Table 1-14: Louisiana Water Ports Ranked in Top 150 U.S. Ports by Tonnage: 2000,,,, Millions of short tons,,,, Port,U.S. rank,Total,Foreign,Domestic Port of South Louisiana,1,217.8,98.6,119.1 New Orleans,4,90.8,52.5,38.3 Baton Rouge,9,65.6,23.1,42.5 Port of Plaquemines,11,59.9,21,38.9 Lake Charles,12,55.5,35,20.5 "SOURCE: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce of the United States, Calendar Year 2000, Part 5 National Summaries, Alexandria, VA: 2001, available at http://www.wrsc.usace.army.mil/ndc/wcusnatl00.pdf as of Apr. 15, 2002.",,,,