Louisiana transports $107 billion of freight over the state’s 428 miles of waterways. That amounts to 260 million tons of commodities shipped to, from, and within the state. Louisiana docks ship commodities by barge to 15 states and receive commodities from 24 states, Puerto Rico and other foreign countries, making the state’s waterways one of the region’s most significant economic resources.
| Louisiana 2005 Waterborne Commerce To, From and Within the state
(tonnage in thousands of tons; values in millions of dollars) |
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| Commodity | Shipped | Received | Within | Total | Value |
| Coal | 7,207 | 14,739 | 2,268 | 24,214 | $1,098 |
| Petroleum Products | 39,420 | 10,879 | 19,787 | 70,086 | $9,138 |
| Crude Petroleum | 1,743 | 3,859 | 9,160 | 14,762 | $1,462 |
| Aggregates | 397 | 13,367 | 81 | 13,845 | $3,765 |
| Grain | 1,280 | 56,888 | 999 | 59,167 | $9,772 |
| Chemicals | 18,690 | 4,800 | 7,559 | 31,049 | $15,151 |
| Ores/Minerals | 10,158 | 816 | 2,207 | 13,181 | $1,710 |
| Iron/Steel | 15,561 | 730 | 281 | 16,572 | $5,528 |
| Other | 11,126 | 4,017 | 1,482 | 16,625 | $59,828 |
| TOTAL | 105,582 | 110,095 | 43,824 | 259,501 | $107,452 |
Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Waterborne Commerce Statistics
| 2005 Louisiana Waterborne Commerce Shipped to and from Other States and Countries
(tonnage in thousands of tons; values in millions of dollars) |
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| Shipments To | Tons | Value | Top Commodity | Shipments From | Tons | Value | Top Commodity |
| Florida | 23,157 | $2,816 | Petroleum | Illinois | 38,568 | $4,750 | Grain |
| Texas | 15,419 | $4,221 | Petroleum | Texas | 10,990 | $3,746 | Petroleum |
| Illinois | 11,229 | $3,636 | Chemical | Kentucky | 10,445 | $2,754 | Aggregates |
| Kentucky | 9,497 | $1,534 | Iron/Steel | Missouri | 7,352 | $1,038 | Grain |
| Ohio | 7,032 | $1,210 | Iron/Steel | Iowa | 6,062 | $979 | Grain |
Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Waterborne Commerce Statistics
