Medicaid
Provider spending, utilization patterns, and anomaly detection for Louisiana.
SNAP / HR1 Compliance
Updated Feb 22, 20267.63%
Payment Error Rate
7.28%
Overpayment
0.35%
Underpayment
824.0K
Participants
State vs National PER
State
7.63%
National
10.93%
Projected Annual State Cost Share (effective FY2028)
$81.0M
5% of SNAP benefits
PER 6%–7.99% — 5% state cost share
Based on FY2024 SNAP Payment Error Rates. Cost sharing enacted under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-94, signed July 4, 2025), effective October 2027.
Housing Affordability
Updated Mar 30, 2026$1,020
Median Gross Rent
33.5%
Rent BurdenCost-Burdened
68.1%
Homeownership(+0.3% vs nat'l)
$216K
Median Home Value
Contract rent: $816
Housing units: 2,124,930
Broadband Access
Updated Mar 30, 202688%
Broadband Adoption
-4.0% vs national
8.7%
No Internet
94.4%
Computer Ownership
Subscription Types
Cable/Fiber/DSL 68.2%Cellular 7.7%Satellite 0.9%Other 3.2%
Drinking Water Quality
Above AvgUpdated Mar 30, 2026835
Community Systems
1,141
Total Systems
357
Violating Systems
6.9%
Violation Rate
Violation Rate vs National Avg (3.6%)
0% Natl avg9%
$34.0B
Total Funding
$7,253
Per Capita
28,790
Awards
Quarterly Grant Spending (FY2021-FY2025)
Top Agencies
Department of Health and Human Services$16.1B
Department of Transportation$1.5B
Department of Agriculture$1.0B
Department of Education$980.6M
Department of Homeland Security$818.9M
Department of Energy$786.9M
Top Programs (CFDA)
Grants to States for Medicaid
13,995,381,657
Highway Planning and Construction
1,046,024,531
Children's Health Insurance Program
638,440,763
Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters)
604,977,545
National School Lunch Program
596,038,594
Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies
388,105,609
Budget & Fiscal Health
FY2022Updated Mar 30, 2026$59.7B
Revenue
$58.4B
Expenditure
$12.6B
Debt
$2,754
Debt/Capita
Credit Ratings (GO Bonds)
S&P
AAMoody's
Aa2Fitch
AA−Revenue/capita: $13,059
Tax burden/capita: $1,642
Workforce & Employment
Updated Mar 30, 20264.2%
Unemployment
vs 4.4% national
0
Employed
0
Labor Force
%
LFPR
vs 62.4% national
Unemployment Rate (24 months, seasonally adjusted)
Fastest Growing Sectors
+6.4%Construction
+4.2%Arts & Entertainment
+2.9%Health Care
Shrinking Sectors
-7.5%Mining & Extraction
-4.4%Information
-4.1%Agriculture
Public Health Outcomes
Updated Mar 30, 2026Life Expectancy
73.3 yrs#49 of 51
Overdose Death Rate
48.6/100k#46 of 51
Uninsured Rate
8.3%#28 of 51
Obesity Rate
40.3%#49 of 51
Mental Distress Days
6.4/mo#50 of 51
Infant Mortality
7.5/1k#49 of 51
Premature Death Rate
12,185.4/100k#48 of 51
Better than national avgWorse than national avg
Education
Updated Mar 30, 2026NAEP Scores (2024 Nation's Report Card)
234.5
4th Math
vs 237.3 nat'l
266.8
8th Math
vs 272.2 nat'l
216
4th Reading
vs 214.3 nat'l
256.5
8th Reading
vs 256.7 nat'l
Infrastructure
Grade: BUpdated Mar 30, 2026Bridges (FHWA NBI 2025)
12,684
Total Bridges
37.9%
Good
50.9%
Fair
11.2%
Poor
Drinking Water (EPA SDWIS)
5,156
Water Systems
357
With Violations
6.9%
Violation Rate
Campaign Finance
$12.2M
Contributions
$1.2B
Expenditures
0
Committees
1998-2022
Coverage
Contributions by Party
Other: $12.2M
Top Donors
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE$663,693.46
DP LAND$157,500
PHRMA$93,897.95
BP NORTH AMERICA EMPLOYEE PAC$79,800
BG ENERGY MERCHANTS$75,000
Regulatory Reform Ideas
100 candidates5 admin-only18 bipartisan75 moderate2 heavy-lift
Top Easy Wins
- 1.Unified Louisiana Business One-Stop Portal(LED, SOS, LDR, LWC, Licensing Boards)
- 2.DOTD Automated Oversize/Overweight Permitting(DOTD / Legislature)
- 3.Cannabis Program Expansion & Streamlining(LDH / Legislature)
- 4.Unified Workforce Data Platform(LWC / LED / LDOE)
- 5.DNR Coastal Use Permit Streamlining(DNR / CPRA)
IT Status Report & Strategic Plan
Comprehensive IT capability assessment with 100-day and 200-day strategic initiatives.
FEMA Disasters
21 Active38
Declarations (10yr)
21
Active
$10.3B
PA Funding
794,048
IA Approved
Declarations by Year
Incident Types
Hurricane 15Flood 6Fire 4Coastal Storm 3Biological 3Winter Storm 2
Recent Declarations
2026-02-18SEVERE WINTER STORMDR
2026-01-24SEVERE WINTER STORMEM$3.8M
2024-09-16HURRICANE FRANCINEDR$69.8M
2024-09-10TROPICAL STORM FRANCINEEM$10K
2023-09-27SEAWATER INTRUSION EM$33.2M