As Acadiana recovers from the economic downturn brought on by COVID-19 and flagging oil and gas prices, the region will likely rely on a few key businesses to help spearhead the recovery.
Over the last few years, the region’s economic development leaders have championed efforts to diversify the regional economy to lessen the area’s reliance on the up-and-down petroleum industry. Now, as the region tries to bounce back from COVID-19, some of the companies that were part of the diversification are expected to be instrumental in the region’s recovery.