2. Louisiana’s Economy Top 5 Industries that make Louisiana money! 1. Oil 2. Natural gas 3. Commercial Fishing 4. Chemical Shipments 5. Agriculture

3. 1. Oil and 2. Natural Gas Vital to Louisiana’s economy 4 th leading producer of natural gas > Natural gas reserves: 22.1 trillion cubic feet (4th most) 3 rd leading producer of oil > Proved oil reserves: 463 million barrels Energy consumption per capita: 427.1 million BTUs (8th highest) Number of operating refineries: 19 (2nd most) Hundreds of offshore oil and gas wells in the Gulf of Mexico.

4. Oil and Natural Gas

5. 3. Fishing Louisiana is one of the leading states in commercial fishing and the leading state in shrimp production. Other important fish products include catfish, crawfish, menhaden and oysters. 1/3 of all the fish caught in the U.S. comes from Louisiana.

6. 4. Chemical Shipments Louisiana refines crops, minerals, and natural resources such as crude oil to create other goods. These goods are then shipped throughout the country and world. For example: oil refineries collect crude oil (unprocessed oil) from the ground. Chemical plants in Louisiana process the crude oil into oil that can be used, such as gasoline, petroleum gas for making plastic, etc.

7. Chemical Shipments Examples: Major supplier of Salt Salt is collected from Salt Domes (underground) and then Tabasco is created on Avery Island, Louisiana. Cotton crops become cotton cloth to sell to clothing manufacturers.

8. Items made in Louisiana

9. 5. Agriculture Louisiana has been a world leader in cotton, sugarcane and tobacco production Other regions began growing the same products

10. Agriculture Sugar cane is the leading farm product in Louisiana. Other important crops are rice, soybeans, cotton, and corn for grain. Sweet potatoes and tomatoes are the most important vegetable crops and peaches, strawberries and melons lead the fruit crops.

11. Trade Louisiana plays an important role in national and international trade. Why? New Orleans is 3 rd busiest port in the world.

12. Major Companies in LA CorporationCity#of Employees Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Avondale6000 GM Shreveport Assembly Plant Shreveport2290 NASA Michoud New Orleans2000 Foster Poultry Farms Farmerville1800 Dow Chemical Co Hahnville1700 Exxon Mobil Chemical Co Baton Rouge1700 US National Finance Center New Orleans1700 PPG Industries Inc Westlake1658 Stuller Inc Lafayette1600 Boh Bros Construction Co LLC New Orleans1500 Chevron Production Covington1500 Citgo Petroleum Corp Sulphur 1500 Guard Gate-Lube Plant Sulphur1500 Shaw Environmental Infrastructure Baton Rouge1500 Tidewater Marine LLC Amelia1500 Century Link Inc Monroe1400 HMO Louisiana Inc Baton Rouge1400

13. Filming in Louisiana The film industry in Louisiana has grown dramatically in recent years largely due to the state’s 2002 tax incentives aimed at attracting film and television companies. The success of Louisiana's film industry caused the state to be nicknamed " Hollywood South" or "Hollywood on the Bayou". In 2013, by some measures, film and television production in Louisiana exceeded that of California for the first time.

14. Films in Louisiana American Horror Story Tarzan of the Apes Steel Magnolias Interview With the Vampire The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Duck Dynasty True Blood Swamp People 21 Jump Street Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter The Best of Me Cadillac Records The Dukes of Hazzard (film) Failure to Launch Fantastic Four The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Pitch Perfect Pitch Perfect 2 Olympus Has Fallen The Last Exorcism The Lucky One Scream Queens Jurassic Park Black and White Planet of the Apps

15. Tourism in Louisiana What does tourism do for Louisiana? 28.7 million - people visited Louisiana in 2014, which is 1.4 million more in visitation over 2013. $11.2 billion - spent by domestic and international visitors in Louisiana in 2014. $836 million - total state tax revenues generated by travel and tourism activities in Louisiana. 12.3 million - total passengers arrived and departed Louisiana airports in 2014

16. Tourism in Louisiana Food Festivals Music Festivals Mardi Gras Sporting Events Plantations Distilleries French Quarter Fishing and Hunting Lights Festival in Natchitoches Steamboats- Natchez Haunted Plantations Historic Sites such as Cabildo, and New Orleans Battle Field Tabasco at Avery Island Swamp Tours WWII Museums Audubon Institutes