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. 5 provisions worth $11.70M match.
By year
- FY2023 $11.70M · 5
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Garret Graves Rep. LA · $7.50M · 2
- Bill Cassidy Sen. LA · $7.00M · 2
- Julia Letlow Rep. LA · $2.00M · 1
- Clay Higgins Rep. LA · $200.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Commerce $11.70M · 5
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Coastal High Frequency RADAR System for Coastal Protection and Prediction Louisiana State University, Office of Research & Economic Development · LA | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Garret Graves LA | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | The Resilience Center The Water Institute of the Gulf · LA | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Representative Garret Graves LA | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Advanced Semiconductor Research Equipment Tulane University · LA | Department of Commerce · STRS | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | State Mesonet Network Project University of Louisiana Monroe · LA | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Representative Julia Letlow LA | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Meteorological Stations Operations and Maintenance Port of Morgan City · LA | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Representative Clay Higgins LA | $200.0K $200.0K 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.