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. 21 provisions worth $25.48M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Garret Graves Rep. LA · $9.32M · 6
- Bill Cassidy Sen. LA · $5.29M · 5
- Troy A. Carter Rep. LA · $3.91M · 1
- Troy A. Carter Rep. LA · $3.85M · 4
- Julia Letlow Rep. LA · $3.11M · 5
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Justice $25.48M · 21
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Technology, Equipment, and Programming Improvements to Support People in Custody and Streamline Reentry Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office · LA | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Representative Troy CARTER LA | $3.91M $3.91M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Capital Region Fentanyl & Violent Crime Surge Task Force East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office · LA | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Representative Garret Graves LA | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Crime Lab Equipment City of New Orleans Office of Criminal Justice Coordination · LA | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $2.40M |
| 2022 | Less-Than-Lethal Technology Training Center Equipment Louisiana Office of State Police · LA | Department of Justice · Byrne | Representative Garret Graves LA | $2.30M $2.30M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Less Than Lethal and De-escalation Training Center Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections, Public Safety Offices, Office of State Police · LA | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Representative Garret Graves LA | $2.22M $2.22M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Technology and Equipment Upgrades St. Landry Parish · LA | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $1.80M |
| 2024 | North Delta Law Enforcement Planning District Rural Police Cruiser Modernization Project North Delta Law Enforcement Planning District, Inc. · LA | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Representative Julia Letlow LA | $1.10M |
| 2024 | Greater New Orleans Police Patrol Enhancement New Orleans Community Support Foundation · LA | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Representative Troy Carter LA | $963.0K |
| 2024 | Louisiana District Attorney's Retention and Assistance Fund Louisiana District Attorneys Association · LA | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Representative Troy Carter LA | $963.0K |
| 2024 | City of New Orleans Violence Intervention Program City of New Orleans - Office of Criminal Justice Coordination · LA | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Representative Troy Carter LA | $963.0K |
| 2024 | Local Law Enforcement Assistance and Equipment Modernization Program Louisiana Sheriffs' Association · LA | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Representative Troy Carter LA | $963.0K |
| 2023 | EBRSO Investigative Support Unit East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office · LA | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Representative Garret Graves LA | $736.0K $736.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Ouachita Parish Forensic Rapid DNA Technology for Investigations Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office · LA | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Representative Julia Letlow LA | $706.0K $706.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | East Baton Rouge Rapid DNA System East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office · LA | Department of Justice · Byrne | Representative Garret Graves LA | $686.0K $686.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff’s Office Computer Aided Dispatch Project Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff’s Office · LA | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Representative Julia Letlow LA | $569.0K |
| 2023 | Aerial Camera Technology Replacement Baton Rouge Police Department · LA | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Grant Parish Forensic Rapid DNA Technology for Investigations Grant Parish Sheriff’s Office · LA | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Representative Julia Letlow LA | $462.0K $462.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | High-Risk Youth Crime and Violence Diversion Program TRUCE of Baton Rouge, Inc · LA | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Representative Garret Graves LA | $375.0K $375.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Emergency Communications Equipment Grant Parish Sheriff's Office · LA | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $340.0K |
| 2022 | City of Alexandria Police Body-Worn Camera Upgrade Project City of Alexandria (LA) · LA | Department of Justice · Byrne | Representative Julia Letlow LA | $276.0K $276.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Enhanced Victim Services Transitional Program Covenant House · LA | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $250.0K |
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.