Business Development
Where Industry Connects, Investment Grows, and Opportunity Flows.
When location, infrastructure, resources, workforce, and opportunity intersect, business moves forward.
Louisiana’s River Region offers an extraordinary combination of advantages for companies looking to locate, expand, invest, and compete on a global scale. From powerful state and local incentives to competitive energy costs, abundant raw materials and feedstocks, world-class transportation infrastructure, and a skilled workforce, the River Region is built for business.
And at the center of it all is the Port of South Louisiana, connecting industry to markets across America and around the world.
Strategically Located. Globally Connected.
Positioned along the Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, the River Region encompasses three communities at the heart of one of North America’s most important industrial corridors: St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, and St. James Parishes.
With immediate access to the Mississippi River, Interstate 10, major highways, rail networks, pipelines, airports, and nearby international gateways, businesses here benefit from exceptional multimodal connectivity and efficient access to domestic and global markets.
By river. By rail. By road. By air. The River Region keeps business moving.
Built for Industry. Ready for What’s Next.
The River Region is home to one of North America’s largest concentrations of energy, petrochemical, manufacturing, and industrial operations. Global industry leaders have invested billions of dollars throughout the region and that investment continues.
Why?
The River Region delivers the resources businesses need to succeed: strategic sites, abundant feedstocks, competitive energy, extensive infrastructure, an experienced industrial workforce, and direct access to one of the world’s most important commercial waterways.
Those same advantages are driving new opportunities in logistics, advanced manufacturing, metals, distribution, business services, supply chain operations, and emerging industries.
The result is a diverse and growing business environment with the infrastructure and experience to support major investment.
Three Parishes. One Port. One Powerful Partnership.
Economic growth doesn’t stop at parish lines. The Port of South Louisiana, St. Charles Parish, St. John the Baptist Parish, and St. James Parish have joined forces through the River Region Economic Development Initiative (RREDI) to create an even stronger environment for business investment.
Together, these four partners combine resources, expertise, infrastructure, and economic development capabilities to attract new industries, support existing businesses, create quality jobs, and generate long-term economic growth throughout the River Region.
One region. One vision. One powerful competitive advantage.
Your Next Opportunity Starts Here.
Whether you’re searching for a location for a major industrial development, expanding an existing operation, strengthening your supply chain, or seeking better access to global markets, Louisiana’s River Region offers something few locations can match: Location. Infrastructure. Resources. Workforce. Connectivity. Opportunity.
Key Advantages of operating a business in the River Region:
Logistical opportunities offered by an intermodal transportation network and facilities featuring access to
- four (4) interstate highways
- four (4) Class I railroads
- deepwater via the Mississippi
- A skilled and productive workforce in a right-to-work state
- Competitive business costs
- Low cost of natural gas
- Quality and abundant educational institutions at all levels
- Over 20,000 acres of prime land for future development
Bring us your vision. We’ll show you where it can grow.