St. Charles Parish
St. Charles Parish
In addition to being home to many energy and petrochemical companies, St. Charles Parish is keeping its eye on future economic growth, having secured investments from transportation, alternative fuels, and technology companies. A growing number of companies are relocating to the area thanks to its highly productive workforce, excellent quality of life, nationally recognized public school system, robust transportation network, abundance of raw materials, and ample land for commercial and industrial development.
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Port of South Louisiana
The Port of South Louisiana is the premier sea gateway for U.S. export and import traffic, and the largest tonnage port in the Western Hemisphere. Part of St. Charles parish, the Port of South Louisiana stretches 54 miles along the Mississippi River and is the largest tonnage port district in the Western Hemisphere. The Port of South Louisiana has five first-rate port-owned facilities, ranging from grain elevators to general cargo facilities, which it leases to operating companies such as Archer Daniels Midland and Plains All American. The port’s Globalplex Intermodal Terminal, purchased in 1992, is being redeveloped into a world-class complex to accommodate a variety of dry bulk and breakbulk cargo.
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Edible Enterprises
New Orleans Food & Farm Network and St. Charles Parish have partnered to bring an affordable and fully stocked professional kitchen space to local food entrepreneurs to help prepare their unique foods for mass market sales.
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