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Opportunity Zones in Louisiana

Source: opportunitydb.com - Jul 9, 2019

Louisiana has 150 designated opportunity zones, including 145 low-income communities, plus 5 non-low-income contiguous tracts.
Urban vs. Rural

The majority of Louisiana’s opportunity zones are located in urban areas of the state — 77 percent urban vs. 23 percent rural, a composition not too different from the statewide totals. Many of the state’s opportunity zones are clustered in and around the major cities of New Orleans and Baton Rouge; though there are few in Shreveport.

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