The Louisiana Industrial Development Executives Association (LIDEA) is a non-profit Louisiana corporation chartered in 1964 under the 501 (c) 6 provisions of the U.S. Tax Code. LIDEA membership is open to professional and volunteer persons/groups seeking to promote the economic health and vitality of the state of Louisiana. The expressed purpose of LIDEA and its membership is to create new job opportunities by encouraging companies to locate in Louisiana, and to assist resident industries to expand.

The LIDEA organization provides its members and others with opportunities for dialogue, education, advancement and improvement in all aspects of industrial, economic and community development in Louisiana through meetings, seminars, communications, publications and other programs and activities. LIDEA seeks to articulate and advocate the needs and interests of the state of Louisiana's industrial, economic and community developers and their constituents before legislative, administrative and judicial branches of local, state and national governments.

LIDEA members will always strive to live by the Golden Rule, not only in our industrial and economic development efforts, but in our daily lives, and our concerted efforts are dedicated to creating a better state of Louisiana. We will always protect the confidentially of the prospect. We will have respect for each area of the state of Louisiana. We will never knowingly down-grade another city or area in the state of Louisiana. We will never impart information about another city or area if we don't really have the facts. We will work together to accomplish industrial expansion and we will develop a common understanding on how we can best get the job done. When we work together, we agree to protect the source of our information and all leads that we are given, when requested by our sources.

When LIDEA members are asked to contact an industrial prospect for other members or on behalf of a certain area, due respect will be given the initiator. We will make every effort to locate the prospect in the area of the originator, unless the prospect rejects the area. Then, only with the full knowledge of the originator, will the prospective industry be guided to alternative locations.

LIDEA member actions will be aboveboard and free of impropriety to the extent that future public revelation would cause neither embarrassment nor damaged relationships between LIDEA members or between them and the communities concerned.

Members of the Louisiana Industrial Development Executives Association agree to follow the principles of right and wrong and to always act as a prudent person would act. By putting aside selfish interests and working together, we will share in an economic prosperity for the state of Louisiana that will far exceed anything we have accomplished before.