Bienville Parish, Louisiana
Bienville Parish is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Jul 31, 2024
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Jun 2022
Maintained 1: Jan 2024
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Bienville Parish is actively engaged in maintaining their status as a Work Ready Community. To do so, they must earn 5 points that prove their ongoing commitment to developing a thriving economy for employers and employees.
Traditional goals 2 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Emerging Goal - 1 points
Transitioning Goal - 1 points
Optional goals 2 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
Improved Certificates - 1 points
10 percent of employers increase engagement - 1 points
Economic Regions Including Bienville Parish
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
NCRC Plus |
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Emerging | High School | 846 | 172 | 433 | 163 | 78 | 0 |
College | 10 | + | 8 | 0 | 0 | + | |
Current | Private | 19 | + | 9 | 5 | + | 0 |
Public | 19 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 132 | 41 | 71 | 13 | 7 | 0 | |
Recent Veteran | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 1027 | 223 | 535 | 181 | 88 | + |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 846 | 172 | 433 | 163 | 78 | 0 |
College | 10 | + | 8 | 0 | 0 | + | |
Current | Private | 19 | + | 9 | 5 | + | 0 |
Public | 19 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 132 | 41 | 71 | 13 | 7 | 0 | |
Recent Veteran | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 1027 | 223 | 535 | 181 | 88 | + |
The table above is a detailed breakdown of the same ACT WorkKeys NCRC data presented in the upper right box on this page and represents ACT WorkKeys NCRCs earned or improved throughout the community. All ACT WorkKeys NCRC data is updated monthly.
+ Value less than 4
ACT WorkKeys NCRCs Earned
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Jul 31, 2024
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
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✓ Emerging | 291 | 857 |
Current |
48 | 38 |
✓ Transitioning | 133 | 133 |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 6 | 4 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 90 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
Bronze | 234 | 13 | 0 | |
Silver | 68 | 3 | ||
Gold | 32 |
Participating High Schools
These Bienville Parish high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Arcadia High School
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Castor High School
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Gibsland Coleman High School
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Ringgold High School
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Saline High School
Contact Us
For more information on Bienville Parish's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Haynes International (Brooke Farmer)
318-513-7558
Employers in Bienville Parish recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Bolton Enterprises, LLC
- Northwest Louisiana Technical Community
College - Coca-Cola Bottling Company UNITED Inc.
- Fibrebond Corporation
- CW&W Contractors Inc
Haynes International
- Bienville Parish School Board
- Miles Wonderland Travel
Town of Arcadia
The Sampson Law Firm LLC
Jackson Parish School Superintendent
Cintas Corporation
- General Store of Castor
Libbey
Q-2-Go LLC
Q-2-Go LLC
The Sampson Law Firm LLC
Meriman & Weaver Trucking LLC Arcadia La
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