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. 15 provisions worth $36.66M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Garret Graves Rep. LA · $19.00M · 3
- Bill Cassidy Sen. LA · $15.91M · 9
- Julia Letlow Rep. LA · $6.75M · 4
- Clay Higgins Rep. LA · $5.00M · 2
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Agriculture $36.66M · 15
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sugarcane Research Unit Improvements Sugarcane Research Unit · LA | Department of Agriculture · Buildings and Facilities | Representative Garret Graves LA | $10.00M $735.4K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | ARS Sugarcane Research Unit USDA-ARS Sugarcane Research Unit · LA | Department of Agriculture · Buildings and Facilities | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Garret Graves LA | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Emergency Room Expansion Citizens Medical Center · LA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Julia Letlow LA | $4.00M |
| 2023 | Sugarcane Research Unit Improvements USDA-ARS Sugarcane Research Unit · LA | Department of Agriculture · Agricultural Research Service | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Garret Graves LA | $4.00M |
| 2024 | STEAM Innovation Center Louisiana State University Eunice · LA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Clay Higgins LA | $3.25M |
| 2023 | Coushatta Tribe Education Facility Coushatta Tribe · LA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Wastewater Improvements St. Mary Parish Government · LA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Water and Wastewater Disposal Grants | Representative Clay Higgins LA | $1.75M |
| 2024 | Agricultural Conservation through Precision and Digital Agriculture Technologies Louisiana State University Agricultural Center · LA | Department of Agriculture · Conservation Operations | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Julia Letlow LA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Communications Tower Improvement Washington Parish Government · LA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Julia Letlow LA | $921.0K |
| 2024 | Hospital Facilities Improvements Our Lady of the Angels Hospital · LA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Julia Letlow LA | $825.0K |
| 2024 | Livingston Parish Courthouse Renovations Town of Livingston · LA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $800.0K |
| 2023 | Town of Farmerville Teen Center and Facility Improvements Town of Farmerville · LA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $713.0K |
| 2024 | West Nile Virus Wildlife Conservation Research LA Department of Wildlife and Fisheries · LA | Department of Agriculture · Salaries and Expenses | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $500.0K |
| 2023 | West Nile Virus Wildlife Conservation Research LA Department of Wildlife and Fisheries · LA | Department of Agriculture · Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Expanding Telehealth Services, Evangeline Parish, LA Acadiana Planning Commission · LA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Utilities Service - Distance Learning, Telemedicine Program | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $400.0K $400.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
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.