Electro-Mech Scoreboard Company is a family-owned LED scoreboard manufacturer in Wrightsville, Georgia, and its Louisiana record is what the company calls its own accounting of every scoreboard and accessory display shipped to the state since it began building LED displays roughly 28 years ago. That record now covers 461 entries across 120 Louisiana cities.

The newest entry in that record belongs to Acadiana. When I look at the full Louisiana file, Acadiana is the organization with the most recent ship date - which means it is the last Louisiana city to appear in Electro-Mech's shipping history before the records used in this article were compiled. That detail is what this article is built around: not just what the whole record shows, but what it shows about where Louisiana ordering stands right now and what kind of equipment those 461 records actually represent.

Louisiana is not the largest market in Electro-Mech's catalog. It is a mid-tier state by volume. The record is still useful. It shows which sports drive equipment decisions in Louisiana, which models schools and parks actually buy, and where the state sits when compared against its Southeast neighbors on model-by-model terms. Baseball leads. Basketball follows. Football is third. That sequence will surprise anyone who assumes the state's football culture maps directly to its scoreboard purchasing patterns.

What Does Electro-Mech's Louisiana Sales and Shipping Record Actually Show?

Our sales and shipping records for Louisiana cover 461 records across 120 cities, placing the state 15th among all 50 states in Electro-Mech's national total of 24,786 units shipped.

That is a useful frame for understanding the Louisiana record: substantial enough to show clear patterns, but well below the volume generated by the Southeast's heaviest-buying states. A comparison of Louisiana's 461 records against the state-level tallies for Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, and Alabama shows that Louisiana runs at roughly one-quarter of Georgia's pace. Those four states consistently dominate Electro-Mech's Southeast shipping figures regardless of which scoreboard model you examine. Louisiana is a real market, not a fringe one, but it is not a top-five market either, as of September 2026.

The 461 records break down into 409 scoreboards and 52 accessory displays, from 87 distinct models. That model count matters. It reflects the breadth of sports programs across Louisiana's 120 cities, and it means buyers in this state have ordered across a wide range of feature sets rather than consolidating around a handful of configurations.

Baseball leads the Louisiana record. Football is the sport Louisiana is known for nationally, but the numbers tell a different story at the equipment level. Of the 461 records, baseball accounts for 189, basketball for 156, and football for only 106. The remaining 10 records fall into other sport categories. Baseball outpaces basketball by 33 records and more than doubles football's count.

The five most-shipped models by record count are the LX2350, LX2655, LX1050, LX1060, and LX3050. Each belongs to a different sport and a different price tier. The LX2350 leads with 64 records. It is a basketball scoreboard. The LX2655 follows with 45 records, also basketball. The LX1050 and LX1060, both baseball scoreboards, account for 32 and 31 records respectively. The LX3050 Play Clock Set rounds out the top five at 30 records, reflecting demand for accessory displays at Louisiana football facilities.

I want to be precise about what this record is and what it is not. These are sales and shipping records, not installation records. Electro-Mech tracks what it sold and shipped. Some orders in the file sat in storage for weeks or months before a contractor installed them. The record does not say when equipment went up, what it replaced, or why a particular organization bought when it did. It says what model shipped, to which city and organization, and when.

How Does Louisiana's Record Hold Up When You Look at a Single Model?

The LX2655 appears 45 times in Louisiana's record, placing the state between Alabama (49) and South Carolina (41) in that model's own national accounting across 38 states.

The LX2655 is an indoor basketball scoreboard. Across all 38 states where it appears in Electro-Mech's records, it accounts for 756 total units shipped to 744 distinct organizations. Louisiana's 45 records represent roughly 6% of that national total. In practice, that is a meaningful share for a state that ranks 15th overall in Electro-Mech's national shipping count. The model's depth in Louisiana is proportionate to what you'd expect from a mid-tier market, but it is not thin.

Looking at the LX2655 state by state sharpens the picture of where Louisiana sits regionally. Georgia leads with 149 records. Florida follows with 93, North Carolina with 80, Tennessee with 74, and Alabama with 49. Louisiana at 45 slots in just below Alabama. The takeaway: Louisiana is not the Southeast's biggest market for this model, but it competes for the same tier as Alabama and South Carolina.

Why use the LX2655 as a cross-check? Because it is the most geographically distributed single basketball scoreboard model in Electro-Mech's catalog. Its 38-state footprint means it shows up in nearly every state that has any meaningful volume, so its state-by-state counts act as an independent lens on whether the overall state totals are representative or inflated. Louisiana's 45 LX2655 records are consistent with its 461-record overall position. The numbers reinforce each other.

The LX2655 record has been active in Louisiana from 2011 through 2025. That span covers over a decade of consistent ordering from gyms, school districts, and recreation centers across the state. No single year dominates the count. That is the pattern of a stable, recurring customer base, not a one-time purchasing wave tied to a state grant or a single large district buy.

From what I have seen working with Louisiana schools and districts over the years, indoor basketball facilities are the most common starting point for a first Electro-Mech order. The LX2655 is a practical, clearly specified model. Coaches and athletic directors can read the spec sheet, understand what they are getting, and budget for it without a complicated conversation. That is why it accumulates records steadily rather than in bursts.

How Does Electro-Mech Walk a Louisiana Buyer Through Selecting the Right Scoreboard?

Choosing the right scoreboard for a Louisiana field or gym starts with the sport and the viewing distance. Electro-Mech recommends 25 feet of viewing distance per inch of digit height for scoreboards - a tighter standard than the sign industry's 50-foot guideline, because a scoreboard also carries captions that need to be readable from the farthest seat.

I'd recommend starting any Louisiana inquiry with a direct conversation with the Electro-Mech team. They can walk you through the models that fit your sport and venue dimensions, confirm the lead time for your target season, and help you understand what the difference between an LX2350 and an LX2655 means for your gym. No video currently available - contact the Electro-Mech team for a personalized walkthrough.

Where Does Louisiana's Football Scoreboard Record Lag Behind Its Neighbors?

On the LX3680 football scoreboard, Louisiana does not appear among Electro-Mech's top six states, while Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, and Kentucky all outrank it.

The LX3680 is one of Electro-Mech's primary outdoor football scoreboards, and its state-by-state record is a useful proxy for high school football investment. Across 25 states, the LX3680 accounts for 260 total records. Georgia leads with 63, Tennessee with 47, Alabama with 41, Florida with 25, South Carolina with 18, and Kentucky with 12. Louisiana does not reach those levels. In practice, that places Louisiana's football scoreboard ordering well behind states that are culturally less associated with football than Louisiana is.

That gap is counterintuitive. Louisiana high school football has a national reputation that most of the Southeast cannot match. The record for football-specific equipment, however, does not reflect that reputation. The explanation is not a lack of programs. Louisiana has well over a hundred public high school football programs affiliated with the Louisiana High School Athletic Association. The explanation is more likely a combination of older existing equipment still in service, a procurement cycle that has not yet caught up, and the fact that the LX3680 competes with other models in Electro-Mech's catalog for the same facilities.

The LX2160 shot clock set shows a similar pattern. Across 36 states and 565 total records, Georgia holds 267, South Carolina 56, Florida 51, Alabama 34, California 24, and Texas 19. Louisiana again is absent from the top tier. The takeaway is consistent: Louisiana is a solid mid-market for standard scoreboards, but its investment in premium accessory displays and dedicated football equipment runs behind its regional peers.

I find this pattern worth understanding because it shapes what "newest record in Acadiana" actually means for a Louisiana buyer. The newest record does not signal that Louisiana schools are catching up to Georgia or Tennessee on football-specific investment. It signals that at least one Acadiana organization, in the most recent period covered by the shipping records, made a decision to buy. The record captures what happened, not what a market is ready to do next.

What this means for a Louisiana athletic director: if your football facility is running older equipment, you are not alone in that state. The LX3680 record for Louisiana suggests plenty of programs have not yet made the switch to current LX-series displays. That is an opening, not a reflection of the available product.

What Do Electro-Mech's Scoreboard Specifications Look Like for Louisiana Gym and Field Orders?

Basketball scoreboards in the LX-series typically specify a 12-inch or 16-inch digit height for the game clock and home-guest scores, sized to the gym's viewing distance and the captions each facility needs to read.

The LX2556-ETN is an indoor LED basketball scoreboard with a 12-inch, 4-digit game clock in MM:SS format and 12-inch home and guest score displays. The ETN designation indicates Electronic Team Name capability, which means the organization's name and opponent name can be displayed electronically rather than printed on panels. Our spec sheets show the LX2576-ETN steps up to 16-inch digit height on both the game clock and the home-guest scores, with 12-inch digits for the secondary information rows. That difference - 12 inches vs. 16 inches - is not cosmetic. The sign industry allows 50 feet of viewing distance per inch of lighted character height, but Electro-Mech recommends the tighter standard of 25 feet per inch of digit height for scoreboards because a scoreboard also carries captions that must be legible. Under that rule, a 12-inch game clock covers a facility with a viewing distance of up to 300 feet; a 16-inch clock extends that to 400 feet.

The minimum outdoor digit height Electro-Mech specifies is 11 inches. That floor exists because at digit heights smaller than 11 inches, captions become unreadable at the distances common in even modest outdoor venues. Electro-Mech has never offered 5-inch or 8-inch outdoor digits. Louisiana buyers choosing between the LX1050 and LX1060 for a baseball facility are evaluating models above that floor, with digit heights specified by the field geometry and the distance from the farthest viewing position.

The control console is a separate component from the display. Electro-Mech's CX-series consoles are portable units, used on a table or in the operator's lap, and stored indoors between uses. About 4 of 5 Electro-Mech customers today choose the ScoreLink RF wireless option over a control cable. For Louisiana facilities running older cable-connected consoles, the console can be replaced independently without replacing the display. In practice, the display outlasts the console. The display lives outdoors year-round; the console comes inside after each game.

• LX2556-ETN: 12-inch game clock (MM:SS), 12-inch home and guest scores, Electronic Team Name capable
• LX2576-ETN: 16-inch game clock (MM:SS), 16-inch home and guest scores, 12-inch secondary rows
• Control console: CX-series, portable, wireless (ScoreLink RF) or 2-conductor shielded cable, stored indoors
• Warranty: Five-year limited warranty on all Electro-Mech LED scoreboards
• LED rated life: 100,000 hours

I'd recommend any Louisiana facility starting the evaluation process compare the digit height spec against the actual viewing distance in the building or on the field, not against an estimate. Buying a scoreboard with digits too small for the venue is the most common mistake I see, and it is a price decision more than anything else. A larger digit always costs more. Choosing small to save cost upfront means the scoreboard fails at its primary job of keeping and displaying accurate information for players, officials, and the bench.

How Does Electro-Mech Handle the Full Process from Order to Delivered Scoreboard?

Electro-Mech builds each scoreboard to order. Lead time runs four to six weeks in most cases, though some orders extend beyond twelve weeks depending on model and configuration.

There are no stocked models. Nothing ships off the shelf. That is the result of Electro-Mech manufacturing over 180 distinct models across all sports and display types, with a catalog that includes scoreboards, play clocks, practice segment timer displays, message centers, and other products. A custom configuration carries no automatic time penalty relative to a standard build. The same factory in Wrightsville, Georgia produces both.

Electro-Mech has been operating since 1963. That continuity matters to Louisiana buyers for a practical reason: it means the company has a documented record of standing behind its products. Every ETL Listed scoreboard in the LX-series carries a five-year limited warranty. ETL listing is to UL Standard 48 for Electric Signs, the same standard that applies to LED signs generally in commercial and institutional settings.

The installation itself is a single-day job for most standard scoreboards. Contractors mount the display using clamp assemblies, two per post, on steel posts set in concrete footings. The top cabinet goes up first; posts are held plumb with temporary framing during the pour. Foundation size is governed by wind load and surface area, not weight. A building permit is not always required, and a licensed Professional Engineer is involved in fewer than 100 of the approximately 1,200 to 1,500 scoreboards Electro-Mech ships annually.

For facilities that need a control cable rather than ScoreLink RF wireless, the cable is a shielded 2-conductor line with a drain, run in a burial-jacket sleeve laid directly in a trench, separate from power. Maximum cable run is 1,000 feet. Contractors should keep it out of the same conduit as the electrical supply. The burial-jacket cable goes into the trench without additional conduit.

• Lead time: Four to six weeks typical; some orders extend beyond twelve
• Stocked models: None - all built to order in Wrightsville, Georgia
• Warranty: Five-year limited on all LX-series scoreboards
• ETL listing: UL Standard 48 for Electric Signs, across the catalog
• Annual volume: Approximately 1,200 to 1,500 scoreboards shipped per year
• Wireless control: ScoreLink RF; about 4 of 5 customers choose wireless

From what I have seen supporting Louisiana schools through the ordering process, the questions that slow things down are almost always about site readiness rather than the product itself - whether electrical service is in place, whether the contractor has the foundation specs, and whether the organization's approval process is lined up before the order is placed. Louisiana buyers who get those pieces confirmed before they call us move through the lead time window without surprises. Those who don't often find themselves waiting on their own side more than ours.

What Does Louisiana's Scoreboard Record Tell You Before You Request a Quote?

Baseball leads Louisiana's scoreboard orders by a margin that surprises buyers who assume football drives purchasing here. That is the record's clearest practical lesson.

When I look at state-level data across the Southeast, Louisiana is unusual in one specific way: the gap between its football and basketball scoreboard volume is narrower than in comparable neighboring states. The LX3680 outdoor football display, which leads football orders in Alabama, Tennessee, and Kentucky, appears in Louisiana at a lower per-state rate. The LX2655 indoor display outpaces it in Louisiana order count. That contrast matters for any facility manager or athletic director trying to understand what their peers are actually buying here.

The record does not forecast what Louisiana will order next year. It shows where orders have come from. According to the Louisiana sales and shipping data, Acadiana holds the most recent entry - which makes it the benchmark for what a current-generation Electro-Mech scoreboard order looks like in this state right now. If you represent a Louisiana school, park, or recreation department, the next step is a direct conversation with the Electro-Mech team. They can match the right model to your field or gym dimensions and give you a current lead time.