Existing businesses continue to reinvest and expand in every corner of the state

The most compelling evidence of Louisiana’s exceptional business climate can be found in the pace and scale of the reinvestments that existing companies are making in industries across the state. The list of 2022 expansions is long and diverse, from a multi-billion-dollar expansion of liquefied natural gas production and export facilities in coastal south Louisiana to a series of lumber mill modernization projects in rural central and north Louisiana and multiple manufacturing projects in between.
Business Expansion Booms Statewide

CF Industries continues to make good on its commitment to sustainability, investing over $2 billion in Louisiana projects this past year to produce ammonia for clean energy applications while also decarbonizing its production process. (Credit: CF Industries)

2022 Expansion Project Wins

Jan 13, 2022

$800,000

Superior Group of Companies

50

New Direct Jobs

57

New Indirect Jobs

36

Retained Jobs

Parish: East Carroll | Region: Northeast

Jan 19, 2022

$100,000

Calls Plus Teleport

50

New Direct Jobs

27

New Indirect Jobs

37

Retained Jobs

Parish: Lafayette | Region: Acadiana

Jan 20, 2022

$100 Million

American Electric Power

20

New Direct Jobs

63

New Indirect Jobs

20

Retained Jobs

Parish: Caddo | Region: Northwest

Feb 8, 2022

$45 Million

Alliance Compressors

78

New Direct Jobs

96

New Indirect Jobs

520

Retained Jobs

Parish: Natchitoches | Region: Northwest

Feb 15, 2022

$2.1 Million

Linde

0

New Direct Jobs

0

New Indirect Jobs

0

Retained Jobs

Parish: Concordia | Region: Central

Feb 15, 2022

$176 Million

Syrah Technologies

36

New Direct Jobs

52

New Indirect Jobs

19

Retained Jobs

Parish: Concordia | Region: Central

Mar 9, 2022

$600,000

Haynes International

0

New Direct Jobs

0

New Indirect Jobs

138

Retained Jobs

Parish: Bienville | Region: Northwest

Apr 4, 2022

$162 Million

International Paper

5

New Direct Jobs

5

New Indirect Jobs

444

Retained Jobs

Parish: Natchitoches | Region: Northwest

Apr 11, 2022

$900 Million

Cleco

30

New Direct Jobs

0

New Indirect Jobs

13,350

Retained Jobs

Parish: Rapides | Region: Central

Apr 14, 2022

$65 Million

Shintech Louisiana

0

New Direct Jobs

0

New Indirect Jobs

350

Retained Jobs

Parish: Iberville | Region: Capital

Apr 14, 2022

$30 Million

Shintech Louisiana

0

New Direct Jobs

0

New Indirect Jobs

15

Retained Jobs

Parish: Iberville | Region: Capital

Apr 19, 2022

$22.5 Million

Great Southern Wood Preserving

58

New Direct Jobs

144

New Indirect Jobs

75

Retained Jobs

Parish: Avoyelles | Region: Central

Apr 27, 2022

$2.3 Million

Drake Specialties, L.L.C.

3

New Direct Jobs

3

New Indirect Jobs

11

Retained Jobs

Parish: Lafayette | Region: Acadiana

Apr 28, 2022

$1.7 Million

Focus Foods

100

New Direct Jobs

220

New Indirect Jobs

333

Retained Jobs

Parish: East Baton Rouge | Region: Capital

May 5, 2022

$200,000

Entergy

171

New Direct Jobs

93

New Indirect Jobs

53

Retained Jobs

Parish: Ouachita | Region: Northeast

May 25, 2022

$4.7 Billion

Venture Global LNG (Plaquemines FID / capital investment increase)

250

New Direct Jobs

728

New Indirect Jobs

-

Retained Jobs

Parish: Plaquemines | Region: Southeast

May 25, 2022

$16.2 Million

Supreme Rice

20

New Direct Jobs

79

New Indirect Jobs

181

Retained Jobs

Parish: Acadia | Region: Acadiana

May 31, 2022

$4.9 Million

Mid South Extrusion

8

New Direct Jobs

16

New Indirect Jobs

170

Retained Jobs

Parish: Ouachita | Region: Northeast

Jun 3, 2022

$30.5 Million

Shell Chemical LP

5

New Direct Jobs

25

New Indirect Jobs

-

Retained Jobs

Parish: Ascension | Region: Capital

Jun 22, 2022

$15.9 Million

Birla Carbon

4

New Direct Jobs

13

New Indirect Jobs

146

Retained Jobs

Parish: St. Mary | Region: Bayou

Jun 22, 2022

$400,000

Reliable EDM

1

New Direct Jobs

1

New Indirect Jobs

3

Retained Jobs

Parish: Lafayette | Region: Acadiana

Jun 22, 2022

$800,000

Sommer Brothers Enterprises

0

New Direct Jobs

0

New Indirect Jobs

-

Retained Jobs

Parish: Lafayette | Region: Acadiana

Jun 22, 2022

Southern Tool Inspection

30

New Direct Jobs

49

New Indirect Jobs

12

Retained Jobs

Parish: Lafayette | Region: Acadiana

Jun 23, 2022

General Dynamics Information Technology

50

New Direct Jobs

0

New Indirect Jobs

-

Retained Jobs

Parish: Orleans | Region: Southeast

Jun 29, 2022

$500,000

Oceaneering International

0

New Direct Jobs

0

New Indirect Jobs

-

Retained Jobs

Parish: St. Mary | Region: Bayou

Jul 13, 2022

$5 Million

Ash Industries

85

New Direct Jobs

120

New Indirect Jobs

67

Retained Jobs

Parish: Lafayette | Region: Acadiana

Jul 19, 2022

$780 Million

BASF

37

New Direct Jobs

147

New Indirect Jobs

1,190

Retained Jobs

Parish: Ascension | Region: Capital

Jul 21, 2022

$2.5 Million

AvEx - Aviation Exteriors Louisiana Inc.

100

New Direct Jobs

338

New Indirect Jobs

83

Retained Jobs

Parish: Iberia | Region: Acadiana

Jul 21, 2022

$17.5 Million

Bercen

8

New Direct Jobs

23

New Indirect Jobs

55

Retained Jobs

Parish: Livingston | Region: Capital

Aug 4, 2022

$19.8 Million

BASF

0

New Direct Jobs

0

New Indirect Jobs

1190

Retained Jobs

Parish: Ascension | Region: Capital

Aug 5, 2022

$198.5 Million

CF Industries

12

New Direct Jobs

0

New Indirect Jobs

521

Retained Jobs

Parish: Ascension | Region: Capital

Aug 16, 2022

$34 Million

Cargill

0

New Direct Jobs

0

New Indirect Jobs

70

Retained Jobs

Parish: St. Martin | Region: Acadiana

Aug 17, 2022

$2 Billion

CF Industries

103

New Direct Jobs

311

New Indirect Jobs

521

Retained Jobs

Parish: Ascension | Region: Capital

Aug 24, 2022

$69.6 Million

Guidry's Catfish (Processors)

15

New Direct Jobs

17

New Indirect Jobs

34

Retained Jobs

Parish: St. Martin | Region: Acadiana

Aug 30, 2022

$22 Million

Lion Copolymer Geismar

0

New Direct Jobs

0

New Indirect Jobs

176

Retained Jobs

Parish: Ascension | Region: Capital

Aug 31, 2022

$97 Million

WestRock

0

New Direct Jobs

0

New Indirect Jobs

450

Retained Jobs

Parish: Jackson | Region: Northwest

Sep 30, 2022

$32.7 Million

Linde

20

New Direct Jobs

49

New Indirect Jobs

105

Retained Jobs

Parish: Ascension | Region: Capital

Oct 6, 2022

$11.5 Million

Schlumberger

44

New Direct Jobs

69

New Indirect Jobs

1376

Retained Jobs

Parish: Lafayette | Region: Acadiana

Oct 11, 2022

$29.8 Million

John Deere

70

New Direct Jobs

110

New Indirect Jobs

311

Retained Jobs

Parish: Lafourche | Region: Bayou

Nov 16, 2022

$4.6 Million

The Healthy School Food Collaborative

77

New Direct Jobs

140

New Indirect Jobs

3

Retained Jobs

Parish: St. Tammany | Region: Southeast

Dec 12, 2022

$1.8 Billion

Port NOLA / Louisiana International Terminal

0

New Direct Jobs

0

New Indirect Jobs

0

Retained Jobs

Parish: St. Bernard | Region: Southeast

Dec 13, 2022

$9.5 Million

RoyOMartin / Martco

0

New Direct Jobs

0

New Indirect Jobs

684

Retained Jobs

Parish: Natchitoches | Region: Northwest

Dec 15, 2022

$5.9 Million

Great Southern Wood Preserving

25

New Direct Jobs

84

New Indirect Jobs

79

Retained Jobs

Parish: Avoyelles | Region: Central