Louisiana in 1998

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

In 1998 the FHFA house price index for Louisiana changed +4.2%, against +3.7% for the United States and +4.6% in 1997.

16,483 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (13,875 single-family), +8.8% on 1997; the national total was 1,612,260.

+4.2%Louisiana index, 1997–1998US +3.7%

16,483housing units permitted in 199813,875 single-family

46 of 47counties with a rising indexmedian county +4.3%

1,612,260units permitted nationally in 1998

Counties in 1998

Ranked by the county index change from 1997 to 1998 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1998; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 1998	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Plaquemines Parish	+10.9%	123	123	5.5
Assumption Parish	+9.9%	113	113	5.7
St. Mary Parish	+8.9%	123	123	2.6
Jefferson Davis Parish	+7.8%	74	74	2.4
Jackson Parish	+7.7%	2	2	0.1
Lafourche Parish	+7.7%	357	357	3.7
Avoyelles Parish	+7.5%	143	143	3.8
Richland Parish	+6.2%	30	30	1.5
Rapides Parish	+5.8%	395	395	3.1
Tangipahoa Parish	+5.8%	514	514	3.6
De Soto Parish	+5.7%	0	0	0.0
Beauregard Parish	+5.6%	8	8	0.2
Iberia Parish	+5.6%	168	168	2.5
St. Charles Parish	+5.5%	239	239	4.7
Terrebonne Parish	+5.5%	420	420	4.0
Washington Parish	+5.5%	115	115	2.6
Orleans Parish	+5.4%	324	324	0.9
St. Bernard Parish	+5.3%	130	130	2.8
Jefferson Parish	+5.1%	722	722	1.7
Vernon Parish	+5.0%	6	6	0.1
Lafayette Parish	+4.8%	1,002	1,002	3.9
Livingston Parish	+4.6%	845	845	5.5
Ascension Parish	+4.4%	888	888	6.6
East Baton Rouge Parish	+4.3%	1,308	1,308	2.9
Sabine Parish	+4.3%	2	2	0.1
Vermilion Parish	+4.0%	172	172	3.0
Ouachita Parish	+3.9%	487	487	3.1
East Feliciana Parish	+3.7%	2	2	0.1
Pointe Coupee Parish	+3.7%	92	92	4.7
Webster Parish	+3.7%	18	18	0.5
Calcasieu Parish	+3.6%	765	765	3.7
St. Martin Parish	+3.6%	183	183	3.6
Lincoln Parish	+3.4%	32	32	0.7
Acadia Parish	+3.3%	175	175	3.1
Caddo Parish	+3.0%	478	478	2.1
St. Tammany Parish	+2.7%	1,931	1,931	6.9
Morehouse Parish	+2.6%	7	7	0.3
St. Landry Parish	+2.6%	239	239	3.0
Iberville Parish	+2.4%	56	56	1.9
West Baton Rouge Parish	+2.4%	81	81	2.8
Concordia Parish	+2.2%	20	20	1.1
St. John the Baptist Parish	+2.0%	209	209	5.2
St. James Parish	+1.9%	22	22	1.2
West Feliciana Parish	+1.5%	62	62	4.1
Natchitoches Parish	+1.3%	92	92	2.5
Bossier Parish	+0.9%	390	390	3.0
Grant Parish	−0.1%	3	3	0.1
Allen Parish	—	13	13	0.6
Bienville Parish	—	0	0	0.0
Caldwell Parish	—	25	25	2.7
Cameron Parish	—	36	36	7.6
Catahoula Parish	—	17	17	2.1
Claiborne Parish	—	3	3	0.2
Evangeline Parish	—	110	110	3.4
Franklin Parish	—	33	33	1.7
LaSalle Parish	—	0	0	0.0
Madison Parish	—	20	20	2.3
St. Helena Parish	—	28	28	2.6
Union Parish	—	7	7	0.3
West Carroll Parish	—	1	1	0.1
Winn Parish	—	0	0	0.0

Permits by year, 1995–2025

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.