Professional Services

Terrebonne Parish has an established base of employers in the professional, business, and financial services, many supporting the energy sector. This includes companies that provide accounting, payroll, human resources, management, business support, and other related services to businesses located inside and outside the region.

Terrebonne is an attractive location for these types of business-to-business services because of its proximity to New Orleans, a skilled workforce, quality of place resources, low property taxes, availability of training for all levels of professional workers, and an excellent general aviation airport. These advantages make the region attractive to businesses that offer services that can be provided remotely to a variety of customers around the country and the world.

Terrebonne is also an appealing for regional offices for larger financial and professional services firms. Part of the appeal is its accessibility to air travel—in addition to corporate and charter air service from Houma-Terrebonne Airport, Houma is approximately an hour’s drive from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.

Assets:

• Centrally located for regional and national markets
• Access to major highways
• Availability of general aviation service locally and commercial air passenger service in nearby New Orleans
• Broadband availability and speed
• Availability of managerial personnel
• Availability of skilled clerical workers
• Availability of post-secondary training at a technical-community college
• Within half-hour of major university, which offers an M.B.A. program
• Availability of business and professional services
• Availability of low-interest loans for small business
• Low local property taxes
• Opportunity to retain resident workers within the region
• An existing local pool of high-demand occupations
• Quality of place assets: availability of all types of housing, low cost of living, cultural activity, recreational opportunities