oil boom", which isn't going to happen IMO, would be more in eastern LA.
This post was edited on 4/24/14 at 11:10 am
Posted on 4/24/14 at 11:10 am to RedRifle
So you went to Lakeside Mall, saw that it was a bunch of middle aged and elderly ladies, and somehow decided that this is reflective of Louisiana's demographics as a whole?
For what it's worth, based on the last census Louisiana is the 7th youngest state by median age (this chart shows 8th but includes DC).
LINK
For what it's worth, based on the last census Louisiana is the 7th youngest state by median age (this chart shows 8th but includes DC).
LINK
Posted on 4/24/14 at 11:11 am to RedRifle
This thread is racist
Posted on 4/24/14 at 11:12 am to theunknownknight
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Here is a good article about some of the issues. LINK
interesting.
How people can complain about not being able to find a job is beyond me.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 11:13 am to Corkfather
It's not about TMS, it's all of the new construction and shite all around lake Charles. Several new plants and expansions going to happen in next three years
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