New pallets and skids in Louisiana
Louisiana is a chemical state. Chemical manufacturing employs 28,918 people, 2.7 times the national concentration, the highest share of any pallet-using industry here. It is also fifth in the country for lubricating oil and grease, with 742 jobs. Drums, pails and totes are the loads.
East Baton Rouge leads the state’s warehousing with 3,948 jobs, and Caddo Parish, Shreveport, has 2,610. Food manufacturing adds 16,970 jobs.
Drum pallets need solid wood under every chime, four-way entry and enough stiffness to be racked full. Humidity is another reason to specify dried lumber. See drums and chemicals and the 48 x 48.
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| Industry | Jobs, 2025 | Common footprint |
|---|---|---|
| Chemical manufacturing | 28,918 | 48 x 48 |
| Food manufacturing | 16,970 | 48 x 40 |
| Warehousing and storage | 15,312 | 48 x 40 |
| Lubricating oil and grease | 742 | 48 x 48 |
Private-sector jobs, BLS QCEW 2025.
Buying in Louisiana
Louisiana makes chemicals at 2.7 times the national concentration. Chemical plants ship drums, pails and totes on 48 x 48s with boards under every chime, and exports leave through the Gulf ports on ISPM 15 heat-treated pallets. East Baton Rouge Parish leads warehousing with 3,948 jobs, and Caddo, Shreveport, has 2,610. Tangipahoa Parish, north of New Orleans, adds 1,330 warehousing jobs, and food manufacturing employs 16,970. Where full drums are racked, the deck has to carry them between beams without sagging, so give the beam spacing and the drum weight, along with the containers’ diameter. Pharmaceutical plants add 748 jobs and auto parts 307, small numbers next to the chemical trade. The state has 326 warehousing establishments, with 0.81% of US warehousing employment.
Gulf Coast humidity and chemical spills are both hard on wood. Dried lumber and a written requirement for any species, bark or finish your plant specifies go on the spec. Drum pallets that are racked full need the beam spacing on the request, and exporters should name the destination country so the treatment goes on the spec too.
Send the size, the load per pallet, the quantity and a Louisiana delivery ZIP. We write the build down as a spec, quote new pallets against it with delivery priced in, and reorders follow the same sheet.
Quote new pallets for Louisiana
Every pallet is quoted to a written spec, wherever the dock is. Give the delivery ZIP with the size, load and quantity.
- Delivery
- ZIP code in Louisiana
- Pallet size
- Stringer length first
- Load weight
- Per pallet, in pounds
Not sure of a line? Leave it blank. Size, load weight and quantity are enough to start a quote.