Minority business owners looking for business investment opportunities in the Gulf Coast region will be attending the Louisiana Business Investment Conference, March 20 – 21, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Hosted by the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Investment Conference will provide briefings from senior federal, state and local government officials, as well as from local business leaders and industry groups. Over thirty minority-owned firms from around the country are sending key decision makers to the Investment Conference.