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Federal spending in LA-02: Louisiana's 2nd congressional district
USAspending caveat. Figures are obligations reported by federal agencies to USAspending.gov, not payments. In USAspending's words: "An outlay occurs when federal money is actually paid out, not just promised to be paid ('obligated')." "Every agency has a Senior Accountable Official who must officially certify that the quarterly financial data submitted by their agency is accurate and complete." "If there are any discrepancies in procurement data, FPDS is the authoritative source." Contract data for the Department of Defense and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is published with a 90-day delay. Data loaded 30 Sep 2026.
Federal agencies obligated $4.1B for work and payments in Louisiana's 2nd congressional district in FY2026, or $5,315 per resident.
That is below the Louisiana rate of $12,973 per resident (41% of it) and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 4 of 6 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 68% direct payments, 21% contracts, 11% grants.
Obligations were down 11% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $16B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($7.5B), Department of Housing and Urban Development ($1.7B) and Department of Defense ($1.4B).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $865M
- Grants $436M
- Direct payments $2.7B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $512K
- Other assistance $10M
| Per resident | This district | Louisiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $5,315 | $12,973 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $1,135 | $1,224 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $572 | $4,830 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $3,595 | $6,879 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $1 | $3 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $13 | $36 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 4 of 6 in state · 244 of 436 US | 25 of 51 states | — |
District attribution follows the congressional district USAspending records for the primary place of performance; awards carrying only a state-level location are counted in the state but in no district. Medicare payments are attributed to the district of the administrative contractor.
Obligations by fiscal year
Recipients that dominate the district FY2022–FY2025
| # | Recipient organisation | Obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Housing Authority of New Orleans | $961M | 8% |
| 2 | Transportation & Development Louisiana D | $384M | 3% |
| 3 | Vale USA LLC | $283M | 2% |
| 4 | The Administrators of Tulane Educational Fund | $198M | 2% |
| 5 | Housing Services Development District | $184M | 1% |
| 6 | Honeywell International Inc | $139M | 1% |
| 7 | Xavier University of Louisiana | $122M | 1% |
| 8 | Unity of Greater New Orleans, Inc. | $120M | 1% |
| 9 | Bristow LLC | $118M | 1% |
| 10 | General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. | $113M | 1% |
| 11 | Dynamic Group, LLC | $106M | 1% |
| 12 | Mexichem Fluor Inc. | $100M | 1% |
| 13 | City of New Orleans | $100M | 1% |
| 14 | Nova Space Solutions, LLC | $91M | 1% |
| 15 | City of New Orleans | $86M | 1% |
| 16 | Keystone Shipping Services, Inc. | $84M | 1% |
| 17 | Pine Bluff Sand and Gravel Company | $83M | 1% |
| 18 | City of New Orleans | $83M | 1% |
| 19 | Nfip Direct Servicing Agent | $80M | 1% |
| 20 | Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans | $77M | 1% |
| 21 | The Boeing Company | $71M | 1% |
| 22 | University of New Orleans Research and Technology Foundation, Inc. | $63M | 0% |
| 23 | Southern UNIV and a&M College System | $60M | 0% |
| 24 | The Allstate Corporation | $56M | 0% |
| 25 | Entergy New Orleans, LLC | $55M | 0% |
A further $8.9B among the top 40 went to recipients not shown: individuals, aggregated records and names USAspending withholds.
Who funds the district FY2022–FY2025
Awarding agencies
Assistance programs
Contract industries by NAICS sector
Largest awards performed in the district
Counties in the district
- Assumption Parish 100% of county area
- Iberville Parish 100% of county area
- St. James Parish 100% of county area
- St. John the Baptist Parish 100% of county area
- St. Charles Parish 77% of county area
- Ascension Parish 54% of county area
- Orleans Parish 47% of county area
- Jefferson Parish 33% of county area
- St. Bernard Parish 3% of county area
- Lafourche Parish 3% of county area
Other districts in Louisiana
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Louisiana's 2nd congressional district?
$4.1B in award obligations in FY2026 and $16B since FY2023, counting awards whose primary place of performance is in the district. Obligations are commitments, not payments.
How much federal spending per person is that?
$5,315 per resident in FY2026 (population 762,623), against $12,973 for Louisiana and $14,744 nationally. Direct payments such as Social Security and Medicare are included; the table on this page splits the rate by award type.
Which recipients dominate Louisiana's 2nd congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Housing Authority of New Orleans ($961M), Transportation & Development Louisiana D ($384M), Vale USA LLC ($283M), The Administrators of Tulane Educational Fund ($198M) and Housing Services Development District ($184M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Louisiana's 2nd congressional district?
Social Security Administration ($7.5B), Department of Housing and Urban Development ($1.7B), Department of Defense ($1.4B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.1B) and Department of Health and Human Services ($1.0B), over FY2022–FY2025.
What does "place of performance" mean here?
USAspending records where the work is done or the payment is directed, as reported by the awarding agency. Some awards, especially grants to state governments, carry only a state-level location and are not attributed to any county or district; Medicare payments are attributed to the county of the administrative contractor.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2, spending-by-geography (place of performance, congressional district layer, current districts) by fiscal year and award type, loaded 30 Sep 2026; district population as returned by the same endpoint; recipient and agency cross-tabulations for FY2022–FY2025, fetched 18 Sep 2026. Boundaries and county overlap: Census cartographic boundary and relationship files for the 119th Congress. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.