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. 26 provisions worth $47.76M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Bill Cassidy Sen. LA · $30.86M · 14
- Julia Letlow Rep. LA · $5.84M · 4
- Troy A. Carter Rep. LA · $5.35M · 3
- Troy A. Carter Rep. LA · $4.00M · 3
- Garret Graves Rep. LA · $2.71M · 2
- Steve Scalise Rep. LA · $1.00M · 1
- Clay Higgins Rep. LA · $1.00M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Health and Human Services $47.76M · 26
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 |
| 2024 | Team Gleason Foundation, LA, for addressing the needs of individuals with ALS, including the purchase of equipment and assistive technology · LA | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Community Living | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $6.00M |
| 2024 | Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana Inc. and Subsidiaries, LA, for facilities and equipment · LA | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $4.50M |
| 2024 | Louisiana State University and A&M College, LA, for facilities and equipment · LA | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $3.00M |
| 2023 | Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans, LA for facilities and equipment · LA | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Troy CARTER LA | $2.35M $2.35M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | St. Francis Medical Center, Monroe, LA for equipment · LA | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Julia Letlow LA | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Jackson Parish Hospital, Jonesboro, LA for facilities and equipment · LA | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Julia Letlow LA | $2.00M $2.00M 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 |
| 2023 | Biomedical Research Foundation of NW Louisiana, LA, for equipment · LA | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Louisiana Children's Medical Center, New Orleans, LA for facilities and equipment · LA | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Troy CARTER LA | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University, Baton Rouge, LA for facilities · LA | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Garret Graves LA | $1.94M $1.94M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | LSU Health Sciences Center, LA, for facilities and equipment, including information technology · LA | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $1.74M |
| 2023 | LaSalle General Hospital, Jena, LA for facilities · LA | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Julia Letlow LA | $1.06M $1.06M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | CHRISTUS Ochsner Health Southwestern Louisiana – St. Patrick Hospital, Lake Charles, LA for facilities · LA | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Clay Higgins LA | $1.00M $1.00M 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 |
| 2024 | Mercy Family Center, LA, for mental health and support services, including case management and information technology · LA | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $1.00M |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Odyssey House Louisiana Inc., New Orleans, LA for facilities and equipment · LA | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Troy CARTER 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 |
| 2023 | CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital, Alexandria, LA for facilities and equipment · LA | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Julia Letlow LA | $775.0K $775.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Ruston, LA, for poverty reduction programming and services, including the purchase of technology · LA | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Children and Families | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $515.0K $515.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University of Louisiana Monroe, LA, for equipment · LA | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $505.0K $505.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | New Orleans Health Department, LA, for mobile mental health crisis response · LA | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $350.0K $350.0K 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.