Louisiana continues to rack up accolades from Business Facilities as details from the magazine’s 2012 State Rankings Report continue to be released this week. In the latest release, Louisiana is ranked as being the No. 1 state for the digital media industry. According to Business Facilities: “Louisiana’s digital media industry is one of the fastest growing in the nation, growing at a rate of more than 100%. The state has almost 19,000 skilled software developers and more than 100,000 professionals with a skill set conducive to digital media or software development. In addition, its information sector, including software publishing and telecommunications, has experienced the second fastest growth rate in the country since June 2009.” The magazine notes Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Shreveport are leading the state in the growth of digital media companies. “Known as the ‘Creative Capital of the South,’ Baton Rouge has attracted development studios such as Electronic Arts, Firebrand Games, Crawfish Games, Nerjyzed Entertainment (and) BitRaider,” says the magazine. “Firebrand Games, a critically acclaimed video game development company, currently is working on titles for the Nintendo DS and Wii.” The magazine previously announced that Louisiana is ranked No. 5 on its “Best Business Climate” list; and that it is No. 1 for “Economic Growth Potential,” in addition to having the No. 1 workforce training program, FastStart. Read the full story about the digital media ranking and see the full list here.
Today’s poll question: Do you think the digital media industry could one day have the same impact on Louisiana’s economy as the petrochemical industry?
