Factories in Louisiana
Louisiana has 3,044 manufacturing establishments employing 120,360 people (Census County Business Patterns, 2023), 1.0% of US manufacturing jobs and the 33rd most of any state. The largest industries by employment are chemicals, fabricated metal products and food. We track 22 new plant projects here, 1 under construction.
- Establishments
- 3,044
- Census 2023
- Manufacturing jobs
- 120,360
- Census 2023
- In EPA records
- 3,589
- Active, ECHO
- New plants
- 22
- 1 building
- Sheet
- LA
- Revised
- November 11, 2026
What is made in Louisiana
| Industry (NAICS subsector) | Establishments | Employees | In EPA records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemicals 325 | 235 | 25,560 | 472 |
| Fabricated metal products 332 | 685 | 18,487 | 509 |
| Food 311 | 378 | 16,481 | 130 |
| Petroleum and coal products 324 | 57 | 9,023 * | 185 |
| Machinery 333 | 214 | 7,888 | 580 |
| Vehicles, aircraft and parts 336 | 128 | 7,084 | 389 |
| Wood products 321 | 163 | 6,858 | 95 |
| Paper 322 | 38 | 6,420 | 427 |
| Plastics and rubber 326 | 83 | 4,726 | 105 |
| Medical devices and other goods 339 | 222 | 4,652 | 57 |
| Glass, cement and stone 327 | 227 | 3,785 | 241 |
| Primary metals 331 | 19 | 2,210 | 56 |
| Printing 323 | 230 | 2,005 | 177 |
| Beverages and tobacco 312 | 61 | 1,246 | 16 |
| Electrical equipment and appliances 335 | 33 | 1,201 | 46 |
| Furniture 337 | 128 | 978 | 24 |
| Computers and electronics 334 | 47 | 788 | 44 |
| Textile products 314 | 65 | 558 | 14 |
| Textile mills 313 | 11 | 282 | 3 |
| Apparel 315 | 17 | 105 | 16 |
| Leather goods 316 | 3 | 23 | 3 |
Establishments and employees: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023, mid-March employment. * Census flags this figure as having high noise. "In EPA records" counts active facilities in EPA's ECHO database, a subset that excludes plants EPA doesn't regulate.
New plants in Louisiana
| Project | Industry | Status | Announced |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana EAF steel mill, RiverPlex MegaParkHyundai Steel (with POSCO), Donaldsonville | Steel and metals | Under construction | $5.8B1,400 jobs |
| Shreveport lubricants and fluids plant expansionAscentek, Inc., Shreveport | Chemicals | Announced | $50M91 jobs |
| Blue Point low-carbon ammonia plantBlue Point Number One (CF Industries 40%, JERA 35%, Mitsui 25%), Donaldsonville area (West Bank, Ascension Parish) | Chemicals | Announced | $4.0B103 jobs |
| Lafayette drone manufacturing facilityDMR Technologies, Lafayette | Aerospace and defense | Announced | $1M521 jobs |
| Livingston pipe fabrication expansion (large-diameter line)Epic Piping, LLC, Livingston | Steel and metals | Announced | $25M76 jobs |
| Minden modular power building plant expansionFibrebond Corporation, Minden | Electrical equipment | Announced | $50Mjobs not stated |
| Mansfield seamless tube and pipe plantGlobal Seamless Tubes & Pipes Pvt. Ltd., Mansfield | Steel and metals | Announced | $35M135 jobs |
| St. Gabriel EV battery materials plantKoura, St. Gabriel | Batteries | Announced | $400M100 jobs |
| Westlake low-carbon methanol plant (Port of Lake Charles)Lake Charles Methanol II, LLC, Westlake | Chemicals | Announced | $3.2B123 jobs |
| RiverPlex MegaPark air separation unitLinde, Donaldsonville | Chemicals | Announced | $400M15 jobs |
| Shreveport beverage canning facilityMultipack Services, Shreveport | Food and beverage | Announced | $10M141 jobs |
| Tangipahoa Parish bottling plantNiagara Bottling, Hammond | Food and beverage | Announced | $160M70 jobs |
| Jefferson Parish building components manufacturing and fabrication facilityRNGD (Palmisano), Jefferson Parish | Building materials | Announced | $25M130 jobs |
| Shreveport data center equipment manufacturing expansionSLB, Shreveport | Electrical equipment | Announced | $30M600 jobs |
| Brusly consolidated manufacturing facilitySNT Motiv and SNT Energy (SNT Global), Brusly | Auto parts | Announced | $59M275 jobs |
| Washington steel pole coating and galvanizing facilitySouthland Industrial Coatings, LLC (Southland Steel Fabricators), Washington | Steel and metals | Announced | $13M120 jobs |
| St. Rose reduced-carbon ammonia facility (proposed)St. Charles Clean Fuels (Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners / Sustainable Fuels Group), St. Rose | Chemicals | Announced | $4.6B216 jobs |
| New Iberia nuclear module and piping fabrication expansionTurner Industries, New Iberia | Electrical equipment | Announced | —500 jobs |
| Port Allen nuclear module and piping fabrication expansionTurner Industries, Port Allen | Electrical equipment | Announced | —500 jobs |
| Louisiana module factoryFirst Solar, New Iberia | Solar | Operating | $1.1B700 jobs |
| Shreveport transformer plant expansion (third production line)Prolec GE (Xignux / GE Vernova JV), Shreveport | Electrical equipment | Operating | $29M153 jobs |
| Louisiana Clean Energy ComplexAir Products, Burnside area | Chemicals | Cancelled | $4.5B170 jobs |
Factory pages in Louisiana
32 Louisiana factories have their own page so far: the facilities that report to EPA's Toxics Release Inventory and hold the most detailed federal records. See all 32, grouped by industry.
Questions
What is made in Louisiana?
Louisiana has 3,044 manufacturing establishments employing 120,360 people (Census County Business Patterns, 2023), 1.0% of US manufacturing jobs and the 33rd most of any state. The largest industries by employment are chemicals, fabricated metal products and food.
How many manufacturers are in Louisiana?
3,044 manufacturing establishments (Census, 2023). EPA's ECHO database lists 3,589 active manufacturing facilities in Louisiana that it regulates, 636 of which report to the Toxics Release Inventory.
Are new factories being built in Louisiana?
We track 22 large plant projects in Louisiana announced since 2021: 1 under construction, 18 announced, 2 operating and 1 paused, cancelled or closed.
Can you tour a factory in Louisiana?
Yes: Abita Brewery Tour, Bayou Rum Distillery Tour, Mardi Gras World (Kern Studios) Tour, Sazerac House Tour and 1 more.