Meat processing plants in Louisiana
Louisiana has 20 meat processors in EPA records, facilities that list codes for meat and poultry slaughtering and processing. The most are in Natchitoches, Empire and Shreveport. That is 1% of the 1,589 such facilities nationwide, and Louisiana ranks #25 of 46 states.
- Product
- Meat processing plants
- Facilities
- 20
- State rank
- #25
- NAICS
- 311611 and 3 related codes
- Revised
- November 1, 2026
Facilities in Louisiana
These are active facilities in EPA's ECHO database that list a code for meat and poultry slaughtering and processing.
| Facility | City | What EPA lists |
|---|---|---|
| Pilgrims Pride Corp Natchitoches Processing Plant | Natchitoches | Poultry Processing |
| House Of Raeford | Arcadia | Poultry Processing |
| Omega Protein Abbeville Plant | Abbeville | Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing |
| Sanderson Farms | Hammond | Poultry Processing |
| Darling Ingredients Inc | Holden | Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing |
| Daybrook Fisheries Inc. | Empire | Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering |
| Diversified Foods & Seasonings, Inc. | Madisonville | Meat Processed from Carcasses |
| Foster Farms Farmerville Complex | Farmerville | Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing |
| Bastian Bay Facility | Empire | Poultry Processing |
| Conagra Poultry Co | Many | Poultry Processing |
| Dg Foods Bastrop Plant | Bastrop | Poultry Processing |
| Diversified Foods & Seasonings | Metairie | Meat Processed from Carcasses |
| Omega Protein Inc Cameron Plant | Cameron | Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing |
| Pilgrim's Pride Corp - Bossier Processing Plant | Bossier City | Poultry Processing |
| Pilgrim's Pride Corp - Pilgrim's Hatchery | Natchitoches | Poultry Processing |
| Southern Foods Group LP - Schepps Foremost Dairy | Shreveport | Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering |
| Southern Oil Solutions LLC | Carencro | Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing |
| Thompson Packers, Inc | Slidell | Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering |
| Valley Proteins Inc | Shreveport | Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing |
| West Starks Gas Processing Plant | Starks | Poultry Processing |
Industry codes are reported by facilities to EPA programs and are not checked here. A few listings may be repair shops, distributors or recyclers. How these records work.
Where they are
- Natchitoches: 2
- Empire: 2
- Shreveport: 2
- Arcadia: 1
- Abbeville: 1
- Hammond: 1
By product code
- Poultry Processing (NAICS 311615): 9
- Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing (NAICS 311613): 6
- Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering (NAICS 311611): 3
- Meat Processed from Carcasses (NAICS 311612): 2
All food manufacturing in Louisiana: 130 facilities and Census job counts.