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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in Louisiana, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
LED, Secretary of State and SBA Louisiana District Office: the guide’s first stops, of the 13 organizations below.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
- Get advice
State economic development agency
LED
Louisiana Economic Development
Runs the state's business incentive and recruitment work, its international commerce office, and State Trade Expansion Program grants, according to the legislature's budget deck.
Visit LED (opens in a new tab)Source: Louisiana Senate Finance Committee, Economic Development budget, March 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
State business filings office
Secretary of State
Louisiana Secretary of State
Registers businesses and files annual reports through geauxBIZ, qualifies foreign companies, and issues apostilles for documents used abroad.
Visit Secretary of State (opens in a new tab)Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
- Get advice
Federal small business office
SBA Louisiana District Office
U.S. Small Business Administration Louisiana District Office
Serves all 64 Louisiana parishes with Small Business Administration funding programs, counseling, contracting certifications and disaster recovery help.
2. Export development and market information
1 organization. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
State economic development agency
LED
Louisiana Economic Development
Runs the state's business incentive and recruitment work, its international commerce office, and State Trade Expansion Program grants, according to the legislature's budget deck.
Visit LED (opens in a new tab)Source: Louisiana Senate Finance Committee, Economic Development budget, March 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
3. Investment and business setup
4 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
State business filings office
Secretary of State
Louisiana Secretary of State
Registers businesses and files annual reports through geauxBIZ, qualifies foreign companies, and issues apostilles for documents used abroad.
Visit Secretary of State (opens in a new tab)Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
- Get advice
Federal small business office
SBA Louisiana District Office
U.S. Small Business Administration Louisiana District Office
Serves all 64 Louisiana parishes with Small Business Administration funding programs, counseling, contracting certifications and disaster recovery help.
State workforce and unemployment agency
Louisiana Works
Administers the state's unemployment insurance trust fund, which employer taxes support, and runs workforce programs.
State military department
Military Department
Louisiana Department of Military Affairs
Manages the Louisiana National Guard's garrisons and readiness centers, and is the body Act 474 of 2026 empowers to expropriate foreign-adversary land within 50 miles of a military base.
4. Customs and tax
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
State tax and revenue department
Department of Revenue
Louisiana Department of Revenue
Collects state taxes, processes taxpayer registration and returns, audits tax compliance and assists taxpayers, according to the legislature's budget deck.
- Meet requirements
Port authority
Port NOLA
Port of New Orleans
Runs the Port of New Orleans and is developing the Louisiana International Terminal, which received its federal permit in August 2026.
- Meet requirements
Port authority
PortSL
Port of South Louisiana
Governs a 54-mile Mississippi River port district that handles grain exports and other cargo, and publishes its tariff and foreign-trade zone schedules.
Visit PortSL (opens in a new tab)Source: Port of South Louisiana, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
5. Standards and sector requirements
4 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
University agriculture and extension division
LSU AgCenter
LSU Agricultural Center
Trains growers, processors and farmworkers in food safety, including the Produce Safety Rule, and publishes yearly Louisiana agricultural summaries.
Visit LSU AgCenter (opens in a new tab)Source: LSU AgCenter, food safety training outcomes, September 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of September 8, 2025
- Meet requirements
State agriculture department
Agriculture and Forestry
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
Certifies products for agricultural exports, regulates seed, pesticides and fertilizer, and monitors plant pests, according to the legislature's budget deck.
- Meet requirements
State insurance regulator
Insurance Department
Louisiana Department of Insurance
Licenses insurers, producers and adjusters in Louisiana and acts as the state's insurance consumer advocate.
- Meet requirements
State financial institutions regulator
Financial Institutions
Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions
Licenses and supervises state-chartered banks, licensed lenders and securities businesses through its depository, non-depository and securities divisions.
6. Chambers and industry associations
1 organization. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Chemical industry association
LCA
Louisiana Chemistry Association
Speaks for chemical manufacturers, vendors and suppliers with state and local officials, and holds an annual meeting and a reverse trade show.
Visit LCA (opens in a new tab)Source: Louisiana Chemistry Association, home page, April 2026 items (opens in a new tab) · as of April 28, 2026
7. How Promote:Global helps
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- Compare the United States with other countriesSet the United States beside other countries on investment momentum, fundamentals and trade access, before site, tax and legal work.
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- Organize your next stepsKeep each product and market in a project, with a roadmap of steps you work through.
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Promote:Louisiana is an independent guide by Promote:Global, not an official government portal. The organizations named here are independent public and membership bodies, not Promote:Global partners, and every link goes to their own site.
Facts read from public sources, with an editorial cut-off of November 4, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.