Register for PAR’s Webinar: Economic Development in Focus   The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana will host its next webinar, Economic Development in Focus on Nov. 16 at 10:30 a.m. PAR’s webinar will feature Susan Bourgeois, secretary of Louisiana Economic Development; Michael Hecht, president and CEO of Greater New Orleans Inc.; and Ileana Ledet, chief economic competitiveness officer at LED. They will discuss the state’s economic development work, including recent project announcements, the use of tax incentive programs to attract companies and the shifts in strategy to draw business to Louisiana.