Overview


As one of America’s largest tonnage ports, the Port of South Louisiana is the premier sea gateway for U.S. export and import traffic. A BETTER WAY TO CARGO!

Port of South Louisiana’s district spans 54 miles of the Mississippi River (MM 114.9 to MM 168.5) in the parishes of St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, and St. James. It is an industrial region known for its petroleum refining, grain and petrochemical transfer and storage facilities.

Port of South Louisiana ranks #1 in total domestic trade, #2 in total foreign trade and imports, and #3 in exports. Throughput accounts for 15% and 57% of total U.S. and Louisiana exports, respectively.

248M tons of cargo were handled at the Port of South Louisiana via over 3,554 oceangoing vessels and 46,640 barges.

PRIORITIES

Agriculture  |  Infrastructure  |  Energy Diversity

GOALS

To serve the maritime transportation
needs of industrial partners

To assist in the development of maritime and/or
industrial facilities of industrial partners

To encourage foreign and domestic investment
within the River Region and Louisiana

To attract foreign and domestic cargo to the
Globalplex Intermodal Terminal

PARTNERS

Logo | St. Charles Parish
Logo | St. John the Baptist Parish
Logo | St. James Parish
Logo | River Parishes Community College
Logo | River Region Chamber of Commerce
Logo | GNO, Inc.
Logo | Entergy
Logo | World Trade Center of New Orleans
Logo | Ports Association of Louisiana
Logo | Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil-Gas Association
Logo | We Work the Waterways
Logo | State of Louisiana
Logo | Louisiana Economic Development
Logo | Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development
Logo | Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
Logo | Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry
Logo | American Association of Port Authorities
Logo | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Logo | U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration
Logo | Federal Aviation Administration