Acadiana leads the state in patents, and that could be big in a COVID economy, economist says

Of all the things working for and against Acadiana in its quest to become a more vibrant city, one thing stands out in the current era of knowledge-driven economy.

It’s patents, and the region is blowing away the rest of the state. During Thursday’s CivicCon event hosted by One Acadiana, UL economist Gary Wagner noted how that data point can be a way to grow the economy and lure more people to the region.

It was the latest installment of the CivicCon Acadiana series with One Acadiana, which unveiled a regional data dashboard that tracks the region’s progress in a number of categories. Patents were not on the dashboard, but Wagner noted of the two parts necessary to grow the economy — innovation and tech transfer — the region is established in the first part.

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