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.

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