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. 9 provisions worth $177.03M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Bill Cassidy Sen. LA · $148.36M · 5
- Mike Johnson Rep. LA · $104.00M · 3
- John Kennedy Sen. LA · $27.10M · 3
- Garret Graves Rep. LA · $8.57M · 2
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Defense $177.03M · 9
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Joint Operations Center: Cost to Complete · LA | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Mike Johnson LA | $61.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Entrance Road and Gate Complex: Cost to Complete · LA | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Mike Johnson LA | $36.00M $36.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Information System Facility: Cost to Complete · LA | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $35.36M $12.73M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Multipurpose Athletic Field Fort Johnson (Fort Polk) · LA | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Senator John Kennedy LA | $13.40M |
| 2023 | Child Development Center: Cost to Complete · LA | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $9.00M $9.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | 307 Bomb Wing Medical Facility Addition: Unspecified Minor Construction Barksdale Air Force Base · LA | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force Reserve | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Senator John Kennedy LA, Representative Mike Johnson LA | $7.00M |
| 2024 | WGF Dormitory: Planning and Design Barksdale Air Force Base · LA | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Senator John Kennedy LA | $6.70M |
| 2023 | Center for Excellence in Military Health and Performance Enhancement Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA · LA | Department of Defense · RDTE,A | Representative Garret Graves LA | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Center for Excellence in Military Health and Performance Enhancement Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA · LA | Department of Defense · RDTE,A | Representative Garret Graves LA | $3.57M $3.50M 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.