North Louisiana Ports Provide Transportation & Cost Advantages

Louisiana sits at the crossroads for the Mississippi River and the Intracoastal Waterway. The state's interconnected system of deepwater and inland, shallow draft ports work together to move 97 percent of the U.S. tonnage.

The shallow draft ports function as industrial parks, offering businesses intermodal transportation options. Our interconnected port system provides a real cost advantage, because water transportation is a third of the cost of rail and a fifth of the cost of motor freight. 
 

North Louisiana Ports Can Access the World

North Louisiana's four ports can access deep water ports in South Louisiana within 4-6 days. Cargo arriving at our inland ports can reach 41.3 million consumers in some of America’s biggest markets by within a day through motor freight service.

The Caddo-Bossier Port, the Red River Port, the Natchitoches Port and the Ouachita Terminals, Inc. are connected to deep water ports in South Louisiana, including the Port of South Louisiana in Baton Rouge, LA and the Port of New Orleans (two of the busiest ports in the nation) through tributaries that flow into the Mississippi River. Additionally, the Caddo-Bossier Port, the Red River Port and the Natchitoches Port can reach the Port of Houston through the Atchafalaya River and Intracoastal Waterway within 6 to 7 days. 

The Port of Caddo-Bossier

Ouachita Terminals, Inc.

Natchitoches Parish Port

Red River Parish Port

OUACHITA TERMINALS, INC Located at river milepost 164 on the west bank of the Ouachita River on southern edge of West Monroe, LA Container storage available Kansas City Southern rail spur, dock, crane Multimodal port with access to I-20, US 165, U.S. 80, and KCS Railroad Handled 1.13 million tons of cargo in 2008 Primary cargo: (Inbound) furniture, baby supplies, fuel (Outbound) paper, cotton, steel Contact: Greater Ouachita Parish Port Commission (318)998-1271 Learn more

NATCHITOCHES PARISH PORT 307 acre facility multimodal facility with river, rail and highway transportation options Only slack water port on the Red River Convenient access to LA Hwy 6 and I-49 Rail spur to the Kansas City Southern Railroad 320’ general cargo dock 12,000 sq. ft. concrete river dock and loading facility 62,000 sq. ft. transit shed Averages over 100,000 tons of bulk cargo annually 9 ft. draft main channel depth Primary cargoes—aggregate, forest products Handled approximately 132,781 tons of cargo in 2007 Contact: The Natchitoches Port Commission, (318) 356-9686 Learn More

RED RIVER PARISH PORT 50-acre port site, located at Hanna on the west side of the Red River General cargo dock Adjacent to La. Hwy 1 and Union Pacific Railroad, and near I-49 Developing an infrastructure to include an access road, mooring dolphins and a bulk load-out facility Future work will add a dock facility, 100-ton crane, concrete storage area, truck scales and other ancillary improvements Handled approximately 28,671 tons of bulk commodities in 2007 9 ft. draft main channel depth Primary cargoes (Inbound) aggregate, agricultural lime and (Outbound) fly ash Contact: The Natchitoches Port Commission, (318) 356-9686 Learn more