# 2025-06193: Louisiana's Trade Zone Bid Shot Down by Federal Buzzkill

2025-06193, Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone Not Approved-Iberia Parish, Louisiana, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, Foreign-Trade Zones Board published 2025-04-11, effective 2025-04-07 (as of 2026-06-08).

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- As of: 2026-06-08
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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-06193
- Title: Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone Not Approved-Iberia Parish, Louisiana
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; Foreign-Trade Zones Board
- Citation: 90 FR 15434
- Published: 2025-04-11
- Effective: 2025-04-07
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Louisiana's Trade Zone Bid Shot Down by Federal Buzzkill

## Summary

The plan to create a special foreign-trade zone in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, has been turned down by the government. This means local businesses won’t get the extra trade perks they hoped for right now. No money changes hands, but the decision could slow down some trade growth in the area for a while.

## Effects PRIA read

- Iberia Parish FTZ Application Denied: cost, low. If you run a business in parts of Iberia Parish, Louisiana, the Foreign-Trade Zones Board did not approve the Port of Iberia District's application (B-6-2024, docketed February 7, 2024) to establish a foreign-trade zone under the alternative site framework. The Board adopted the examiner's findings…

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## Sources
- [2025-06193 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/11/2025-06193/proposed-foreign-trade-zone-not-approved-iberia-parish-louisiana)
- [2025-06193 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-04-11/pdf/2025-06193.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-06193 (as of 2026-06-08).