Louisiana International Terminal, the biggest public economic development project in the state

Newell Normand

Beth Branch, Port NOLA’s new President & CEO and CEO of the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad, joins Newell to will talk about construction on the Louisiana International Terminal (LIT, the biggest public economic development project in the state of Louisiana), which is expected to begin in 2025. It’s expected to generate 32,000 new jobs nationwide, 18,000 here in Louisiana and 4,300 in St. Bernard Parish, as well as more than $1 billion in total new state and local tax revenue by 2050. She will also talk about economic developments and attracting new imports.