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"OPPORTUNITY, PROGRESS AND A RIVER' /hjG-U*T /6TM /f7C ndustries on the Mississipp NEW ORLEANS-BATON ROUGE AREA PLAINTIFFS EXHIBIT qqqv.o PLAINTIFFS EXHIBIT JJ357 HAiM. *7 WV-11357 Pictured above is LP&L's new unit at Litr/e Cypsy installation increasing the total company gen erating capabilities throughout the LP&i service area to 1.BS7.000 KW. Officially, Louisiana is known as the Pelican State. The state's license tags beat the slogan. Sportsman's Paradise. Some people call it the Bayou State. But, for commerce and industry, it's known by a better name: The Right-ToProfit State. And. for good reason. The leadership of Louisiana firmly believes in the proposition that all busi ness enterprise is entitled to earn a fair return on its investment. To this end, a political and economic climate has been fostered to encourage new business and industry to locate in the state, and for existing commercial and industrial enter prise to expand their operations. For more than 40 years, Louisiana Power & Light Company, a member of the Middle South Utilities System, has been helping Louisiana's business and in dustry to grow by providing plentiful, low-cost electrical power and energy... by accepting vital leadership responsibilities wherever it serves . . . and by spearheading a comprehensive area and industrial development program. O The Missis sippi River, the daily flow of which averages 310 billion gallons, more than the entire nation's daily requirements, stretches the length of the state, with hundreds of miles of choice, deep water industrial sites located along its banks. Practically every community within IP&L's oper ating territory can offer sites and facilities for a wide range of industrial uses. O If you're con sidering locating or relocating an industrial plant, consider Louisiana."... it is an exerting time and place to work, to play and to raise a family/' THE RICHT-TO-PROF1T STATE Check these unique industrial site advantages! against any other section^^^ of the U.S.A. 'uyy :--wh7 V..' p>o---r -fa-.'iJ______ SAvft 4 ' --v-'i' ' -I' .* ONLY ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM BATON ROUGE TO BELOW NEW ORLEANS WILL YOU FIND: / O Plenty of land . . . 375 miles of n dustnai sites, deep water frontage. Confidential listings m our restricted files. O Plenty of water.., 310brllion gallons a day for processing, cooling, transpor tation. Plenty of raw materials: Q Petroleum . Louisiana has roughly V6 of the nation's total crude reserves, first place ranking in proven reserves per square mile. O Natural gas . . . Louisiana estimated at t/3 of the total U S. supply. First in nation with proven reserves per square mile. P Sulphur. .6 deposits In Louisiana pro ducing over 4 million long tons yearly. Salt . . . almost unlimited supply throughout Louistana conveniently sit uated for low cost barge shipping D Reef and clam shells ... 5 million cubic yards dredged from Louisiana waters each year. High silica glass sands .. . available n large quantities. O Chemical A Petrochemical Feed Stocks . . . ethylene, chlorine, caustic soda, acrylonitrile, adiponitrile, ammo nia, adipic acid, alcohols, aromatics, etc. 0 Agricultural products.,.include lum ber, cotton, soybeans and refined sugar. V FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT A.). {Dusty) Rhodes, Area Development Manager, Louisiana Power & Light Company New Orleans, Louisiana 70114, Phone {504} 366-2345 Louisiana POWER & LIGHT MIDDLE SOUTH Ul&ftes SYSTEM 0