Louisiana's gross state product in 2001 was 24th largest among the states at
$148.7 billion (with a B)
http://www.city-data.com/states/Louisiana-Economy.html
According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, California's gross state product is
$1.727 trillion (with a T)
According to the California Department of Finance, if California was an independent country it would have had the seventh largest economy in the world.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_California