Loren Scott provides annual economic forecast

Lafayette’s economic position isn’t the best right now, but it’s not the worst, either.

Economist Loren Scott, in presenting his annual economic outlook report to the One Acadiana, the Lafayette area chamber of commerce, predicts an upturn.

“You put all the things together, and I think the next two years are going to be growth years for (Lafayette),” Scott says. “Part of that is getting your jobs back from the COVID losses.”

Scott’s report predicts that the Lafayette area will put back about 9,200 jobs in 2022 and another 2,100 in 2023.

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