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. 31 provisions worth $134.62M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Julia Letlow Rep. LA · $32.58M · 7
- Bill Cassidy Sen. LA · $29.80M · 7
- John Kennedy Sen. LA · $25.00M · 3
- Clay Higgins Rep. LA · $23.00M · 7
- Garret Graves Rep. LA · $18.13M · 6
- Steve Scalise Rep. LA · $12.81M · 2
- Troy A. Carter Rep. LA · $5.50M · 2
- Troy A. Carter Rep. LA · $4.00M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $134.62M · 31
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | St. Bernard Transportation Corridor LA · LA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Kennedy LA | $15.00M |
| 2024 | Extension of Runway 18-36 and Associated Improvements Alexandria International Airport (AEX) · LA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Julia Letlow LA | $9.00M |
| 2024 | North-South Connecting Road Project LA · LA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Steve Scalise LA | $7.81M |
| 2023 | St. Claude Avenue Bridge Rehabilitation Project · LA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $7.40M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Taxiway Realignment Project Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) · LA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Clay Higgins LA | $6.00M |
| 2024 | Ruston Service Road LA · LA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Kennedy LA | $6.00M |
| 2024 | West Ramp Reconstruction Houma Terrebonne Airport (HUM) · LA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Garret Graves LA | $5.03M |
| 2022 | City of Ruston, Louisiana E. Kentucky Ave: Safety and Capacity Improvements Project · LA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Julia Letlow LA | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | US 190: LA 437 - US 190 BUS Bridge Replacement Project · LA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Steve Scalise LA | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Re-Building University Avenue: Gateway to Our Future · LA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Clay Higgins LA | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Trenton Street Pedestrian Safety Improvement Project · LA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Julia Letlow LA | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Morrison Road Improvements, New Orleans, LA · LA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Troy Carter LA | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Columbia Port Commission Dock Improvement Project Columbia Port Commission · LA | Department of Transportation · Port Infrastructure Development Program | Representative Julia Letlow LA | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Route 167 Highway Improvements LA · LA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $5.00M |
| 2024 | MRB South GBR: LA 1 to LA 30 Connector LA · LA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Garret Graves LA | $4.40M |
| 2023 | New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal (UPT) Upgrade Project New Orleans Regional Transit Authority · LA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Troy CARTER LA | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Coast Guard Road, Venice Port Complex LA · LA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Kennedy LA | $4.00M |
| 2024 | 415 Connector Design & Right-of-Way Acquisition LA · LA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Garret Graves LA | $4.00M |
| 2023 | Multimodal Freight Interchange Project · LA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Julia Letlow LA | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Commercial Park Roundabout Access Project LA · LA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Julia Letlow LA | $3.60M |
| 2023 | St. Landry Parish Airport (OPL) Safety Improvement Program · LA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Clay Higgins LA | $3.10M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Port of Lake Charles’ City Docks Multiuse Transloading Facility Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal District · LA | Department of Transportation · Port Infrastructure Development Program | Representative Clay Higgins LA | $3.00M |
| 2024 | West Calcasieu Port Dock Infrastructure Improvements West Calcasieu Port · LA | Department of Transportation · Port Infrastructure Development Program | Representative Clay Higgins LA | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Acadia Parish Vie Terre Beau Bridge Project LA · LA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Clay Higgins LA | $2.20M |
| 2023 | MRB South GBR: LA 1 to LA 30 Connector · LA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Garret Graves LA | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | LA-30 Widening LA · LA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Garret Graves LA | $1.60M |
| 2022 | Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) Northwest Aviation Development Taxiway · LA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $1.20M $1.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | LA-30 Environmental Study · LA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Garret Graves LA | $1.10M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Central Louisiana Regional Port Portable Multimodal Transloading Equipment Central Louisiana Regional Port · LA | Department of Transportation · Port Infrastructure Development Program | Representative Julia Letlow LA | $976.0K |
| 2024 | Terminal Loop and Access Road Improvements Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH) · LA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Clay Higgins LA | $700.0K |
| 2024 | Town of Lutcher King Avenue Project LA · LA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Troy Carter LA | $500.0K |
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.