Baton Rouge and three other Louisiana cities have come out of the recession, according to a national report. As of December, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles and New Orleans have emerged from the recession, according to the Adversity Index, measured by Moody’s Economy.com and MSNBC. The index tracks employment, housing starts, home prices and industrial production. Fifty-two percent of the more than 380 U.S. metro areas tracked by the index are still in the recession. Alexandria, Houma-Thibodaux, Monroe and Shreveport-Bossier are still listed as being in the recession. See the full map here.
Report says half of La. metro areas out of recession
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