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Ranked · Distribution node · Louisiana

Best cities to run distribution in Louisiana

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Distribution node” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on avg. weekly wage, commercial electricity, major airport, corporate income tax. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Alexandria, LA44k residents

    71/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,032/wk · commercial electricity: 10.5¢/kWh · major airport: 94 mi

  2. 2.Monroe, LA47k residents

    67/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,000/wk · commercial electricity: 10.5¢/kWh · major airport: 119 mi

  3. 3.Bossier City, LA63k residents

    63/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,031/wk · commercial electricity: 10.5¢/kWh · major airport: 173 mi

  4. 4.New Iberia, LA28k residents

    63/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,148/wk · commercial electricity: 10.5¢/kWh · major airport: 54 mi

  5. 5.Laplace, LA28k residents

    62/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,213/wk · commercial electricity: 10.5¢/kWh · major airport: 14 mi

  6. 6.Central, LA30k residents

    61/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,213/wk · commercial electricity: 10.5¢/kWh · major airport: 7 mi

  7. 7.Lafayette, LA122k residents

    56/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,147/wk · commercial electricity: 10.5¢/kWh · major airport: 55 mi

  8. 8.Houma, LA32k residents

    56/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,236/wk · commercial electricity: 10.5¢/kWh · major airport: 40 mi

  9. 9.Slidell, LA29k residents

    54/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,184/wk · commercial electricity: 10.5¢/kWh · major airport: 35 mi

  10. 10.Marrero, LA33k residents

    53/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,274/wk · commercial electricity: 10.5¢/kWh · major airport: 13 mi

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is best to run distribution in Louisiana?
Alexandria, LA ranks first with a fit score of 71/100, followed by Monroe (67) and Bossier City (63), using the "Distribution node" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on avg. weekly wage, commercial electricity, major airport, corporate income tax, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.