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Strictly Business: Episode 42

The State of AI in Louisiana

July 15, 2026 | 11 AM CT | Free Virtual Event

Featuring Dek Terrell

LSU Center for Economics, Business & Policy Research


Topics We'll Explore:

  • Measuring capital investment
  • AI intensive occupations
  • Competitive advantages for Louisiana
Get the inside story on one of Louisiana's fastest-growing regions.

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Don’t miss this timely conversation with one of the region’s most strategic voices.

Join us on July 15th at 11 AM as we hear from Dek Terrell

Dek Terrell

LSU Center for Economics, Business & Policy Research

Dek Terrell is a professor of economics and Director of the Center for Economics, Business and Policy Research at LSU, where he has spent three decades leading applied research projects focused primarily on improving the lives of the citizens of Louisiana. He grew up in Mississippi and earned a B.S. in Mathematics and Economics from Millsaps College in 1986 and a Ph.D. in Economics from Duke University in 1991. He spent five years on the faculty of Kansas State University before arriving at LSU.