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Nexus Louisiana’s reimagined programs and downtown move are designed to make the state a serious player in tech

May 4, 2026

Dev Days — Nexus DevDays invites teams of college students to propose solutions to a specific state problem. Each DevDays event has a theme and an industry partner. Nexus President and CEO Tony Zanders says the program demystifies the potential of tech “because we can show in layman’s terms how it improves life in Louisiana.” (Photography by Don Kadair)

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Back in March, 10 small groups of students from Louisiana universities pitched startup ideas in an event hosted by Nexus Louisiana, the state’s technology incubator. Pitch events were nothing new for Nexus, established by the Louisiana Legislature in 1992, but this one was different. Reimagined in 2025 as DevDays, the session invited teams of college

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