This report presents an assessment of the capital market in a nine parish region of central Louisiana (Cenla). The report begins with an overview of the region’s economy and capital market as described by the secondary data available for the region. It then shares insights into the Cenla capital market gained from interviews withbankers, entrepreneurs, and service providers. The gaps in the Cenla capital market that were identified by the assessment team, based on both interviews and secondary data analysis, are described along with some recommendations for ways of addressing these gaps in the future.