Food manufacturers in Louisiana
Louisiana has 378 food establishments employing 16,481 people (Census, 2023), and EPA's ECHO database lists 130 active food facilities in the state. By employment it is Louisiana's number 3 manufacturing industry, and Louisiana ranks number 35 among states for it.
- NAICS subsector
- 311
- Food Manufacturing
- Establishments
- 378
- Census 2023
- Employees
- 16,481
- Census 2023
- In EPA records
- 130
- With a page here
- 2
- Revised
- November 11, 2026
Food factories with a page
| Facility | What it makes (NAICS) | City |
|---|---|---|
| American Sugar Refining Inc - Chalmette Cane Sugar Refinery | 311312 | Arabi |
| Bunge Corporation | Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing | Destrehan |
These are the Louisiana food facilities that report to EPA's Toxics Release Inventory. The other 128 in EPA records don't have a page yet.
What these factories make
- Cane Sugar Manufacturing (NAICS 311314): 1 facility
- Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing (NAICS 311224): 1 facility
- Fats and Oils Refining and Blending (NAICS 311225): 1 facility
Where they cluster
Cities with the most active food facilities in EPA records: New Orleans (9), Baton Rouge (8), Shreveport (6), New Iberia (5), Hammond (5).
New food plants in Louisiana
Shreveport beverage canning facility, ShreveportannouncedTangipahoa Parish bottling plant, Hammondannounced
Food manufacturing across the US. Everything made in Louisiana.