Manufacturing facilities in Louisiana

The Chemical Manufacturing industry in Louisiana had 28,918 employees in 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Listed in the register are 3,652 facilities in Louisiana. The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 4,572 establishments in Louisiana in 2025.

SUMMARIZED FROM THE FEDERAL FIGURES ON THIS PAGE

Map, counties and cities

Map of United States manufacturing facilities

Biggest counties

Jefferson326 East Baton Rouge304 Lafayette223 Orleans181 Calcasieu177 Caddo172 St. Tammany133 Ascension127

All 63 counties

Jefferson 326 East Baton Rouge 304 Lafayette 223 Orleans 181 Calcasieu 177 Caddo 172 St. Tammany 133 Ascension 127 Ouachita 120 Terrebonne 120 Iberia 101 Rapides 83 Tangipahoa 82 St. Mary 81 St. Charles 74 Iberville 73 Bossier 73 West Baton Rouge 67 Lafourche 64 Livingston 60 Plaquemines 55 St. Martin 53 St. James 43 St. John the Baptist 42 Lincoln 35 Webster 33 Acadia 32 St. Landry 31 Vermilion 31 Beauregard 26 Washington 25 St. Bernard 23 Bienville 22 Jefferson Davis 19 Avoyelles 17 Evangeline 16 Natchitoches 15 Assumption 15 Morehouse 14 Vernon 13 Winn 12 LaSalle 12 East Feliciana 12 Concordia 11 De Soto 11 Sabine 11 Pointe Coupee 10 Claiborne 9 Allen 9 Union 9 Richland 8 Catahoula 7 West Feliciana 7 Grant 6 Red River 6 Franklin 6 Cameron 6 Jackson 4 Caldwell 3 Madison 3 St. Helena 3 West Carroll 2 East Carroll 2

Biggest cities

Baton Rouge286 New Orleans224 Shreveport168 Lafayette126 Houma98 New Iberia86 Broussard70 Geismar68 Lake Charles65 West Monroe61 Metairie59 Port Allen58

Federal labor statistics counted at least 4,572 manufacturing establishments in Louisiana in 2025, employing about 140,383 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 3,652, about 80% of that figure.

What Louisiana makes21 INDUSTRIES

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing854 Chemical Manufacturing548 Food Manufacturing310 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing276 Machinery Manufacturing275 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing244 Wood Product Manufacturing170 Paper Manufacturing166 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing141 Miscellaneous Manufacturing138 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing113 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing99 Printing and Related Support Activities96 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing83 Primary Metal Manufacturing69 Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing57 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing35 Textile Product Mills25 Apparel Manufacturing18 Textile Mills9 Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing2

Bars are drawn against the largest subsector listed; the figure is the facility count.

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