Congressional earmarks in LA
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 22 provisions worth $188.49M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Bill Cassidy Sen. LA · $133.38M · 12
- Garret Graves Rep. LA · $84.98M · 7
- Steve Scalise Rep. LA · $79.44M · 6
- John Kennedy Sen. LA · $36.50M · 1
- Clay Higgins Rep. LA · $31.90M · 6
- Julia Letlow Rep. LA · $17.75M · 2
- Bruce Westerman Rep. AR · $7.00M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Army Corps of Engineers $188.49M · 22
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | J. Bennett Johnston Waterway, LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator John Kennedy LA | $36.50M |
| 2023 | Morganza to the Gulf, LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA | Army Corps of Engineers · Mississippi River and Tributaries | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Steve Scalise LA, Representative Garret Graves LA | $31.00M $550.6K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Morganza to the Gulf, LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA | Army Corps of Engineers · Mississippi River and Tributaries | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Garret Graves LA, Representative Steve Scalise LA | $28.00M |
| 2022 | Morganza to the Gulf, LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA | Army Corps of Engineers · Mississippi River and Tributaries | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Garret Graves LA, Representative Steve Scalise LA | $19.33M $14.66M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | J Bennett Johnston Waterway, LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Julia Letlow LA | $15.50M $234.5K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Southwest Coastal Louisiana Hurricane Protection, LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Clay Higgins LA | $10.00M $39.7K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Southwest Coastal Louisiana Hurricane Protection, LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Clay Higgins LA | $10.00M $484.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Calcasieu River and Pass, LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $9.00M |
| 2023 | Calcasieu River and Pass, LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Clay Higgins LA | $9.00M $5.9K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Red River Emergency Bank Protection, AR & LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA, AR | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Representative Bruce Westerman AR | $7.00M |
| 2022 | Lower Mississippi River Comprehensive Management Study U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA | Army Corps of Engineers · Mississippi River and Tributaries | Representative Garret Graves LA | $5.00M $899.1K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | J Bennett Johnston Waterway, LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Representative Julia Letlow LA | $2.25M $293.7K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Port of Iberia, LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Representative Clay Higgins LA | $1.20M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Port of Iberia, LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Representative Clay Higgins LA | $1.20M $161.4K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Bayou Sorrel Lock, LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Representative Garret Graves LA | $800.0K |
| 2024 | Houma Navigation Canal, LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Garret Graves LA, Representative Steve Scalise LA | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Mermentau River, LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Representative Clay Higgins LA | $500.0K |
| 2024 | J. Bennett Johnston Waterway, LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $500.0K |
| 2022 | Houma Navigation Canal, LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Representative Garret Graves LA | $350.0K $111.4K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Port Fourchon Belle Pass Channel, LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Representative Steve Scalise LA | $303.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Port Fourchon Belle Pass Channel, LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Steve Scalise LA | $300.0K $175.7K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Mississippi River, Gulf Outlet, LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $250.0K |
Enacted earmarks from GAO's Tracking the Funds data (FY2022-FY2024). FY2025 had none (a full-year continuing resolution); FY2026's are enacted but not yet in GAO's data. Amounts are what the law provided, not what was spent. Source: GAO, Tracking the Funds. Requesters are matched to today's members of Congress by name and state; former members show as GAO wrote them.