Comprising approximately 1,600 affiliated churches and 620,000 members,[1][2] the Louisiana Baptist Convention's offices are located in the city of Alexandria.

The executive director of the Louisiana Baptists is Steve Horn.

[2] In 1906, the convention's membership established the present-day Louisiana Christian University, and Baptist Hospital in Alexandria, Baton Rouge General Hospital, and Baptist Hospital in New Orleans were founded between the 1920s and 1940s.

Following his election, an alternate descriptor for Southern Baptists—the Great Commission Baptists—was approved and gained notable use by the 2020s for racial and regional inclusion.

[8][9] The state convention also has partnerships with the SBC's North American Mission Board, International Mission Board, Lifeway, and other prominent Southern Baptist entities.