Recovery Tracker

How We Compiled Our Data. Visit our Eye on the Stimulus blog. Data current as of March 2010.

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Louisiana

Check the chart below to compare unemployment and per capita spending among counties. Click on your county to find projects in your area. Data last updated on March 2010.
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U.S. Louisiana
Population 304,059,724 4,410,796
Total recovery funding $312,735,579,044 $4,160,157,892
Direct to County (see list) $290,999,413,356 $4,076,421,455
County Funds per Capita $957 $924
Statewide (see project list) $21,736,135,188 $83,736,437
Statewide funding per capita $71 $19
Unemployment
(12/08)		 7.4 5.5
Unemployment
(12/09)		 10 7.5
Median Household Income $50,007 $40,160
Poverty Rate 13.3% 19.3%

Funding by Federal Agency and Department
Health and Human Services, Department of $1,082,102,317
Education Department $1,023,185,854
Transportation Department $494,073,637
Agriculture Department $404,261,617
Housing and Urban Development Department $190,219,333
Energy Department $166,225,339
Small Business Administration $165,194,510
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers $133,493,550
Labor Department $132,672,273
Environmental Protection Agency $108,062,829
Army $101,825,372
Justice Department $62,821,725
National Science Foundation $23,508,708
Commerce Department $16,313,428
Navy $14,834,898
Homeland Security Department $11,497,635
Air Force $10,553,016
Department of Veterans Affairs $7,485,956
Treasury Department $4,000,000
No federal agency specified $2,390,495
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities $1,863,800
Independent Agencies $1,567,157
Interior Department $1,509,232
Federal Communications Commission $190,000
Executive Office of the President $145,500
General Services Administration $98,446
Government Accountability Office $46,377
Congress, no further specification $14,890

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Counties (see statewide items)

Note: County-level data does not include tax cuts, Medicaid, unemployment benefits or food stamps. There still may be overrepresentation of money going to counties where capitals are located because in some cases, awards to state agencies did not indicate that they were to be used statewide.

Key: Statewide | Countywide
County Name Population Unemployment
12/08 »6/09 »12/09		 Poverty Rate Total Funding Per Capita
Louisiana 4,410,796
5.56.87.5
 19.3
$4,160,157,892
$943
22001 Acadia
60,070
4.77.46.9
 22.7
$17,341,365
$289
22003 Allen
25,635
6.910.811.9
 19.0
$6,712,200
$262
22005 Ascension
101,789
5.07.06.8
 11.8
$38,997,373
$383
22007 Assumption
22,881
6.68.79.7
 23.1
$9,372,731
$410
22009 Avoyelles
42,360
6.98.68.2
 27.9
$26,741,834
$631
22011 Beauregard
34,978
5.68.47.9
 14.3
$8,312,139
$238
22013 Bienville
14,728
8.011.09.3
 N/A
$3,218,172
$219
22015 Bossier
110,250
5.46.86.0
 14.1
$47,435,864
$430
22017 Caddo
252,895
6.88.67.5
 23.1
$171,918,315
$680
22019 Calcasieu
185,618
4.97.36.9
 17.2
$103,549,336
$558
22021 Caldwell
10,353
5.710.410.5
 N/A
$3,341,553
$323
22023 Cameron
7,238
4.96.35.9
 N/A
$4,485,880
$620
22025 Catahoula
10,522
7.912.210.6
 N/A
$10,589,441
$1,006
22027 Claiborne
16,142
7.610.99.4
 N/A
$3,950,915
$245
22029 Concordia
19,064
8.812.010.9
 N/A
$29,388,056
$1,542
22031 De Soto
26,388
6.99.68.5
 24.3
$15,177,313
$575
22033 East Baton Rouge
428,360
5.27.16.5
 19.6
$1,885,089,893
$4,401
22035 East Carroll
8,166
13.313.414.2
 N/A
$3,127,863
$383
22037 East Feliciana
20,874
5.78.37.5
 21.0
$5,086,279
$244
22039 Evangeline
35,624
6.29.59.0
 28.2
$11,979,675
$336
22041 Franklin
20,006
9.711.811.5
 32.2
$8,579,490
$429
22043 Grant
19,974
6.59.08.3
 N/A
$6,168,002
$309
22045 Iberia
75,097
4.67.97.8
 22.3
$54,102,851
$720
22047 Iberville
32,545
7.810.610.0
 20.6
$22,624,033
$695
22049 Jackson
15,191
5.58.77.8
 N/A
$8,213,224
$541
22051 Jefferson
436,181
4.96.66.2
 15.0
$155,541,304
$357
22053 Jefferson Davis
31,263
4.27.16.1
 17.4
$13,932,363
$446
22059 La Salle
14,062
4.78.56.5
 N/A
$5,042,860
$359
22055 Lafayette
206,976
3.86.05.5
 16.3
$99,972,728
$483
22057 Lafourche
92,572
3.75.25.0
 15.8
$70,613,290
$763
22061 Lincoln
42,561
6.09.17.2
 25.8
$23,984,284
$564
22063 Livingston
120,256
4.97.37.0
 12.6
$44,268,881
$368
22065 Madison
11,790
9.410.89.9
 N/A
$6,185,277
$525
22067 Morehouse
28,602
11.316.915.2
 30.2
$18,186,277
$636
22069 Natchitoches
39,576
7.79.48.4
 30.1
$32,015,146
$809
22071 Orleans
311,853
7.710.39.5
 22.6
$278,512,538
$893
22073 Ouachita
150,051
5.98.17.4
 21.5
$101,322,255
$675
22075 Plaquemines
21,276
4.86.95.9
 13.3
$66,247,947
$3,114
22077 Pointe Coupee
22,401
5.68.17.6
 26.4
$11,229,314
$501
22079 Rapides
133,131
5.37.26.6
 20.7
$76,731,746
$576
22081 Red River
9,118
10.210.89.5
 N/A
$2,021,711
$222
22083 Richland
20,501
7.811.210.6
 22.9
$22,220,466
$1,084
22085 Sabine
23,688
6.08.77.7
 18.2
$6,322,533
$267
22087 St. Bernard
37,722
6.89.89.8
 N/A
$19,913,442
$528
22089 St. Charles
51,547
4.96.76.2
 12.5
$25,790,898
$500
22091 St. Helena
10,546
10.312.712.4
 N/A
$71,440,036
$6,774
22093 St. James
21,231
8.710.710.5
 14.3
$7,975,795
$376
22095 St. John the Baptist
46,994
6.68.68.7
 16.2
$23,259,653
$495
22097 St. Landry
92,173
6.18.68.2
 32.1
$42,316,153
$459
22099 St. Martin
52,097
4.77.77.1
 16.2
$13,204,632
$253
22101 St. Mary
51,083
5.28.49.0
 23.1
$24,073,578
$471
22103 St. Tammany
228,456
4.25.74.9
 10.7
$94,939,581
$416
22105 Tangipahoa
117,001
6.68.68.2
 23.8
$88,625,096
$757
22107 Tensas
5,694
9.912.813.4
 N/A
$1,814,111
$319
22109 Terrebonne
108,576
3.95.55.3
 17.6
$36,405,195
$335
22111 Union
22,692
6.915.19.4
 23.6
$5,850,188
$258
22113 Vermilion
56,096
5.17.67.4
 18.6
$13,776,119
$246
22115 Vernon
45,639
5.16.97.5
 17.5
$21,882,757
$479
22117 Washington
45,430
7.49.99.4
 22.5
$13,067,796
$288
22119 Webster
40,754
7.29.68.4
 23.6
$12,043,767
$296
22121 West Baton Rouge
22,553
5.47.77.2
 18.3
$9,541,339
$423
22123 West Carroll
11,495
13.617.018.6
 N/A
$2,462,221
$214
22125 West Feliciana
15,003
6.58.67.7
 N/A
$2,920,658
$195
22127 Winn
15,408
6.48.98.4
 N/A
$5,263,722
$342

Statewide and Non-County Specific Projects

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Amount refers to both the amount of stimulus funding going toward the project and the face value of the loan.

Recipient Amount Type Description Federal Dept./Agency Date
LOUISIANA WORKFORCE COMMISSION $38,727,066.00 Grant Unemployment Insurance Federal Extension of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Benefits, Sec 2001 of Assist. for Unemployed Workers & Struggling Families Act, Recovery Act Labor Department / Employment and Training Administration
LOUISIANA WORKFORCE COMMISSION $37,862,651.00 Grant Unemployment Insurance Federal Increase in Unemployment Compensation Benefits ($25 weekly), Sec 2002 of Assist. for Unemployed Wrkrs & Struggling Families Act, Recovery Act Labor Department / Employment and Training Administration
LOUISIANA WORKFORCE COMMISSION $7,027,524.00 Grant Unemployment Insurance ARRA Funds - Transfer to State UI Accounts from Employment Security Administration Account within the Unemployment Trust Fund Labor Department / Employment and Training Administration
LOUISIANA WORKFORCE COMMISSION $119,196.00 Grant Unemployment Insurance Unemployment Insurance Labor Department / Employment and Training Administration

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