AI Visibility Index: Industrial Fasteners in Louisiana

When a buyer asks an AI assistant for a industrial fasteners supplier in Louisiana, these are the companies that get named. This is what we found when the cell was last measured.

55 companies tracked
Last measured September 30, 2026
Next measurement October 30, 2026

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The headline numbers

Never named by AI

42 of 55

companies never appeared in a single buying question

They were asked the same 5 buying questions as everyone else in this cell and were not named once.

13 named at least once
42 never named

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Cell average: 1.24of 15
Across all 55 tracked companies.
Top ten average: 8of 15
The ten most visible companies in the cell.

A company's score is how many of the 15 measured answers named it.

The top ten in Louisiana

These are the companies AI assistants named most often when Louisiana buyers went looking for a supplier in this category.

Top 10 most AI-visible Industrial Fasteners companies in Louisiana, measured September 30, 2026
Rank	Company	Location	AI visibility
1	Cenla Bolts & Supply, LLC 10 employeesAlexandria, Louisiana 2 name variants Cenla Bolts & Supply, LLCmost common10 Cenla Bolts & Supply4	Alexandria, Louisiana	14 of 15 answers
2	Quality Bolt & Screw Corporation 26 employeesBaton Rouge, Louisiana · 2 locations 2 name variants Quality Bolt & Screw Corporationmost common8 Quality Bolt & Screw5	Baton Rouge, Louisiana2 locations	13 of 15 answers
3	Lightning Bolt & Supply Inc 10 employeesBaton Rouge, Louisiana 2 name variants Lightning Bolt & Supply, Inc.most common8 Lightning Bolt & Supply4	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	12 of 15 answers
4	STS Industrial Louisiana	Louisiana	12 of 15 answers
5	Lafayette Threaded Products, Inc. 14 employeesBroussard, Louisiana 2 name variants Lafayette Threaded Productsmost common6 Lafayette Threaded Products, Inc.1	Broussard, Louisiana	7 of 15 answers
6	Fasteners Inc 17 employeesJefferson, Louisiana 2 name variants Fasteners Inc.most common6 Fasteners, Inc. – Louisiana1	Jefferson, Louisiana	6 of 15 answers
7	Baton Rouge Bolt, Inc. Louisiana	Louisiana	5 of 15 answers
8	Interstate Industries Inc 7 employeesShreveport, Louisiana	Shreveport, Louisiana	4 of 15 answers
9	Auto‑Fast, Inc. Louisiana	Louisiana	4 of 15 answers
10	B & L Supply 6 employeesNew Iberia, Louisiana 2 name variants B & L Industrial Supplymost common2 B&L Industrial Supply LLC1	New Iberia, Louisiana	3 of 15 answers

13 more companies were named at least once. Companies outside the top ten are counted in the averages but not named here.

Also named, based in another state

AI assistants named these companies too, but MacRAE'S lists them in a different state, not Louisiana. They belong to that state's ranking, not this one.

Company	State	Mentions
Southern Fastener & Tool Co.	Mississippi	7 of 15
Fastenal	Washington	4 of 15
J&J Industrial Supply and Fasteners	California	2 of 15
Southern Fasteners & Supply, Inc.	South Carolina	2 of 15
A & L Bolt & Screw Co.	Maryland	1 of 15
A‑Jax Company (A‑Jax Fasteners)	Florida	1 of 15

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The five questions we asked

Every company in this cell is measured on the same questions, written the way a buyer would type them. That is what makes the ranking a comparison rather than a collection of anecdotes.

1“Best suppliers of industrial fasteners in Louisiana”
2“Who supplies high-strength corrosion-resistant bolts and nuts in Louisiana”
3“I need a Louisiana fastener supplier for a recurring OEM assembly production run, who should I talk to”
4“Top industrial fastener suppliers in Louisiana for manufacturing and MRO buyers”
5“Which Louisiana industrial fastener suppliers can provide certified traceable fasteners to ASTM and ISO standards”
6“List 20 industrial fasteners companies in Louisiana with their specialties.”the roster question

Each question is asked more than once, which is why a company's score is out of 15 answers rather than out of the number of questions.

Where AI drew its answers from

These are the sources the answers in this cell leaned on most, ranked by how many of the named companies each one stands behind.

thomasnet.comDirectory
3 companies
lightningboltandsupply.com
2 companies
lafayettethreaded.com
2 companies
bandlsupply.com
2 companies
cenlabolts.com
2 companies
fastenersno.com
2 companies
qualitybolt.com
2 companies
sofast.com
2 companies
stsindustrial.com
1 company
brbolt.com
1 company
fastenal.com
1 company
jandjindustrialsupply.com
1 company

42 sources were cited across this cell's answers from 31 domains. A directory page often stands behind several companies at once; a company's own site usually stands behind one.

Louisiana in context

Louisiana ranks 1st of 28 measured states in this category. Each bar is the share of that state's tracked companies that AI assistants named at least once; across every measured state in this category the share is 10%.

Louisiana (this report)Other measured statesCategory average (10%)

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