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Louisiana is home to “America’s Rocket Factory”
NASA’s latest manned space program that will bring astronauts to the moon in 2024.
NASA’S Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) is located in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Lockheed Martin is fabricating the Orion crew module for the Artemis III mission at MAF.
Louisiana's aviation and aerospace industry now employs over 6,500 people across 30 companies.
Boeing is assembling the core stage of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket at MAF.
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Louisiana’s aerospace sector is poised for expansion, thanks to the state’s unique combination of business advantages: superior infrastructure and logistics, abundant sites, expedited permitting, competitive incentives, the best customized workforce development program in the country and an established advanced manufacturing talent pipeline sustained by higher education partnerships.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Aerospace, Defense & Security, Oil · Gas · Energy, Maritime
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Louisiana Aviation and Aerospace
Louisiana Economic Development
Louisiana offers competitive advantages that help aerospace businesses thrive. With NASA, we are developing a 'Louisiana Space Campus' to support prime R&D and corporate facilities for the aerospace and engineering companies that are building the rockets and crew capsules for the next missions to the moon and Mars.
Louisiana Aerospace Industry
Louisiana Economic Development
Louisiana's established advanced manufacturing sector provides unparalleled advantages for aerospace operations. Nationally recognized for its manufacturing talent, the state is making additional strategic investments in higher education programs to enhance skills and expertise. The state offers unparalleled infrastructure and logistics, an abundance of sites and expedited permitting.
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Ben Fontenot
Louisiana Economic Development
Assistant Director
Dana Couvillon
Louisiana Economic Development
Executive Assistant
Jessica Steverson
Louisiana Economic Development
STEP Project Director
Larry Collins
Louisiana Economic Development
Executive Director Office of International Commerce
Marlene Janetos
Louisiana Economic Development
Marketing Director
Paris Air Show 2023
Shawn Welcome
Louisiana Economic Development
Senior Director of Business Development
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Louisiana Offers an Unrivaled Logistics Infrastructure
Louisiana Economic Development
The state's available sites and buildings combine with a superior transportation infrastructure, providing access to nearby major markets while benefiting from Louisiana's strategic advantages such as low business taxes, low cost of living and competitive wages.
Louisiana is well situated for both inbound and outbound logistics. The state is home to: Six interstate highways, Six Class 1 railroads, Six deepwater ports, Seven primary airports plus Louisiana is one of only two states in the country where all six of North America's class one railroads converge.
View how Louisiana’s development-ready certified sites intersect with inbound and outbound logistics, view demographic information and more in the Site Selection Center.
Louisiana Economic Development Investment Resources
Louisiana Economic Development
Louisiana Economic Development’s FastStart program has been recognized as the America’s top workforce development program for 13 consecutive years.
LED FastStart plays a critical role in supplying in-state talent through the development of customized classes for specialized training, such as Haas 5-Axis CNC machining centers and training curriculum at eleven Louisiana Community and Technical College (LCTC) System campuses. Aviation Maintenance Technology Programs offered at various campuses provide the foundation for a pathway to certification as an airframe, powerplant or airframe and powerplant maintenance technician.
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Aerospace Solutions Built to Spec
Louisiana’s established advanced manufacturing sector provides unparalleled advantages for aerospace operations. Nationally recognized for its manufacturing talent, Louisiana is making additional strategic investments in higher education programs to enhance skills and expertise. The state offers unique infrastructure and logistics, abundant sites and expedited permitting. Add to that the nation’s best state workforce development program and internationally competitive incentives, and it’s clear Louisiana provides aerospace companies a competitive edge.
Products and Services: Development ready certified sites, buildings.
Louisiana’s established advanced manufacturing sector provides unparalleled advantages for aerospace operations. Nationally recognized for its manufacturing talent, Louisiana is making additional strategic investments in higher education programs to enhance skills and expertise. The state offers unique infrastructure and logistics, abundant sites and expedited permitting. Add to that the nation’s best state workforce development program and internationally competitive incentives, and it’s clear Louisiana provides aerospace companies a competitive edge.
Products and Services: Development ready certified sites, buildings.