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The Louisiana Gateway Port is swiftly becoming a top choice for cargo shipping domestically and internationally. Featuring more than 80 miles of deep draft access (50 ft. minimum), the Port offers the closest terminals to open water on the Mississippi River and is close to Latin American Ports and the Panama Canal to help facilitate waterborne commerce.
The Louisiana Gateway Port is strategically located within the first 81 miles of the Mississippi River where the river meets the Gulf of Mexico. Positioned at the mouth of the Mississippi River, the Port provides water access to 33 states – allowing businesses to benefit from barge, rail and interstate highway access across much of the United States. The Port serves expanding global markets, including oil and gas, grain, coal, and chemicals. We offer 14 major anchorages and thousands of acres of properties available for development of container Ports, bulk and break-bulk operations, docks, and much more.
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As of May 2024, the Port has acquired more than 50 percent of the footprint required for Port development, which results in several operational impacts, including:
For decades, the Louisiana Gateway Port has supported strong economic growth and revenue within the region. Home to major terminals and facilities, we provide employment to residents and drive community initiatives that keep our Port and Parish thriving. We offer several benefits for businesses including a low tax base, fair tariffs, and a pro-business government.
Direct & Indirect Jobs
Overall Tonnage
Revenues
We ship and receive some of the world’s most important resources allowing commerce to flourish around the globe.
Fuel Oil
Phosphate
IC 4
Coke
Gasoline
Carbon Black Feed
Petroleum Products
Naphtha
Crude Oil
Heating Oil
LNG
Soybean
Coal
Wheat
Grain-Corn
Crude Oil
LNG
The strong physical and geographic attributes of the Louisiana Gateway Port have attracted considerable interest from private investors. The Port has issued a letter of intent to construct a $467 million state-of-the–art container terminal on the west bank of the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish from 2027-2029. Projected impacts of building the container terminal will create:
New Sales at Businesses in the Region
New Earnings for Residents of Five Parishes
Average Jobs a Year
New Taxes for Local Governments in the Region
$581.8M
$180M
1,008 Jobs
$16M
New Sales at Businesses in the Region
$581.8M
New Earnings for Residents of Five Parishes
$180M
Average Jobs a Year
1,008 Jobs
New Taxes for Local Governments in the Region
$16M
Sales At Businesses in the Region
Household Earnings for Region Residents
Jobs for Citizens in the Region
New Revenues for Local Governments in the Region
$90.2M
$91.9M
933 Jobs
$6.7M
Sales At Businesses in the Region
$90.2M
Household Earnings for Region Residents
$91.9M
Jobs for Citizens in the Region
933 Jobs
New Revenues for Local Governments in the Region
$6.7M
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