Venture capital in Louisiana
4 venture firms are based in Louisiana, from SEC filings and the fund index. Below them are Louisiana’s other sources of capital, the LPs based here that report holding venture funds, and its SEC-registered family offices.
On this page: 4 venture firms 57 other sources of capital 4 LPs 1 family office.
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Venture firms based in Louisiana
4 advisers that report a venture fund on Form ADV, largest estimated venture assets first, from the Venture Adviser Directory. Each one’s page has its funds and, where an LP reports holding them, its LPs.
| # | Adviser | Location | Venture funds | Private fund assets | Registered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Search Fund Accelerator, LLC | New Orleans | 7 | $356M | 2022 |
| 2 | Big Ventures Management Company, LLC Emerging | Shreveport | 5 | $148M | 2017 |
| 3 | Freegulliver, LLCFreegulliver, L.L.C. | New Orleans | 4 | $271M | 2006 |
| 4 | Benson Capital Partners EmergingBenson Capital Management, LLC | New Orleans | 1 | $74M | 2023 |
Other sources of capital in Louisiana
40 community development lenders, 7 SBA lenders, 5 SBICs, 2 corporate pension plans, 1 university venture fund, 1 union pension plan, and 1 pension master trust. From public registers and what each organization publishes; see Capital Sources for every state.
| Source | Location | On the record |
|---|---|---|
| Tulane Ventures | New Orleans | Seed fund size: $10M |
| Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC Pension Plan | Pineville | In partnerships and joint ventures: $33M |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation Retirement Plan | New Orleans | In partnerships and joint ventures: $115M |
| Bluehenge Capital SBIC II, L.P. | Baton Rouge | Private Credit · Mezzanine |
| Bluehenge Capital SBIC III, L.P. | Baton Rouge | Private Credit · Mezzanine |
| Bluehenge Capital Secured Debt SBIC, LP | New York | Private Credit · Mezzanine |
| LongueVue Capital Partners III, L.P | Metairie | Growth Equity · Buyout |
| LongueVue Capital Partners IV, L.P. | Metairie | Growth Equity · Buyout |
| New Orleans Employers-International Longshoremen's Association, AFL-CIO, Pension Plan | New Orleans | In partnerships and joint ventures: $59M |
| Centurylink, Inc. Defined Benefit Master Trust | Monroe | In partnerships and joint ventures: $598M |
| American Bank & Trust Company | Opelousas | Community development bank or thrift in Opelousas, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| Bank of Commerce & Trust Co. | Crowley | Community development bank or thrift in Crowley, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| Bank of Oak Ridge | Oak Ridge | Community development bank or thrift in Oak Ridge, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| Bank of St Francisville | St. Francisville | Community development bank or thrift in St. Francisville, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| Bank Of Sunset & Trust Company | Sunset | Community development bank or thrift in Sunset, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| BASILE STATE BANK | Basile | Community development bank or thrift in Basile, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| BOM Bank | Natchitoches | Community development bank or thrift in Natchitoches, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| Caldwell Bank and Trust Company | Columbia | Community development bank or thrift in Columbia, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| Citizens Progressive Bank | Columbia | Community development bank or thrift in Columbia, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| CLB The Community Bank | Jonesville | Community development bank or thrift in Jonesville, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| Commercial Capital Bank | Delhi | Community development bank or thrift in Delhi, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| Community Bank of Louisiana | Mansfield | Community development bank or thrift in Mansfield, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| Concordia Bank and Trust Co. | Vidalia | Community development bank or thrift in Vidalia, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| Cross Keys Bank | Saint Joseph | Community development bank or thrift in Saint Joseph, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| Delta Bank | Vidalia | Community development bank or thrift in Vidalia, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| Exchange Bank and Trust Co. | Natchitoches | Community development bank or thrift in Natchitoches, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| Farmers State Bank & Trust Co. | Church Point | Community development bank or thrift in Church Point, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| Farmers-Merchants Bank & Trust Company | Breaux Bridge | Community development bank or thrift in Breaux Bridge, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| First National Bank USA | Boutte | Community development bank or thrift in Boutte, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| Franklin State Bank & Trust Company | Winnsboro | Community development bank or thrift in Winnsboro, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| Gibsland Bank & Trust Company | Gibsland | Community development bank or thrift in Gibsland, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| Guaranty Bank and Trust Company | New Roads | Community development bank or thrift in New Roads, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| Guaranty Bank and Trust Company of Delhi | Delhi | Community development bank or thrift in Delhi, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| Homeland Federal Savings Bank | Columbia | Community development bank or thrift in Columbia, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| Landmark Bank | Clinton | Community development bank or thrift in Clinton, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| Liberty Bank and Trust Company | New Orleans | Community development bank or thrift in New Orleans, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| NEWCORP, INC. | New Orleans | Community development loan fund in New Orleans, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| Plaquemine Bank & Trust Company | Plaquemine | Community development bank or thrift in Plaquemine, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| PROGRESSIVE NATIONAL BANK | Mansfield | Community development bank or thrift in Mansfield, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| SIMMESPORT STATE BANK | Simmesport | Community development bank or thrift in Simmesport, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| SOUTH LAFOURCHE BANK & TRUST COMPANY | Larose | Community development bank or thrift in Larose, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| Southern Heritage Bank | Jonesville | Community development bank or thrift in Jonesville, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| Tensas State Bank | Newellton | Community development bank or thrift in Newellton, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| The Bank of Commerce | White Castle | Community development bank or thrift in White Castle, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| The Cottonport Bank | Cottonport | Community development bank or thrift in Cottonport, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| The First National Bank of Jeanerette | Jeanerette | Community development bank or thrift in Jeanerette, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| The Mer Rouge State Bank | Mer Rouge | Community development bank or thrift in Mer Rouge, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| United Community Bank | Raceland | Community development bank or thrift in Raceland, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| Washington State Bank | Washington | Community development bank or thrift in Washington, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| Winnsboro State Bank & Trust Co. | Winnsboro | Community development bank or thrift in Winnsboro, LA, certified by the US Treasury’s CDFI Fund. |
| American Bank | Covington | 7(a) loans approved, fiscal year 2026: $73M |
| b1BANK | Baton Rouge | 7(a) loans approved, fiscal year 2026: $59M |
| BOM Bank | Natchitoches | 7(a) loans approved, fiscal year 2026: $7.9M |
| Bonvenu Bank NA | Bossier City | 7(a) loans approved, fiscal year 2026: $9.9M |
| Fidelity Bank | Mandeville | 7(a) loans approved, fiscal year 2026: $5.2M |
| Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company | New Orleans | 7(a) loans approved, fiscal year 2026: $152M |
| Home Bank, National Association | Lafayette | 7(a) loans approved, fiscal year 2026: $4.4M |
LPs based in Louisiana
Foundations, pension plans, and other LPs here that report the venture funds they hold, by the number they hold. Local LPs often back local managers.
| # | LP | Location | Venture funds | In venture funds | Total assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irene W & CB Pennington Private Foundation | Baton Rouge | 2 | $5.2M | $22M |
| 2 | Mary and Daryl Pennington Family Foundation Inc | Ethel | 1 | $112K | $38M |
| 3 | Rosamary Foundation | New Orleans | 0 | $301K | $71M |
| 4 | Ella West Freeman Foundation | New Orleans | 0 | $118K | $30M |
Family offices in Louisiana
Family offices registered with the SEC as investment advisers, from the Family Office Index. Most family offices are exempt from registering and aren’t on this list.
| Family office | City | Regulatory assets |
|---|---|---|
| Stokes Family Office LLC | New Orleans | $3.4B |
About the data
An adviser’s state is where its Form ADV says its main office is. A fund-index firm is placed by the headquarters city the index lists, or by its Form ADV when the city doesn’t tell. Capital sources, LPs, and family offices are placed by the address their own register gives. Angel investors who list themselves are at hottub.vc/investors. Organizations only: no individuals are listed here, and a listing is a public record, not a recommendation. See the methodology.