Our views: A transition to new jobs- April 7, 2008
Advocate Opinion
Advocate Opinion Staff
In the political world, all eyes for the moment are on Pennsylvania, where Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are in an April primary duel. But one of Louisiana’s leading politicians, Gov. Bobby Jindal, might want to look at Pennsylvania for more than the returns.
Jindal is governor of a state that is seeking to move from its traditional base of oil and petrochemical manufacturing to another type of economy that will be more competitive in a knowledge-driven marketplace.
Pennsylvania has faced many of the challenges that Louisiana will face in the coming years. And in some ways, although not all, Pennsylvania is a success story.
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