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Louisiana in 1997

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 1997 the FHFA house price index for Louisiana changed +4.6%, against +3.8% for the United States and +4.5% in 1996.

15,144 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (13,189 single-family), −15.9% on 1996; the national total was 1,441,136.

+4.6%Louisiana index, 1996–1997US +3.8%
15,144housing units permitted in 199713,189 single-family
44 of 47counties with a rising indexmedian county +5.4%
1,441,136units permitted nationally in 1997
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Counties in 1997

Ranked by the county index change from 1996 to 1997 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1997; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 1997Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Pointe Coupee Parish+14.4%88884.5
St. Landry Parish+12.1%2172172.7
West Feliciana Parish+11.6%79795.2
Iberville Parish+10.0%40401.4
East Feliciana Parish+9.2%550.3
Iberia Parish+8.5%1831832.7
Terrebonne Parish+8.4%3953953.8
Avoyelles Parish+7.8%1301303.4
St. James Parish+7.7%22221.2
Vermilion Parish+7.6%1821823.2
Acadia Parish+7.1%1861863.3
St. Bernard Parish+7.1%1511513.3
St. Martin Parish+6.9%1901903.7
West Baton Rouge Parish+6.8%71712.5
Jefferson Parish+6.0%6356351.5
Lafourche Parish+6.0%3513513.7
Orleans Parish+6.0%3463461.0
Tangipahoa Parish+5.9%4894893.5
Ascension Parish+5.8%7177175.3
Lafayette Parish+5.7%9629623.7
Natchitoches Parish+5.6%95952.6
Grant Parish+5.5%000.0
Livingston Parish+5.5%7777775.0
Webster Parish+5.4%20200.6
Jefferson Davis Parish+5.2%76762.4
St. John the Baptist Parish+4.7%2052055.1
Concordia Parish+4.6%21211.2
Assumption Parish+4.5%1081085.5
Rapides Parish+4.5%3153152.5
Washington Parish+4.5%1381383.1
St. Tammany Parish+4.2%1,9671,9677.0
Ouachita Parish+4.1%4584582.9
St. Mary Parish+4.0%1591593.4
Morehouse Parish+3.9%660.3
East Baton Rouge Parish+3.8%1,1921,1922.6
Calcasieu Parish+3.7%6766763.2
St. Charles Parish+3.6%1501503.0
Sabine Parish+3.1%000.0
Richland Parish+3.0%37371.9
Caddo Parish+2.4%4354351.9
Bossier Parish+2.3%3923923.0
Jackson Parish+2.1%220.1
Lincoln Parish+2.1%41410.8
Beauregard Parish+1.0%880.2
De Soto Parish−0.2%000.0
Vernon Parish−1.2%550.1
Plaquemines Parish−1.7%1211215.4
Allen Parish—17170.7
Bienville Parish—000.0
Caldwell Parish—26262.8
Cameron Parish—46469.7
Catahoula Parish—17172.1
Claiborne Parish—000.0
Evangeline Parish—1121123.5
Franklin Parish—32321.7
LaSalle Parish—330.2
Madison Parish—660.7
St. Helena Parish—25252.3
Union Parish—110.0
West Carroll Parish—000.0
Winn Parish—42422.8

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Louisiana by year010,00020,00030,0001995: 14,723 units (12,461 single-family, 2,262 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 17,998 units (14,422 single-family, 3,576 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 15,144 units (13,189 single-family, 1,955 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 16,483 units (13,875 single-family, 2,608 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 17,836 units (14,557 single-family, 3,279 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 14,720 units (13,109 single-family, 1,611 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 15,653 units (13,274 single-family, 2,379 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 18,425 units (15,225 single-family, 3,200 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 22,220 units (18,478 single-family, 3,742 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 22,989 units (20,684 single-family, 2,305 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 22,811 units (20,206 single-family, 2,605 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 28,671 units (23,806 single-family, 4,865 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 23,379 units (16,640 single-family, 6,739 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 16,305 units (11,689 single-family, 4,616 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 12,513 units (10,755 single-family, 1,758 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 11,343 units (10,210 single-family, 1,133 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 12,173 units (9,959 single-family, 2,214 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 13,018 units (11,526 single-family, 1,492 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 14,015 units (12,380 single-family, 1,635 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 15,255 units (12,844 single-family, 2,411 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 13,830 units (12,322 single-family, 1,508 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 14,503 units (12,518 single-family, 1,985 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 15,224 units (13,557 single-family, 1,667 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 15,835 units (13,733 single-family, 2,102 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 15,793 units (14,013 single-family, 1,780 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 17,283 units (15,457 single-family, 1,826 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 19,147 units (16,937 single-family, 2,210 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 15,544 units (13,557 single-family, 1,987 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 14,247 units (11,243 single-family, 3,004 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 14,310 units (12,120 single-family, 2,190 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 14,203 units (11,199 single-family, 3,004 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Louisiana by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings

Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology.