MAJOR EMPLOYERS Employer Employees Jefferson Davis Parish School Board 500-999 Leevac Industries LLC 250-499 Walmart Stores, Inc. 250-499 Jennings American Legion Hospital 250-499 City of Jennings 100-249 SWLA War Veterans Home 100-249 Jeff Davis Bank & Trust Company 50-99 Golden Age of Welsh LLC 50-99 Jefferson Davis Living Center 50-99 Camelot Brookside 50-99 Zagis USA 50-99 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACTS Jefferson Davis Economic SWLA Economic Development Development Office Business Alliance 104 Rue De L’Acadie 4310 Ryan Street Jennings, LA 70546 Lake Charles, LA 70602 337-821-5534 337-433-3632 www.jeffdavis.org www.allianceswla.org Entergy Louisiana Louisiana Economic Development Business & Economic Development 1051 North Third Street 446 North Blvd. Baton Rouge, LA 70802-5239 Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Phone: 1-800-450-8115 Phone: 1-800-542-2668 www.opportunitylouisiana.com www.entergy-louisiana.com Jeff Davis Electric Cooperative One Acadiana 906 N. Lake Arthur Ave. 804 E. St. Mary Blvd. Jennings, LA 70546 Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-824-8936 Phone: 337-408-3662 www.jdec.org www.oneacadiana.org BUSINESS INCENTIVES Enterprise Zone – Tax credit program, provides a one-time $2,500 tax credit per certified net new job, and either a 4% sales/use tax rebate on capital expenditures or an investment tax credit equal to 1.5% of qualifying expenses. Quality Jobs – Cash rebate, provides 5% or 6% rebate on annual payroll expenses for up to 10 years, and either a 4% sales/use tax rebate on capital expenditures or an investment tax credit equal to 1.5% of qualifying expenses. Restoration Tax Abatement – Property tax abatement, provides five-year 100% abatement for the rehabilitation of an existing structure based on assessed valuation of property prior to beginning of improvements. Industrial Tax Exemption- Property tax abatement, provides a 100% property tax abatement for up to 10 years on manufacturer’s qualifying capital investments. Research & Development Tax Credit – Tax credit program, provides up to a 40% tax credit for Louisiana businesses (based on employment) that conduct research and development activities in Louisiana. Economic Development Award Program- Loan/grant program, provides funding for publicly owned infrastructure in support of business development projects.

JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH DEMOGRAPHICS EDUCATION (within 100 miles) Population: 31,594 4-Year Colleges & Universities Median age: 38.4 McNeese State University – Lake Charles Population density: 48 Enrollment: 8,401 University of Louisiana at Lafayette HOUSING Enrollment: 16,571 Total Housing Units: 13,377 2-Year Community & Technical Colleges Median Home values: $86,600 Sowela – Lake Charles Median Monthly Rent amounts: $576 Enrollment: 1,396 Average household size: 2.67 Sowela/Morgan Smith Campus -Jennings Enrollment: 336 ECONOMY Louisiana State University at Eunice Median earnings per worker: $40,458 Enrollment: 2,880 Median Household income: $41,622 Average hourly earnings: $18.22 PRIMARY/SECONDARY EDUATION Overall cost of living: 97.4 13 Public Schools Unemployment Rate: 5.9% Enrollment: 6,000 Per Capita Personal Income $26,908 2 NonPublic Schools Total Personal Income $850,131 Enrollment: 450 Teacher/Student Ratio:

20:1 (PreK – 4th) 24:1 (5th – 12th) ACT Score (avg.): 19.6 MARKET ACCESS DISTANCE TO MAJOR CITIES HIGHWAYS (in miles from center of parish) Interstate 10 Atlanta, GA 625 U.S. Hwy. 90, 165, 190 Birmingham, AL 516 LA Highways 14, 26, 99, 101, 102, 380, 382 Chicago, IL 1,032 Cincinnati, OH 983 FREIGHT RAIL Dallas,TX 406 Union Pacific, Burlington Northern Sante Fe Denver, CO 1,290 Houston 179 NAVIGABLE WATERWAYS/PORTS Kansas City, MO 789 (distance in miles) Little Rock, AR 493 Port of Mermentau (9ft.) within parish Minneapolis, MN 1,229 Port of Lake Charles (40ft.) 30 miles Nashville, TN 704 New Orleans, LA 174 AIRPORTS St. Louis, MO 787 Lake Charles Regional (commercial) 43 miles Chennault Industrial Airpark (local) 35 miles

LABOR FORCE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE Parish 15,052 Region 140,550 Louisiana 2,173,037 EMPLOYMENT Parish 14,269 Region 120,356 Louisiana 1,919,365 UNEMPLOYMENT Parish 5.9% Region 6.5% Louisiana 7% WAGES Occupational Area Hourly Wage (Avg) Management $35.01 Business and Financial Operations $24.17 Computer and Mathematical $26.35 Architecture and Engineering $32.34 Life, Physical and social Science $26.69 Community and Social Services $18.37 Legal $26.44 Education, Training and Library $21.31 Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media $16.29 Healthcare Practitioner and Technical $23.96 Healthcare Support $9.81 Protective Service $15.01 Food Preparation and Serving Related $8.53 Building and Grounds Cleaning and maintenance $9.19 Personal care and Services $8.91 Sales and Related $10.16 Office and Administrative Support $12.82 Farming, Fishing and Forestry $14.46 Construction and Extraction $16.74 Installation, Maintenance and Repair $17.57 Production $16.95

TAXES SALES TAXES Elton 9% Welsh 9% Jennings 9.5% Fenton 9% Lake Arthur 9.5% Parish 9% PARISH MILLAGE (2014) Inside Municipalities – 51.23 Outside Municipalities – 53.28

PROPERTY TAXES/ASSESSMENT RATIO All real estate is assessed at 10% of Fair Market Value (except Agriculture) Residential improvements are assessed at 10% of Fair Market Value Commercial improvements are assessed at 15% of Fair Market Value Public Services properties are assessed by the Louisiana Tax Commission at 25% of the unit value of the company There is no property tax on the first $75,000 (this is for a residential property that is owned/occupied by the same individual). An individual is only allowed 1 Homestead Exemption. AVAILABLE SITES (within parish) Go to www.jeffdavis.org/economic-development/site-selection-center GOVERNMENT Jeff Davis Parish Police Jury is the governing authority of the Parish. Each municipality is governed by a mayor and/or alderman or council. Jennings is the Parish seat. QUALITY OF LIFE Climate Average Temperature January 63° July 91° Annually 78° Average annual rainfall 46.23in. MEDICAL SERVICES Medical Facility No. of Beds Miles Christus St. Patrick Hosp of Lake Charles 392 35 Lake Charles Memorial Hospital 324 35 Jennings American Legion Hospital 60 (within parish) RECREATION Camping Hunting Boating Biking Fishing Swimming Golf Tennis Softball/Baseball Basketball UTILITIES & SERVICES Electricity – Entergy, Jeff Davis Electric Co-op, Town of Welsh Natural Gas – Centerpoint Water – City of Jennings, City of Welsh, Town of Lake Arthur, Town of Elton, Village of Fenton Sewerage – City of Jennings, City of Welsh, Town of Lake Arthur, Town of Elton, Village of Fenton Fiber Optic – AT&T, CenturyLink