Radar · Transportation and Logistics in Louisiana
Best Transportation and Logistics Companies in Louisiana, United States
The 70 best Transportation and Logistics companies in Louisiana, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Bollinger Shipyards.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
70companies tracked
$15.7Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
6have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS × LOUISIANA
Our analysis of 50 Transportation and Logistics companies
$13.3b in tracked funding; 94% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
50companies analysed
94%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
1996median founding year
57median Fliar Index™
183kcombined LinkedIn audience
45%of audience held by top 3
7companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Transportation and Logistics companies in Louisiana
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bollinger Shipyards Provider of marine training services | $5M | 47 mo ago | Acquired | Donald Bollinger Founder | 1946 | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | 2 awards |
| 2 | Limolivery | $3M | 11 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1984 | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | — |
| 3 | PHI Operator of chartered helicopters | $3M | 188 mo ago | Public | — | 1981 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+23 | — |
| 4 | Chennault Operator of a platform providing educational resources and professional development | $2M | 15 mo ago | Public | — | 1986 | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | — |
| 5 | Cooper Consolidated Provider of midstream stevedoring, barge, marine, and logistics services | $2M | 22 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2003 | Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceTypeScript+18 | — |
| 6 | Port of South Louisiana Operator of port services | $740K | 9 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1960 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+22 | 1 partnership |
| 7 | Port NOLA Provider of multi modal freight forwarding & logistics services | — | 14 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1896 | Craft CMSApple iCloud MailPHP+15 | 1 internship · 1 partnership |
| 8 | New Orleans Terminal Provider of terminal services and solutions for the shipping industry | — | 32 mo ago | Funding Raised | Kristopher Calkins CEO | 2007 | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | — |
Top 8 Transportation and Logistics companies in Louisiana
#1
Funding Raised · New Orleans, Louisiana · founded 1984 · 103 employees$3.1Mraised▾
Funding Raised · New Orleans, Louisiana · founded 1984 · 103 employees
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Conventional Debt$3.1M
Tech stack
Ewww Image OptimizerFancyboxGodaddyGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted LibrariesHsts
#2
Funding Raised · Reserve, Louisiana · founded 1960 · 44 employees$740.1Kraised▾
Funding Raised · Reserve, Louisiana · founded 1960 · 44 employees
Operator of port services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers — 3.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Port of South Louisiana) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Grant (prize money)$99K
- Mar 2025Grant (prize money)$331.9K
- Mar 2025Grant (prize money)$309.2K
Investors
FEMA, U.S. Department of Transportation
Tech stack
All In One SeoApache Http ServerBootstrapCloudflare TurnstileContact Form 7Font Awesome
#3
Public · Lake Charles, Louisiana · founded 1986 · 35 employees$2.1Mraised▾
Public · Lake Charles, Louisiana · founded 1986 · 35 employees
Operator of a platform providing educational resources and professional development. It offers various programs designed to enhance skills and knowledge. The platform facilitates access to materials and opportunities for career advancement.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Mar 2025Grant (prize money)$586K
- Aug 2008Grant (prize money)$1.5M
Investors
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation
Tech stack
Adobe Experience Platform LaunchBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsCore-Js
#4
Funding Raised · Covington, Louisiana · founded 2003 · 184 employees$1.5Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Covington, Louisiana · founded 2003 · 184 employees
Provider of midstream stevedoring, barge, marine, and logistics services. It offers cargo handling and movement services throughout the inland waterway system. The company's services encompass the entire shipment process, from origin to destination, ensuring safe and efficient transport of dry bulk and breakbulk commodities. Assets include stevedoring, marine, inland terminaling, trucking, rail, and warehousing capabilities. Clients can utilize full-service logistics packages or individual services as needed.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Aug 2024Grant (prize money)$366K
- Apr 2020Grant (prize money)$1.2M
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesAngularCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFacebook Pixel
#5
Acquired · Lockport, Louisiana · founded 1946 · 1039 employees$5.2Mraised▾
Acquired · Lockport, Louisiana · founded 1946 · 1039 employees
Provider of marine training services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 35k LinkedIn followers — 19.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 2 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2022Grant (prize money)$1.2M
- Apr 2021Grant (prize money)$1.1M
- Apr 2020Grant (prize money)$1.7M
- Jun 2019Grant (prize money)$536K
Founders & team
Investors
U.S. Department of Transportation
Tech stack
Animate.CssCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager
#6
Public · Lafayette, Louisiana · founded 1981 · 1529 employees$3Mraised▾
Public · Lafayette, Louisiana · founded 1981 · 1529 employees
Operator of chartered helicopters
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 22k LinkedIn followers — 12.1% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Head of Flying Operations (Chief Pilot), Director of Commercial and Business Development
Activity: 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Oct 2010Post IPO$3M
Investors
Oxford Holdings
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailAzureAzure MonitorBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#7
Funding Raised · New Orleans, Louisiana · founded 1896 · 200 employees—raised▾
Funding Raised · New Orleans, Louisiana · founded 1896 · 200 employees
Provider of multi modal freight forwarding & logistics services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 22k LinkedIn followers — 12.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. World Trade Center New Orleans) announced in 12 mo
Investors
FEMA, LOUISIANA LEGISLATIVE WOMENS CAUCUS, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCdnjsCloudflareCraft CmsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#8
Funding Raised · New Orleans, Louisiana · founded 2007—raised▾
Funding Raised · New Orleans, Louisiana · founded 2007
Provider of cargo management services to ocean carrier businesses. The company provides stevedoring and terminal operations, container marshalling, a container freight station, equipment, warehousing, and an intermodal on-dock rail, ensuring that the handling and transportation management of cargo is executed in a smooth and cost-effective manner.
Founders & team
Tech stack
CdnjsChart.JsCkeditorCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementDivi
Funding & investor landscape
$15.7Mtotal disclosed funding
6companies funded
15disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,880,697 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Transportation and Logistics coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States
How research on Logistics & Supply Chain Tech is moving in the United States
A read on the academic research around Logistics & Supply Chain Tech — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 637 United States-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 29% → 41% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
- Purdue University West Lafayette28
- Georgia Institute of Technology21
- National Laboratory of the Rockies20
- Idaho National Laboratory18
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology16
leading researchers
Fengqi You · William Crossley · Stephen Schey · Jim Francfort · Kara M. Kockelman · Dajun Yue · Tao Lin · Luis F. Rodríguez
▲
Breakthroughs113 · 18%
▲ 15%→18% share
▲1.2× share momentum2 median citations50% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (15%→18% of field), led by Fleet management.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Fleet management16→21
- Scalability4→9
- Key (lock)1→6
- Supply chain management1→4
- Automotive engineering1→4
Landmark DeepPool: Distributed Model-Free Algorithm for Ride-Sharing Using Deep Reinforcement Learning · 167 cites
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Advancements360 · 57%
▲ 55%→57% share
▲1.0× share momentum3 median citations49% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are rising (55%→57% of field), led by Supply chain management.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Supply chain management5→21
- Scheduling (production processes)8→22
- Sustainability1→11
- Supply chain risk management1→10
- Electric vehicle3→11
Newly emergingAnalytics 0→8 · Big data 0→7 · Battery (electricity) 0→6
Landmark Life Cycle Optimization of Biomass-to-Liquid Supply Chains with Distributed–Centralized Processing Networks · 343 cites
▼
Concerns101 · 16%
▲ 14%→18% share
▲1.3× share momentum1 median citations54% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are rising (14%→18% of field), led by Supply chain management.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Supply chain management2→11
- Fleet management16→24
- Transport engineering3→10
- Supply chain optimization4→9
- Sustainability1→5
Newly emergingElectrification 0→9 · Resilience (materials science) 0→6 · Agency (philosophy) 0→6
Landmark Challenges in Scaling Up Biofuels Infrastructure · 312 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States
Where logistics supply chain is researched across United States
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Boston31 · +0.55
Chicago21 · +0.61
Atlanta21 · +0.50
SF Bay Area18 · +0.54
Ann Arbor16 · +0.46
New York10 · +0.34
Austin10 · +0.38
Pittsburgh9 · +0.63
Seattle6 · +0.48
Los Angeles5 · +0.66
PATENT SIGNAL · United States
Who's filing logistics supply chain patents in the United States
United States logistics supply chain patent filing is accelerating — 946 filings from 617 assignees (2016–2025), led by Amsted RAIL, Crown Equip, UBER Technologies; annual filings 68→95.
946 filings617 assigneespeak 140/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- Amsted RAIL93
- Crown Equip69
- UBER Technologies65
- Kochanowski George E49
- Miner Enterprises37
- Bendix Commercial Vehicle System35
- R & L Carriers29
- Strong Force VCN Portfolio 201923
Common questions
How many Transportation and Logistics companies are there in Louisiana, United States?
Radar tracks 70 indexable Transportation and Logistics companies headquartered in Louisiana, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Transportation and Logistics companies in Louisiana, United States?
The Transportation and Logistics companies in Louisiana, United States on this list have raised a combined $15.7M in disclosed equity funding across 6 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Transportation and Logistics company in Louisiana, United States?
Bollinger Shipyards is the highest-funded Transportation and Logistics company in Louisiana, United States, with $5.2M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Transportation and Logistics companies in Louisiana, United States are funded?
6 of the 70 Transportation and Logistics companies in Louisiana, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Transportation and Logistics unicorns are there in Louisiana, United States?
None of the Transportation and Logistics companies in Louisiana, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Louisiana, United States Transportation and Logistics companies?
The most active investors in Louisiana, United States Transportation and Logistics companies on this list include U.S. Department of Transportation, FEMA, Bennett, Callais Capital Management, LOUISIANA LEGISLATIVE WOMENS CAUCUS.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.