Pursuant to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, each State is to establish and implement a statewide system of job training and placement to facilitate the entry and productive participation of eligible youth, adults, and dislocated workers into the workforce through the provision of training, education, and job placement activities. The State of Louisiana, through its Governor, has designated the City of Shreveport Workforce Development Board 71 as the City of Shreveport Workforce Development Area. 

Local Workforce Development Board 71 (LWDB 71) represents private sector business, education, organized labor, community-based organizations, and our chief-elected officials. Membership of the Board shall be comprised of a minimum of 12 private representatives and 11 public representatives. LWDB 71 serves as a strategic convener to promote and broker relationships between employers, economic development, education, and workforce partners, all to help job seekers access employment, education, training, and supportive services to succeed in the labor market and to match employers with the skilled workers they need to compete in the global economy.