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. 8 provisions worth $14.03M match.
By year
- FY2022 $14.03M · 8
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Bill Cassidy Sen. LA · $8.25M · 3
- Troy A. Carter Rep. LA · $4.00M · 3
- Steve Scalise Rep. LA · $1.00M · 1
- Garret Graves Rep. LA · $775.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Health and Human Services $14.03M · 8
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | LSU Health Shreveport, LA, for facilities and equipment · LA | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $7.00M $7.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Louisiana State University Health New Orleans, New Orleans, LA for the purchase of equipment · LA | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Representative Troy Carter LA | $2.00M $1.82M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Tulane University, New Orleans, LA for facilities and equipment · LA | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Representative Troy Carter LA | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Louisiana State University at Eunice, LA, for equipment · LA | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $1.00M $999.3K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Office of the Mayor-President, City of Baton Rouge, LA for a resource and service center for recovery from trauma · LA | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) | Representative Troy Carter LA | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | St. Tammany Parish Hospital Service District No. 1, d/b/a St. Tammany Health System, Covington, LA for equipment · LA | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Representative Steve Scalise LA | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, Baton Rouge, LA for equipment · LA | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Representative Garret Graves LA | $775.0K $775.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Covenant House, New Orleans, LA, for mental health and wellness services · LA | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $250.0K $250.0K 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.