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What are examples of companies that almost chose to build in Louisiana but didn't?
Posted on 1/21/22 at 1:12 pm
Posted on 1/21/22 at 1:12 pm
Can you think of any instances where a company was building a factory, plant, or expanding and Louisiana was in the running for it but didn't get it?
I recall Disney World was suppose to be built in Louisiana but our corrupt politicians wanted money and it ended up being built in Orlando.
Can you think of anything in the past 10 years?
I recall Disney World was suppose to be built in Louisiana but our corrupt politicians wanted money and it ended up being built in Orlando.
Can you think of anything in the past 10 years?
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Posted on 1/21/22 at 1:13 pm to BlueShield
Bell Helicopter - Lafayette
Hawker Beechcraft - Baton Rouge
Elio Motors - Shreveport
Both of the aircraft companies came very close. Beechcraft ended up getting a sweetheart deal to stay in Kansas and decided against expansion at the last minute. . Not sure what happened with Bell. Elio never got off the ground and now Hyundai is using the plant.
IBM and DXE came. So did Sasol. All three were pre JBE era. Louisiana needed those kinds of wins to continue in the state but they seemed to abruptly stop about 6-7 years ago.
Hawker Beechcraft - Baton Rouge
Elio Motors - Shreveport
Both of the aircraft companies came very close. Beechcraft ended up getting a sweetheart deal to stay in Kansas and decided against expansion at the last minute. . Not sure what happened with Bell. Elio never got off the ground and now Hyundai is using the plant.
IBM and DXE came. So did Sasol. All three were pre JBE era. Louisiana needed those kinds of wins to continue in the state but they seemed to abruptly stop about 6-7 years ago.
This post was edited on 1/21/22 at 1:21 pm
Posted on 1/21/22 at 1:13 pm to BlueShield
Buckee’s
Posted on 1/21/22 at 1:15 pm to BlueShield
Hobie Surfboards - they had a last minute realization.....
Posted on 1/21/22 at 1:15 pm to BlueShield
Bon Temps Resort in Houma a few years back was quite the fantasy from some delusional bastard. 
Posted on 1/21/22 at 1:15 pm to FieldEngineer
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Buckee’s
Who dat?
Posted on 1/21/22 at 1:16 pm to BlueShield
Buccees
Posted on 1/21/22 at 1:18 pm to BlueShield
Disney
Posted on 1/21/22 at 1:19 pm to BlueShield
Tigerdroppings
Posted on 1/21/22 at 1:19 pm to BlueShield
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This post was edited on 1/21/22 at 1:20 pm
Posted on 1/21/22 at 1:19 pm to FieldEngineer
I honestly couldn’t care less about Buccee’s. IMO a gas station is not worth the tax incentives they they demanded. Louisiana was right to tell them no.
If they want to open here….great. But there are countless gas stations all over the place already that don’t get tax incentives to operate. They shouldn’t get one.
If they want to open here….great. But there are countless gas stations all over the place already that don’t get tax incentives to operate. They shouldn’t get one.
Posted on 1/21/22 at 1:30 pm to BlueShield
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I recall Disney World was suppose to be built in Louisiana but our corrupt politicians wanted money and it ended up being built in Orlando.
I don't know if Walt was ever serious about building here. He was looking at different places to throw developers off the scent of his plan, which was pretty much having it built in Florida all along. It was a cost-saving scheme on his part. There is a whole lot of myth and only a tiny bit of fact about Disney in Louisiana.
This post was edited on 1/21/22 at 1:31 pm
Posted on 1/21/22 at 1:33 pm to BlueShield
Baton Rouge almost had Amazon HQ2. Almost.
Posted on 1/21/22 at 1:35 pm to TheFonz
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I don't know if Walt was ever serious about building here. He was looking at different places to throw developers off the scent of his plan, which was pretty much having it built in Florida all along. It was a cost-saving scheme on his part. There is a whole lot of myth and only a tiny bit of fact about Disney in Louisiana.
https://wgno.com/news-with-a-twist/why-walt-disney-chose-florida-over-new-orleans/
Posted on 1/21/22 at 2:04 pm to Pedro
A state with leaders who create business-averse tax policy, so that new businesses must be offered lower tax rates than the natives pay. for now. in exchange for . . . ?
Posted on 1/21/22 at 2:07 pm to TheFonz
Yeah Disney wasn’t happening
If anything it was leverage to get more from Florida
LA misses moret
If anything it was leverage to get more from Florida
LA misses moret
Posted on 1/21/22 at 2:12 pm to Pedro
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Home boy has actually expanded his delusion
LINK
Oh for fricks sake
Posted on 1/21/22 at 2:14 pm to LSUBoo
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Baton Rouge almost had Amazon HQ2. Almost.
Nah
That was suppose to happen at the old charity hospital in Nola
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