SOME STATISTICS:
Total Foreign Investment in Louisiana: $ 32 billion ( Louisiana ranks # 10 in the level of Foreign Investment among all states in the United States)

Investment by European companies in Louisiana: $ 22 billion
(European investment is 69 percent of Total Foreign Investment)

Jobs: European investment in Louisiana supports 37,300 jobs

Merchandise exports to Europe support an estimated 57,500 jobs in Louisiana

Trade: Europe is Louisiana's # 1 export market

In 2000, Europe bought $ 3.4 billion worth of Louisiana goods

FRANCE
Investment by French companies in Louisiana: $ 1.8 billion

French investment ranks 4 th among European countries

French investment ranks 8 th among all countries

Jobs: French investment and French commercial activities support 10 000 jobs in Louisiana

Trade: Value of exports to France from Louisiana in 2001: $ 74 million

(a 52% increase over the value of exports in 2000)

Value of U.S. exports to France via Louisiana in 2002: $ 277 million

Imports to U.S. from France via Louisiana ports in 2002: 120,903 tons

Exports from U.S. to France via Louisiana ports in 2002: 49,795 tons

Tourism: Number of French tourists visiting Louisiana annually: 75,000

France is the second country , after Great Britain, in the number of tourists visiting Louisiana