Louisiana

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• 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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