Louisiana ranks as 17th-best state for starting a business

Louisiana ranks 17th in a recent survey of best states for starting a business. The survey was performed by Looka, an AI-powered marketing and design company from Toronto. Louisiana ranks near the bottom for median household income, but the state is near the top (No. 2) in survival rate for small businesses. California, Texas, New Jersey, Illinois, Georgia, Massachusetts, New York, Florida, Oklahoma and Tennessee are the top 10 best states to start a business in the U.S. The top 10 states were, in order: California,. Texas,. Illinois,. Georgia,. Massachusetts, Massachusetts and New York were the top states for business starting a new business in order. Louisiana is ranked No. 1 in the survey. . . .