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Louisiana · Transportation
SBA loans for transportation in Louisiana
299 loans worth $115.7M approved since FY2010 for transportation and warehousing projects located in Louisiana.
Loans
299
Approved
$115.7M
Median loan
$114,000
+78% vs sector nationally
Median rate
7.75%
Jobs supported
3,200
Source: U.S. Small Business Administration, SBA 7(a) and 504 FOIA data, as of 2026-06-30. Approvals from FY2010 onward. How we calculate this.
Lenders
Who lends to transportation in Louisiana
| Lender | Loans | Approved | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPMorgan Chase Bank | 63 | $8.9M | |
| Hancock Whitney Bank | 16 | $8.4M | |
| Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc. | 10 | $8.2M | |
| The Huntington National Bank | 9 | $7.8M | |
| New Orleans Regional Business Development Loan Corporation | 5 | $6.7M | |
| Louisiana Capital Certified Development Company, Inc. | 8 | $6.3M | |
| b1BANK | 12 | $5.6M | |
| US Eagle FCU | 1 | $5.0M |
Detail
Which industries inside the sector
An SBA 7(a) lender for loans this size
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All SBA lending in Louisiana
7,680 loans across every sector.
Transportation nationally
49,317 loans across all states.
How SBA 7(a) works
Eligibility, caps, fees, and the timeline.
Common questions
- How many SBA loans go to transportation businesses in Louisiana?
- 299 SBA loans totalling $115,674,700 have been approved for transportation and warehousing projects in Louisiana since FY2010.
- Which lenders finance transportation in Louisiana?
- The most active by dollars approved are JPMorgan Chase Bank, Hancock Whitney Bank, Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc., The Huntington National Bank. Several are national lenders with no local branch - SBA lending crosses state lines freely.
- What is a typical loan size for transportation in Louisiana?
- The median approval is $114,000, 78% above the national median for this sector ($64,000).
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