South · Project freight and sourcing
Pallets in Louisiana, 920 miles from our gate.
Price a load into Louisiana
Give us the quantity, the footprint and the ZIP. We will quote the pallets and the freight together — or tell you plainly that somebody closer should do it.
- Written quotes, usually inside one business day
- Loads from 100 pallets to full 53' trailers
- We buy as readily as we sell — tell us which way it flows
Segregation
Sorted by type, not by convenience. Pooled units go back to the pool; plastic runs a separate stream entirely.
920 mi
From our yard
About 14 hours 30 minutes
LA
State
South region · capital Baton Rouge
6
City markets
Each with its own page below.
I-10
Primary corridor
I-10 · I-12 · I-20 · I-49 · I-55
What ships here
Louisiana, in freight terms.
Louisiana's freight economy is the Mississippi River. The port complex between Baton Rouge and the Gulf moves more tonnage than anywhere else in the western hemisphere, and the petrochemical corridor along that stretch is one of the densest industrial concentrations in North America.
For pallets that means drums, totes and heavy chemical packaging rather than grocery stock. Square footprints, heavy decks, and — critically — segregated handling of anything that has been near a chemical process, because contaminated wood has no business in a mulch stream.
At 920 miles we are not a routine supplier here. We are useful on specification, on segregation policy, and on engineered builds for offshore and energy services work.
Local economy
What we send there
How we serve it
Freight corridors
- I-10
- I-12
- I-20
- I-49
- I-55
City by city
6 markets in Louisiana.
- Orleans ParishNew Orleans≈ 1.27 millionA break-bulk and container port with an enormous inbound foreign footprint mix.Local detail
- East Baton Rouge ParishBaton Rouge≈ 870,000The petrochemical corridor runs on drum footprints and strict segregation of returns.Local detail
- Caddo ParishShreveport≈ 390,000The I-20/I-49 crossing serving northern Louisiana and east Texas.Local detail
- Lafayette ParishLafayette≈ 480,000Offshore services work needs engineered platforms built for rough handling and one-way trips.Local detail
- Calcasieu ParishLake Charles≈ 210,000LNG and petrochemical construction generates very heavy one-way crated freight.Local detail
- Terrebonne ParishHouma≈ 205,000Offshore support and seafood, meaning engineered crating alongside wash-down hygiene.Local detail
At a glance
The industry mix, by city.
| City | County | Metro | Corridors | Industry base |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [New Orleans](/locations/louisiana/new-orleans) | Orleans Parish | ≈ 1.27 million | I-10, I-610, US-90 | Port freight, Petrochemicals, Tourism logistics |
| [Baton Rouge](/locations/louisiana/baton-rouge) | East Baton Rouge Parish | ≈ 870,000 | I-10, I-12, I-110 | Petrochemicals, Refining, River freight |
| [Shreveport](/locations/louisiana/shreveport) | Caddo Parish | ≈ 390,000 | I-20, I-49, US-71 | Manufacturing, Distribution, Energy services |
| [Lafayette](/locations/louisiana/lafayette) | Lafayette Parish | ≈ 480,000 | I-10, I-49, US-90 | Offshore energy services, Seafood, Manufacturing |
| [Lake Charles](/locations/louisiana/lake-charles) | Calcasieu Parish | ≈ 210,000 | I-10, I-210, US-90 | LNG export, Petrochemicals, Port freight |
| [Houma](/locations/louisiana/houma) | Terrebonne Parish | ≈ 205,000 | US-90, LA-24, LA-182 | Offshore services, Seafood processing, Shipbuilding |
Everything we do
Services available in Louisiana.
Questions
Buying pallets in Louisiana.
Do you deliver to Louisiana?
Reachable on project freight and through our sourcing network. For routine weekly supply, a yard closer to you will almost certainly beat us on delivered cost, and we will say so.
What is the minimum order into Louisiana?
A full trailer, roughly 330 units, for the freight to make sense. Below that, buy locally — you will be better off.
What footprints move most in Louisiana?
Drum footprints and heavy-deck specification, engineered builds for offshore services, segregation policy support.
Can you quote a custom build here?
Yes, anywhere. Custom and engineered work is quoted from a drawing and shipped as project freight, and the distance economics are completely different from routine stock. See custom builds.