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Federal spending in Louisiana
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Federal agencies obligated $60B in awards performed in Louisiana in FY2025, $12,954 per resident against $15,158 nationally; the state ranks 30 of 51 by that rate.
The FY2025 mix was 54% direct payments, 38% grants. Obligations were about level on FY2024; FY2026 to date stands at $60B.
412 organisations located in Louisiana reached the $1.0M listing floor in at least one fiscal year since FY2022; the largest is Lousiana Department of Health ($68B over five years).
Per resident, by award type FY2025
- Contracts $4.8B
- Grants $23B
- Direct payments $32B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $28M
- Other assistance $210M
| Per resident | Louisiana | United States |
|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $12,954 | $15,158 |
| Contracts | $1,030 | $2,164 |
| Grants | $4,935 | $3,542 |
| Direct payments | $6,938 | $9,398 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $6 | $1 |
| Other assistance | $45 | $53 |
Obligations by fiscal year
By month last 24 months
Monthly award lists ($1.0M+ new awards):
- Sep 2026 139
- Aug 2026 43
- Jul 2026 61
- Jun 2026 64
- May 2026 65
- Apr 2026 59
- Mar 2026 62
- Feb 2026 29
- Jan 2026 47
- Dec 2025 62
- Nov 2025 49
- Oct 2025 68
- Sep 2025 203
- Aug 2025 91
- Jul 2025 70
- Jun 2025 60
- May 2025 73
- Apr 2025 58
- Mar 2025 66
- Feb 2025 39
- Jan 2025 52
- Dec 2024 75
- Nov 2024 47
- Oct 2024 73
Largest recipients located in Louisiana five listed years
Top government contractors in Louisiana contract obligations
| # | Organisation | Contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bollinger Shipyards Lockport, L.L.C. | $2.9B |
| 2 | Textron Systems Corp | $1.8B |
| 3 | Aptim Federal Services, LLC | $1.4B |
| 4 | Placid Refining Company LLC | $1.0B |
| 5 | Weeks Marine, Inc. | $1.0B |
| 6 | Fluor Federal Petroleum Operations, LLC | $673M |
| 7 | Hornbeck Offshore Operators LLC | $520M |
| 8 | Conrad Shipyard, L.L.C | $468M |
| 9 | Healtheon, Inc | $461M |
| 10 | Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, L.L.C. | $442M |
| 11 | Strategic Storage Partners, LLC. | $430M |
| 12 | Pittman-Sealevel, L.L.C. | $420M |
| 13 | US Ocean LLC | $310M |
| 14 | Alpha Marine Services LLC | $308M |
| 15 | Tiya Services, L.L.C. | $304M |
| 16 | Mike Hooks, LLC | $284M |
| 17 | Pacific-Gulf Marine, Inc. | $281M |
| 18 | Chand, L.L.C. | $206M |
| 19 | Jgils, LLC | $199M |
| 20 | Dynamic Group, LLC | $196M |
| 21 | Offshore Service Vessels, L.L.C. | $185M |
| 22 | Gravois Aluminum Boats LLC | $172M |
| 23 | Supreme Rice, LLC | $170M |
| 24 | Justin J. Reeves, L.L.C | $146M |
| 25 | Safesource Direct LLC | $145M |
Recipients are grouped by the state of the recipient's own address (USAspending recipient location), not by where the work is performed. Individuals are excluded. Each figure sums the fiscal years in which the organisation reached the $1.0M listing floor.
Awarding agencies place of performance, FY2022–FY2025
Contract industries NAICS
Assistance programs listings
Counties per resident, FY2025
| County | Population | FY2025 obligations | Per resident | Five-year total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Parish | 431,398 | $5.9B | $13,761 | $26B |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | 456,180 | $5.5B | $11,992 | $36B |
| Orleans Parish | 362,154 | $4.6B | $12,568 | $17B |
| St. Tammany Parish | 279,108 | $2.1B | $7,474 | $9.3B |
| Caddo Parish | 224,226 | $1.7B | $7,498 | $7.7B |
| Lafayette Parish | 257,949 | $1.5B | $5,786 | $7.0B |
| Calcasieu Parish | 208,466 | $1.3B | $6,376 | $6.3B |
| Bossier Parish | 131,867 | $1.2B | $9,044 | $5.3B |
| Ouachita Parish | 158,542 | $1.1B | $6,731 | $5.5B |
| Rapides Parish | 125,877 | $966M | $7,676 | $4.5B |
| Lafourche Parish | 95,505 | $838M | $8,778 | $6.0B |
| Livingston Parish | 155,036 | $823M | $5,306 | $3.4B |
| Tangipahoa Parish | 141,346 | $811M | $5,739 | $3.8B |
| Ascension Parish | 135,105 | $798M | $5,903 | $3.1B |
| Terrebonne Parish | 104,163 | $772M | $7,411 | $4.1B |
| Vernon Parish | 45,091 | $596M | $13,211 | $3.2B |
| St. Landry Parish | 80,765 | $581M | $7,197 | $2.7B |
| St. Mary Parish | 46,552 | $570M | $12,245 | $2.4B |
| Iberia Parish | 66,846 | $459M | $6,871 | $2.2B |
| St. James Parish | 18,938 | $449M | $23,688 | $996M |
| Acadia Parish | 57,032 | $385M | $6,742 | $1.8B |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | 28,756 | $368M | $12,804 | $2.0B |
| St. Charles Parish | 50,586 | $367M | $7,250 | $1.8B |
| Vermilion Parish | 57,671 | $353M | $6,121 | $1.7B |
| St. Martin Parish | 51,106 | $334M | $6,531 | $1.6B |
| Plaquemines Parish | 22,256 | $329M | $14,772 | $1.3B |
| Lincoln Parish | 48,360 | $319M | $6,602 | $1.3B |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | 39,875 | $310M | $7,775 | $2.2B |
| Natchitoches Parish | 36,089 | $283M | $7,830 | $1.2B |
| Washington Parish | 44,937 | $282M | $6,267 | $1.3B |
| Avoyelles Parish | 37,941 | $279M | $7,362 | $1.4B |
| Webster Parish | 34,948 | $274M | $7,835 | $1.3B |
| St. Bernard Parish | 45,642 | $252M | $5,513 | $1.1B |
| Beauregard Parish | 36,673 | $247M | $6,733 | $1.2B |
| Evangeline Parish | 31,980 | $217M | $6,785 | $966M |
| Morehouse Parish | 23,705 | $205M | $8,650 | $935M |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | 31,471 | $203M | $6,447 | $970M |
| Iberville Parish | 29,579 | $194M | $6,575 | $1.0B |
| De Soto Parish | 27,381 | $191M | $6,990 | $891M |
| Sabine Parish | 21,834 | $172M | $7,861 | $805M |
| Allen Parish | 22,672 | $161M | $7,104 | $748M |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | 19,520 | $155M | $7,915 | $754M |
| Union Parish | 20,561 | $150M | $7,319 | $731M |
| Concordia Parish | 17,836 | $149M | $8,377 | $704M |
| East Feliciana Parish | 18,911 | $148M | $7,832 | $767M |
| Grant Parish | 22,075 | $138M | $6,270 | $632M |
| Assumption Parish | 19,720 | $133M | $6,719 | $652M |
| Richland Parish | 19,582 | $132M | $6,732 | $704M |
| Franklin Parish | 19,002 | $131M | $6,868 | $691M |
| Jackson Parish | 15,834 | $103M | $6,515 | $516M |
| Bienville Parish | 12,269 | $103M | $8,355 | $460M |
| LaSalle Parish | 15,154 | $94M | $6,196 | $457M |
| Claiborne Parish | 13,354 | $90M | $6,706 | $455M |
| Winn Parish | 14,961 | $87M | $5,798 | $531M |
| Madison Parish | 8,844 | $84M | $9,453 | $448M |
| St. Helena Parish | 10,758 | $82M | $7,621 | $396M |
| West Carroll Parish | 9,156 | $79M | $8,667 | $384M |
| Caldwell Parish | 9,344 | $74M | $7,918 | $308M |
| Cameron Parish | 4,718 | $68M | $14,354 | $250M |
| Catahoula Parish | 8,223 | $65M | $7,910 | $345M |
| West Feliciana Parish | 15,134 | $63M | $4,171 | $373M |
| Red River Parish | 7,165 | $54M | $7,560 | $264M |
| Tensas Parish | 3,700 | $45M | $12,191 | $214M |
| East Carroll Parish | 6,760 | $43M | $6,306 | $193M |
Congressional districts
| District | Population | FY2025 obligations | Per resident | Five-year total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA-01 | 775,969 | $4.5B | $5,811 | $19B |
| LA-02 | 762,623 | $4.6B | $5,994 | $20B |
| LA-03 | 762,255 | $4.8B | $6,360 | $23B |
| LA-04 | 768,157 | $4.0B | $5,259 | $19B |
| LA-05 | 770,753 | $2.9B | $3,754 | $14B |
| LA-06 | 784,290 | $4.1B | $5,189 | $30B |
Largest awards begun in FY2025
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lousiana Department of Health | Department of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services | GrantBlock Grant (a) | $12B | 1 Oct 2024 | USAspending |
| Lousiana Department of Health | Department of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services | GrantBlock Grant (a) | $618M | 1 Oct 2024 | USAspending |
| Strategic Storage Partners, LLC. | Department of Energy | ContractDefinitive Contract | $430M | 3 Apr 2025 | USAspending |
| LA DEPT. of ADMIN | Department of AgricultureFood and Nutrition Service | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $426M | 8 Nov 2024 | USAspending |
| LA DEPT. of ADMIN | Department of Education | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $393M | 1 Jul 2025 | USAspending |
| Lousiana Department of Health | Department of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services | GrantBlock Grant (a) | $323M | 1 Oct 2024 | USAspending |
| Vale USA LLC | Department of Energy | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $283M | 10 Dec 2024 | USAspending |
| Dixie Electric Membership Corporation | Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service | LoanDirect Loan (e) | $237Mloan face value | 24 Feb 2025 | USAspending |
| LA DEPT. of ADMIN | Department of Education | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $225M | 1 Jul 2025 | USAspending |
| LA DEPT. of ADMIN | Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Children and Families | GrantBlock Grant (a) | $167M | 17 Oct 2024 | USAspending |
Questions and answers
How much federal money is spent in Louisiana?
$60B in award obligations with a primary place of performance in Louisiana in FY2025 (1 Oct 2024 – 30 Sep 2025), $289B over the five fiscal years since FY2022. Obligations are commitments, not payments.
How much is that per resident?
$12,954 per resident in FY2025, against $15,158 nationally; Louisiana ranks 30 of 51 states and the District of Columbia. Direct payments such as Social Security and Medicare are included and split out in the table.
Who are the top government contractors in Louisiana?
By contract obligations over the listed fiscal years, organisations located in Louisiana: Bollinger Shipyards Lockport, L.L.C. ($2.9B), Textron Systems Corp ($1.8B), Aptim Federal Services, LLC ($1.4B), Placid Refining Company LLC ($1.0B), Weeks Marine, Inc. ($1.0B).
Which agencies spend the most in Louisiana?
Over FY2022–FY2025: Social Security Administration ($77B), Department of Health and Human Services ($72B), Department of Agriculture ($15B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($12B), Department of Defense ($12B).
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (spending over time by place of performance for the state series; spending by geography for counties and districts; spending by category for recipients, agencies, NAICS and listings), loaded 30 Sep 2026. Population: Census Vintage 2025. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.