Ideas of tomorrow are being advanced today through entrepreneurs.

• A new cosmeceutical firm has developed advanced analgesic and skin restorative products from all natural ingredients.
• A growing advanced machine shop has improved productivity and customer satisfaction by providing engineering design, production monitoring and customer information via the internet.
• A local group has developed welding techniques and processes (patent pending) to match the strength of high tensile steel enabling substantial weight reductions in steel girders, heli-pads and ship hulls, etc.
• There is a concentration of advanced oceanography equipment and service providers that are growing rapidly.
  As we look at progressing toward the future, St. Mary Parish will set standards high, and take aim. St. Mary builds upon its business base with its trained, productive, and skilled workforce, Education Systems with Young Memorial Vo-tech, Louisiana Community College, and Elementary and Secondary Schools, its family-oriented communities, its culture and traditions, and the many sporting and recreational opportunities available to its citizens. These are the same qualities that will attract new business to locate and relocate here.