Copyright Facts for the State of Louisiana

Jobs
- The motion picture and television industry supported 11,547 direct and 7,667 production-related jobs.
- The software industry supported 11,694 direct jobs and 20,533 jobs in total.
- Local television supported 20,680 jobs.
- Local radio supported 12,760 jobs.
- The app economy supported 21,650 jobs in the computing workforce.
Wages
- $505.08 million in wages generated from the motion picture and television industry
- $60.74 million earned by new media and internet creators
- In the local app economy, the average computing salary is $74,440.

State Economic Impact
- Local software industry contributed $1.521 billion to U.S. GDP.
- Local television contributed $9.98 billion to U.S. GDP.
- Local radio contributed $6.11 billion to U.S. GDP.

U.S. Copyright Registrations [2011-2017]
- Total Registrations: 26,818
  - Visual Arts: 3,181
  - Performing Arts: 5,513
  - Sound Recordings: 7,199
  - Literary Works: 10,925

Creative Community By the Numbers
- 29 video gaming companies
- 4,860 music publishers and 19,934 songwriters
- 212 local commercial radio stations
- 31 local commercial T.V. stations
- 75 newspaper publications
- 1,720 graphic designers
- 480 photographers

Creative Spotlight
- Notable creators who hail from the state of Louisiana:
  - Ellen DeGeneres, talk show host and comedian
  - Jared Leto, actor and singer/songwriter
  - Tyler Perry, actor and comedian
  - Joy Wilson, Food Influencer and author

The top 5 Louisiana daily newspapers by circulation are Baton Rouge Advocate, Shreveport Times, New Orleans Advocate, American Press, and Lafayette Daily Advertiser.
Cash Money Records, record label, is located in New Orleans.