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.
