Louisiana
Louisiana's tech scene centers on New Orleans, which built a startup community after Hurricane Katrina reshaped the city, with a state digital-media tax credit drawing software and game studios. Baton Rouge adds an IBM services center and a defense-tech presence. The roles span software, digital media, and energy technology.
Open Positions198 jobs in Louisiana
Where Louisiana’s tech talent studies
Tulane anchors New Orleans with alumni like Yahoo co-founder David Filo and Activision's Bobby Kotick, and LSU in Baton Rouge produced ExxonMobil's Rex Tillerson. Together they feed the state's software and energy-tech employers.
Tulane University
- David FiloCo-Founder of Yahoo!
- Bobby KotickLongtime CEO of Activision Blizzard
- Jonathan ReckfordCEO of Habitat for Humanity, former Best Buy executive
- Amy ChuaYale Law professor and bestselling author
Louisiana State University
- Rex TillersonFormer ExxonMobil CEO and U.S. Secretary of State
- Andrew HigginsIndustrialist behind the WWII Higgins boats
- James CarvillePolitical strategist
- Steve ScaliseU.S. House Majority Leader
- Hubie BrownHall of Fame basketball coach and broadcaster
Louisiana Tech University
- James R. DotyNeurosurgeon and Stanford professor
- Karl MaloneNBA Hall of Famer and businessman
- Terry BradshawHall of Fame quarterback and broadcaster
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
- Kathleen BlancoFormer Governor of Louisiana
- Ray AuthementMathematician and transformative university president
- Jim OlivierLouisiana media entrepreneur
Loyola University New Orleans
- Harry Connick Jr.Grammy-winning musician and actor
- Marc MorialPresident of the National Urban League
- Moon LandrieuFormer New Orleans Mayor and HUD Secretary
Unicorn startups in Louisiana
Louisiana's clearest unicorn is Lucid, a New Orleans market-research and survey-sampling company that reached the mark before a majority acquisition. The state's startup scene is young and incentive-driven, so the homegrown unicorn count remains small.
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Tech jobs in Louisiana: common questions
How many tech jobs are open in Louisiana right now?
Feeny is tracking about 198 open tech roles in Louisiana, from roughly 69 companies hiring across the state. Each is drawn from a company's own careers page, so a listing means a role that's live, not a stale repost. New Orleans is the center of the state's tech work. Use the filters to narrow by role or seniority.
Which Louisiana cities have the most tech jobs?
New Orleans is the state's tech hub, and it's the one city we index here. It built a startup community in the years after Hurricane Katrina, helped along by a state digital-media tax credit that pulled software and game studios in. Baton Rouge contributes some employers too. Within the 1 cities we cover, New Orleans is where the openings sit.
What companies are hiring for tech roles in Louisiana?
New Orleans anchors the hiring, with software and game studios drawn in by the state's digital-media tax credit over the past decade. Baton Rouge adds an IBM services center and a defense-tech presence, which broadens the mix beyond the New Orleans scene. Together they cover a wider range of work than the state's size might suggest. Feeny lists roles from about 69 companies here, so the current set is worth a direct look.
What kinds of tech roles are common in Louisiana?
Software is the core, with a distinctive digital-media and game-development slice thanks to the tax credit that drew those studios to New Orleans. Baton Rouge's IBM services center brings more conventional enterprise IT roles, and its defense-tech presence adds another lane. Energy technology shows up too, which fits a state built around the industry. It's a smaller market, but a more varied one than you'd guess.
What is it like to work in tech in Louisiana?
The New Orleans tech scene grew out of the rebuilding after Katrina, which gives it a scrappier, more community-driven feel than a corporate hub. Cost of living runs about 8 percent below the national average, so a software salary goes comfortably far, especially against the culture and food the city is known for. The market is small, so the trade is fewer employers and a shorter bench of openings. For someone who wants that specific place and lifestyle, the tax-credit-fed studio scene is a genuine draw.
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