Louisiana is the only US state whose law comes from Napoleon, not England
- 64 parishes, not counties — one of only two states without them
- The Port of South Louisiana ships more US grain than any other port district
- Home to a 200-plus-plant petrochemical corridor along the Mississippi
- The Pelican State, 18th to join the Union (1812)
How Louisiana’s digital economy grew
New Orleans is founded
Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville founds the city on a Mississippi River crescent, naming it for the Duke of Orléans.
America’s only Napoleonic-Code state
Louisiana is the sole US state whose civil law descends from Napoleon’s 1804 Code civil rather than English common law — adopted as a Digest in 1808 and revised in 1825. Louisiana judges interpret the written Code directly rather than lean on case precedent the way common-law judges do, and courts still consult the French Civil Code when parsing ambiguous provisions. The state’s 64 civil parishes, official since the 1845 constitution, are the everyday face of the same French and Spanish administrative history — Louisiana and Alaska are the only two states that skip "counties" altogether.
A river that ships more grain than anywhere else in America
A 54-mile stretch of the Mississippi between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, the Port of South Louisiana, handled 248.1 million short tons in 2023 — America’s leading grain-export port district, and second in the Western Hemisphere behind only Houston. Add the Port of New Orleans, the state’s only deep-water container port, and the Port of Greater Baton Rouge further upriver, and Louisiana runs one of the most important river-port corridors in the country. The same stretch also carries an 85-mile petrochemical corridor of more than 200 plants and refineries, including ExxonMobil’s Baton Rouge Refinery, the 6th-largest in the US.
How Louisiana businesses buy websites
The ports and refineries anchor the economy, but most of Louisiana’s businesses are the trades and shops serving New Orleans’ neighborhoods, Baton Rouge, and towns across Acadiana and the rest of the state.
Trades and home services
Louisiana’s parishes vary widely — be specific about which ones you actually serve.
Tourism and hospitality
New Orleans draws visitors year-round — clear hours and offers matter to both locals and tourists.
Professional and B2B services
A logistics and industrial economy rewards clarity about exactly what you do.
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Why FastSites works here
A state that has run its own legal system for over two centuries understands that a good foundation, built once and built right, lasts. A clear one-page site, live in days, at a published price, is exactly that for a small business.