Don’t fall behind Hispanic curve. Slow in coming, growth is accelerating for north Louisiana.

“There are both business and cultural implications from the predicted growth of the Hispanic population in northwest Louisiana, and the area is wise to be getting ahead of the curve through events like the most recent Economic Outlook Conference. The annual event — sponsored by LSUS, AEP-SWEPCO and The Times — considered the impact of that growth and the attractions of this area to Hispanic workers and families.

The message from conference panelists: Hispanics won’t just enter a community overnight, but it may seem that way and leaders should be ready. Keynote speaker Joe Benites of Glendale, Calif., sees a lot of things happening in Louisiana that will be magnets to pull in Hispanics and some of those magnets go beyond the post-hurricane reconstruction work in south Louisiana. He pointed to Shreveport-Bossier City’s own benefits of good work, clean air and relatively small size.”

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