LouisianaCapital: Baton Rouge Population: 4.410.796 (2008 est) Unemployment quote: 7,4% (Oct 2009) Number of German subsidiaries: 14
Industry: • Cotton, sugarcane, rice, vegetables, tobacco • Cattle breeding (esp. milk industry) • Fishing • Logging • Chemical and petrochemical industry (kerosene, natural gas, sulfur) • Paper industry • Aluminium industry • Tourism (esp. New Orleans with the largest harbor on the Gulfcoast)
• Paper industry • Chemical industry • Transportation Equipment • Fabricated Metal Product
Infrastructure: Two airports, 13 Interstates, well connected to the Intracoastal Waterway
Additional information: Since the end of the 20th century, Louisiana has been the second largest producer of kerosene and natural gas in the U.S..
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