International Investment Highlights in 2022
$1.8 Billion
Capital Investment from Foreign Countries through LED Support
266
New Direct Jobs
Leading Foreign Investors by Nation
61%
Canada
🇨🇦
10%
Australia
🇦🇺
8%
Sweden
🇸🇪
6%
Germany
🇩🇪
5%
Italy
Long-range approach to international commerce positions the state for future growth
Louisiana’s long-standing status as a national pacesetter in foreign direct investment is no accident. It is the result of sustained relationship building and reinvestment. In 2022, that manifested in Louisiana hosting French President Emmanuel Macron and an international delegation at Americas Competitiveness Exchange (ACE) to forge new partnerships; leading economic missions to The Netherlands, Paris and England to explore common challenges, solutions and investment opportunities with major global corporations and resiliency thought leaders; and announcing the $1.8 billion Louisiana International Terminal project at the Port of New Orleans.
Gov. John Bel Edwards and French President Emmanuel Macron speak in New Orleans in Dec. 2022. The two discussed collaborations for governmental agencies, academic institutions, and the private sector for energy transition solutions..
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“Our choice of Louisiana for our first all-new manufacturing project in the U.S. is due to the availability of strategic raw materials such as limestone and natural gas, access to waterways and skilled labor, and the long history of using specialty cement products in the U.S.”
- Yuri Bouwhuis, President and CEO - Calucem
