Baston Rouge has one of the nation's largest deep-water ports that's equipped to handle both ocean vessels and river barges. The 45-foot channel on the lower end of the Mississippi River has labled the region as one of the nation's most attractive locations for large-scale industrial development.
Some of the top employers in Baton Rouge, that employ more than 1000 people inlude: BASF Wyandotte Corporation, Baton Rouge General Medicual Center, Dow Chemical Company, Entery/Gulf States Utilities, Our Lady of the LAke MEdical Center, even the Louisiana State University and Southern University.
Louisiana is also known as the second largest refiner of petroleum in the USA. This particular state has over 19 refineries that produce lubricants and fuels, including 16.9 billion gallons of gasoline a year. The ExxonMobil refinery in Baton Rouge is one of the largest refineries in the world, with a capacity of over 500,000 barrels of crude oil perday.
The mean annual income for a household in Baton Rouge is approximately $30,368, and the median income for a family was $40,266 as of the year 2000.
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