[ PHOTOS IN MADE IN LOUISIANA FOLDER IN TOP 100 SECTION FOLDER ]
Manufacturers in Louisiana are well represented on the Top 100 private companies list. The manufacturing sector accounts for nearly a quarter of the total output in the state, employing 7.41% of the workforce. Here’s a look at the industry:
$59.33 billion
Total manufacturing output
$45.94 billion
Total manufactured goods exports
23.40%
Share of the total gross state product
147.34%
Growth in manufactured goods exports (2009-2014)
147,700
Manufacturing employment
$79,109
Average annual compensation
TOP FIVE EXPORT MARKETS FOR MANUFACTURED GOODS
Mexico
Canada
Netherlands
France
Brazil
TOP 10 Louisiana manufacturing sectors
Petroleum and coal: $23,225,000,000
Chemical products: $22,333,000,000
Food/beverage/tobacco: $2,287,000,000
Machinery: $1,890,000,000
Fabricated metal products: $1,694,000,000
Paper products: $1,590,000,000
Aerospace/transporation: $1,460,000,000
Primary metals: $637,000,000
Nonmetallic mineral products: $604,000,000
Plastic/rubber products: $456,000,000
TOP 100 MANUFACTURERS
Ferrara Fire Apparatus
No. 46
Revenue: $118,000,000
PreSonus Audio Electronics
No. 83
Revenue: $48,921,000
Tony’s Seafood/Louisiana Fish Fry Products
No. 81
Revenue: $51,480,000
Manda Fine Meats
No 89
Revenue: $43,119,000
