Louisiana

Highlights

• #28 of 50: Venture capital
• #30 of 50: Momentum
• #34 of 50: Startup formation

The seven inputs

Each input is a z-score against the other states: 0 is the average state, and each step is one standard deviation (capped at ±3). Ranks are among the 50 states.

• Venture capital -0.2 #28 of 50
• Startup formation -0.4 #34 of 50
• Scale-ups -0.9 #44 of 50
• Economic output and wealth -0.8 #41 of 50
• Innovation and patents -1.0 #42 of 50
• Talent -1.0 #45 of 50
• Momentum -0.3 #30 of 50

Top companies

The largest companies headquartered in Louisiana, by latest annual revenue.

1. Entergy Corporation ETR · Utilities · New Orleans, LA $12.9B
2. Sazerac Company Private · Food, Drink & Tobacco · New Orleans, LA $3.0B
3. Lamar Advertising Company LAMR · Real Estate · Baton Rouge, LA $2.3B
4. Business First Bancshares Inc. BFST · Financials · Baton Rouge, LA $325M
5. Viemed Healthcare Inc. VMD · Healthcare · Lafayette, LA $270M

Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.

Metros in Louisiana

• New Orleans, LA #58 of 109 metros 41
• Lafayette, LA #80 of 109 metros 29
• Baton Rouge, LA #86 of 109 metros 25