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Louisiana's ports provide employment for nearly
73,000 workers.
The ports bring in over $500 million for state and local
governments
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The combined economic impact of the ports, providers
of port and vessel services, businesses operating within
the ports, and cruise ship operations are (1) almost
73,000 jobs created and supported, (2) personal
earnings amount to $3.961 billion, and (3) state and local
tax collections amount to $517 million per year with
approximately $289 million going to the state
government and $228 million going to the various local
governments. These are ongoing economic gains
associated with the Louisiana economy and are
sustainable as long as the ports maintain their
competitive advantage with other ports around the
country and with other means of transporting goods. Port
activity creates and supports directly about 4 percent of
the jobs in the state.
"The Economic Impact of the Ports of Louisiana,"
Most of the money earned from port activity goes to
the government
The ports directly account for about 10 percent of all
jobs in the state
Economic activity related to the ports includes cruise
ships and tourism
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