Bayou to Beltway this Wednesday at 12:30 (88.7 fm) talks with economist and UL Professor, Dr. Gary Wagner.
This conversation with Dr. Wagner focuses on Louisiana's "brain drain," the estimated 40,000 college graduates who have left Louisiana for Texas, Florida and California just since 2000. We speculate about the causes of this staggering loss and look at the effects of this brain drain. We raise the issue of Louisiana's economic future: Which direction holds the most promise for Louisiana, a double-down on the extraction industries or investment in developing industries, education and innovation?