Louisiana Secretary of State's First Stop Shop
Licensing, tax, and other requirements needed to start a business in Louisiana

Official Guide to Doing Business in Louisiana
Principal contacts and useful information for doing business in Louisiana

Louisiana Economic Development's Business Resources
Financial and other incentive programs for doing business in Louisiana

Rebuilding New Orleans: A Synopsis
Reports and articles that provide a current summary of recent results and the outlook in a number of key sectors of the economy

Key Louisiana Contacts for International Trade
Government agencies, trade associations, and other useful business contacts

Louisiana Consular Corps
Contact information for all Consulates based in Louisiana

Principal Industry Sectors

1st Stop's Category Index
News items, web resources and databases (updated daily) on 31 principal Louisiana economic and government-related sectors

Louisiana Industries
Louisiana industry information and relevant economic development contacts

Finding Louisiana Businesses

Louisiana International Trade Directory
Contains Louisiana exporters, importers, trade services, and other internationally-oriented organizations

AccessLouisianaBusiness
Louisiana's official portal for economic development is a free, on-line resource for Louisiana companies to post information about their business, including contact information, products and/or services, certifications, and geographical markets of interest

Port of New Orleans' Directory
Includes all Port-related businesses

Southern U.S. Trade Association's Directory of U.S. Suppliers
Includes Louisiana companies supplying a wide variety of high-value food and agricultural products

Port of South Louisiana's Geographic Information System (GIS)
Tracks data for available sites, river hydrology, resident industry, pipelines, transportation, socioeconomic statistics and more.

Exporting from the U.S.

U.S. Government's Export Portal
Industry information, market research, trade leads and events for U.S. exporters

Importing into the U.S.

U.S. International Trade Commission's Tariff Information Center
Chapter-by-chapter listing of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule and general notes

Country Profiles & Trade Statistics

U.S. Department of Commerce's Country Commercial Guides
Reports prepared annually by U.S. embassies with the assistance of several U.S. government agencies that present a comprehensive look at countries' commercial environments, using economic, political and market analysis

U.S. Department of Commerce's Trade Statistics Express
National (U.S.) exports, imports, trade balances and state and regional exports

U.S. Department of State's Background Notes
Facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of other countries

Central Intelligence Agency's World Factbook
Annual country summary including notes on geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, transnational issues, and political maps

Trade Opportunities

WTCA OnLine’s Trade Opportunities
Search and display thousands of offers to buy, sell or investment opportunities submitted by members of World Trade Centers around the globe at no charge

Foreign Currency Conversion

XE.com - The Universal Currency Converter
Perform interactive foreign exchange rate calculations, using live, up-to-the-minute currency rates
 

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