AI Visibility Index: Metal Service Centers in Louisiana

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

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

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The headline numbers

Never named by AI

69 of 81

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.

12 named at least once
69 never named

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Cell average: 0.62of 15
Across all 81 tracked companies.
Top ten average: 5.1of 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 Metal Service Centers companies in Louisiana, measured September 30, 2026
Rank	Company	Location	AI visibility
1	Service Steel & Pipe Inc. 44 employeesShreveport, Louisiana 2 name variants Service Steel & Pipemost common9 Service Steel & Pipe, Inc.4	Shreveport, Louisiana	13 of 15 answers
2	Brecheen Pipe & Steel 35 employeesPort Allen, Louisiana	Port Allen, Louisiana	10 of 15 answers
3	O'Neal Steel 70 employeesBreaux Bridge, Louisiana	Breaux Bridge, Louisiana	5 of 15 answers
4	Corrosion Materials, Inc. 50 employeesBaker, Louisiana	Baker, Louisiana	4 of 15 answers
5	Superior Supply & Steel 120 employeesSulphur, Louisiana	Sulphur, Louisiana	4 of 15 answers
6	Bayou Metal Supply Louisiana	Louisiana	4 of 15 answers
7	Samuel, Son & Co. 16 employeesBaton Rouge, Louisiana	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	3 of 15 answers
8	Sol's Pipe & Steel Inc. 103 employeesMonroe, Louisiana	Monroe, Louisiana	3 of 15 answers
9	Petrochem Metals Louisiana	Louisiana	3 of 15 answers
10	D & R Supply 29 employeesEunice, Louisiana 2 name variants Steel Supply, Inc. / D&R Supplymost common1 D&R / Steel Supply, Inc.1	Eunice, Louisiana	2 of 15 answers

18 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
Phoenix Metals	Maryland	8 of 15
Acadiana Steel & Processing	Georgia	5 of 15
Service Steel Warehouse	Texas	5 of 15
Mid South Metals	South Carolina	3 of 15
Sabel Steel	Alabama	3 of 15
Metals USA	North Carolina	2 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 metal service centers companies in Louisiana”
2“Who supplies cut-to-length stainless steel sheet and plate in Louisiana”
3“I need a Louisiana metal service center partner for just-in-time steel deliveries to a fabrication plant, who should I talk to”
4“Top metal service centers suppliers in Louisiana for OEM purchasing buyers”
5“Which Louisiana metal service centers can handle multi-grade inventory management with saw cutting and plate burning services”
6“List 20 metal service centers 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
17 companies
sabelsteel.com
4 companies
svcsteel.com
2 companies
asaplafayette.com
2 companies
midsouthmetals.com
2 companies
dandrsupply.us
2 companies
phoenixmetals.com
2 companies
brecheenpipeandsteel.com
1 company
solspipeandsteel.com
1 company
bayoumetalsupply.com
1 company
bizlouisiana.com
1 company
blueskysupply.us
1 company

41 sources were cited across this cell's answers from 34 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 16th of 29 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 12%.

Louisiana (this report)Other measured statesCategory average (12%)

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