SUGAR LAND--January 9, 2013--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--More than $56 billion in industrial capital and maintenance projects are planned to kick off in Texas and Louisiana in 2013. Texas has more than $33 billion in planned project kickoffs, while Louisiana has more than $23.5 billion. Although some of these planned projects will be pushed out or canceled altogether, the two states are starting the year with quite respectable figures for planned industrial construction starts in 2013. The highest-value industries for the two states are the Oil & Gas Production and Chemical Processing industries, which account for $13.2 billion and $12.5 billion, respectively.