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. 214 provisions worth $830.45M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Bill Cassidy Sen. LA · $492.33M · 97
- Garret Graves Rep. LA · $169.70M · 36
- Mike Johnson Rep. LA · $104.00M · 3
- Steve Scalise Rep. LA · $98.24M · 10
- Julia Letlow Rep. LA · $97.59M · 37
- John Kennedy Sen. LA · $91.60M · 8
- Clay Higgins Rep. LA · $81.66M · 23
- Troy A. Carter Rep. LA · $35.02M · 22
- Troy A. Carter Rep. LA · $35.01M · 14
- Bruce Westerman Rep. AR · $7.00M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Army Corps of Engineers $188.49M · 22
- Department of Defense $177.03M · 9
- Department of Transportation $134.62M · 31
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $76.76M · 29
- Department of Health and Human Services $47.76M · 26
- Environmental Protection Agency $42.85M · 18
- Department of Agriculture $36.66M · 15
- Department of Justice $25.48M · 21
Largest provisions (the 100 largest of 214)
| 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 |
| 2024 | J. Bennett Johnston Waterway, LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator John Kennedy LA | $36.50M |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Morganza to the Gulf, LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA | Army Corps of Engineers · Mississippi River and Tributaries | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Steve Scalise LA, Representative Garret Graves LA | $31.00M $550.6K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Morganza to the Gulf, LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA | Army Corps of Engineers · Mississippi River and Tributaries | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Garret Graves LA, Representative Steve Scalise LA | $28.00M |
| 2022 | Morganza to the Gulf, LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA | Army Corps of Engineers · Mississippi River and Tributaries | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Garret Graves LA, Representative Steve Scalise LA | $19.33M $14.66M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | J Bennett Johnston Waterway, LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Julia Letlow LA | $15.50M $234.5K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | St. Bernard Transportation Corridor LA · LA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Kennedy LA | $15.00M |
| 2024 | Multipurpose Athletic Field Fort Johnson (Fort Polk) · LA | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Senator John Kennedy LA | $13.40M |
| 2023 | Construction of the West Power Complex Control Center Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans · LA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $10.00M $10.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Southwest Coastal Louisiana Hurricane Protection, LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Clay Higgins LA | $10.00M $39.7K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Sugarcane Research Unit Improvements Sugarcane Research Unit · LA | Department of Agriculture · Buildings and Facilities | Representative Garret Graves LA | $10.00M $735.4K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Southwest Coastal Louisiana Hurricane Protection, LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Clay Higgins LA | $10.00M $484.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 2022 | FEED Study for the implementation of a Carbon Capture and Sequestration System Louisiana Department of Economic Development · LA | Department of Energy · Fossil Energy and Carbon Management | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $9.00M $9.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 | Calcasieu River and Pass, LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $9.00M |
| 2023 | Calcasieu River and Pass, LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Clay Higgins LA | $9.00M $5.9K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center for New Gravity Sanitary Sewer and Storm Sewer Project · LA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $8.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 | Red River Emergency Bank Protection, AR & LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA, AR | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Representative Bruce Westerman AR | $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 |
| 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 |
| 2022 | New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board Wastewater and Stormwater Improvements Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans · LA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $6.00M $6.00M 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 |
| 2022 | Vermillion Safe Room Vermilion Parish · LA | Department of Homeland Security · Pre-Disaster Mitigation | Representative Clay Higgins LA | $5.25M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 2022 | Aerospace Systems and Technology Development Louisiana State University, National Center for Advanced Manufacturing · LA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration · SSMS | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Steve Scalise LA | $5.00M $5.00M 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 | Lafayette Consolidated Government for the North Lafayette Galvanized Water Line Replacement Project · LA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Clay Higgins LA | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Columbia Port Commission Dock Improvement Project Columbia Port Commission · LA | Department of Transportation · Port Infrastructure Development Program | Representative Julia Letlow LA | $5.00M |
| 2023 | Lafayette Consolidated Government Sewer Lift Station and Force Main—Downtown Lafayette and University Avenue Project · LA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Clay Higgins LA | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Coastal High Frequency RADAR System for Coastal Protection and Prediction Louisiana State University, Office of Research & Economic Development · LA | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Garret Graves LA | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Route 167 Highway Improvements LA · LA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $5.00M |
| 2024 | ARS Sugarcane Research Unit USDA-ARS Sugarcane Research Unit · LA | Department of Agriculture · Buildings and Facilities | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Garret Graves LA | $5.00M |
| 2022 | Lower Mississippi River Comprehensive Management Study U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA | Army Corps of Engineers · Mississippi River and Tributaries | Representative Garret Graves LA | $5.00M $899.1K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Howell Village Community Transformation Project Gulf Coast Housing Partnership, Inc. · LA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $5.00M |
| 2024 | City of Ruston Utility Upgrades City of Ruston · LA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $4.80M |
| 2023 | City of New Orleans Emergency Operations Center New Orleans Office of Emergency Preparedness · LA | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance - EOC | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $4.76M $4.76M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 | Coastal Research Center Nicholls State University · LA | Department of Commerce · NOAA–CZM (Coastal Zone Management) | Representative Garret Graves LA | $4.50M |
| 2024 | MRB South GBR: LA 1 to LA 30 Connector LA · LA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Garret Graves LA | $4.40M |
| 2024 | Lincoln Bridge Access Project City of New Orleans · LA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Troy Carter LA | $4.12M |
| 2023 | Cut Off Natatorium Algiers Development District · LA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Troy CARTER LA | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Research Environment for the Advancement of Clean Hydrogen (REACH) Louisiana State University · LA | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $4.00M |
| 2023 | Water Main and Reservoir Improvement Project City of Alexandria · LA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Julia Letlow LA | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Emergency Room Expansion Citizens Medical Center · LA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Julia Letlow LA | $4.00M |
| 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 |
| 2023 | City of Donaldsonville Natural Gas System Improvements City of Donaldsonville · LA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Troy CARTER LA | $4.00M $4.00M 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 |
| 2023 | City of Monroe Calypso Street Pump Station Project · LA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Julia Letlow LA | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Sugarcane Research Unit Improvements USDA-ARS Sugarcane Research Unit · LA | Department of Agriculture · Agricultural Research Service | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Garret Graves 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 |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Community Lighthouse Solar and Energy Storage Resilience Together New Orleans · LA | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Representative Troy CARTER LA | $3.80M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Get Lit, Stay Lit Project Feed the Second Line · LA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $3.69M |
| 2024 | Commercial Park Roundabout Access Project LA · LA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Julia Letlow LA | $3.60M |
| 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 |
| 2024 | South Flannery Road Bridge & Channel Improvements East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness · LA | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—PDM | Representative Garret Graves LA | $3.52M |
| 2024 | Empowering North Louisiana Research Support for Domestic Semiconductor Technology and Workforce Development Louisiana Tech University · LA | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Julia Letlow LA | $3.50M |
| 2024 | STEAM Innovation Center Louisiana State University Eunice · LA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Clay Higgins LA | $3.25M |
| 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 | Center for the Innovative Training of Youth, Inc., LA, for a STEM program, including the purchase of equipment Center for the Innovative Training of Youth, Inc., LA, for a STEM program, including the purchase of equipment · LA | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $3.00M |
| 2022 | Woldenberg Riverfront Park Improvements Audubon Nature Institute · LA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Troy Carter LA | $3.00M $3.00M 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 | Gauges and Data Collection Systems Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority · LA | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $3.00M |
| 2023 | Coushatta Tribe Education Facility Coushatta Tribe · LA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $3.00M |
| 2024 | City of Gretna for Wastewater Upgrades · LA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Troy Carter 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 | 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 | National World War II Museum The National World War II Museum, Inc. · LA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Senator John Kennedy LA | $3.00M |
| 2022 | 9th Ward Stadium 9th Ward Stadium Inc · LA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Troy Carter LA | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | City of Central for Stormwater System Improvements · LA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Garret Graves LA | $3.00M |
| 2024 | S. Farmerville Street Multimodal Corridor Project City of Ruston · LA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Julia Letlow LA | $3.00M |
| 2022 | City of Gonzales Community, Activity, Recreation, and Education (CARE) Center City of Gonzales · LA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Garret Graves LA | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 2024 | Jeff Davis Parish for Drinking Water Improvements · LA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $2.78M |
| 2024 | Town of Pollock for Water and Wastewater System Improvements · LA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Julia Letlow LA | $2.50M |
| 2022 | St. Michael's Residence Hall Xavier University of Louisiana · LA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Troy Carter LA | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Digital Manufacturing Technology Upgrades Louisiana State University National Center for Advanced Manufacturing · LA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration · SSMS | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Grambling State University, Grambling, LA for a cybersecurity initiative, including scholarships, stipends and purchase of equipment · LA | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Julia Letlow LA | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | The Resilience Center The Water Institute of the Gulf · LA | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Representative Garret Graves LA | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 2023 | West Monroe Stormwater Mitigation Project City of West Monroe · LA | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance - PDM | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $2.40M $2.40M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2024 | Port of Morgan City Emergency Operations Center Upgrades Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District · LA | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—EOC | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Clay Higgins LA | $2.30M |
| 2022 | J Bennett Johnston Waterway, LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Representative Julia Letlow LA | $2.25M $293.7K 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 |
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.