Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 1999 the FHFA house price index for Louisiana changed +3.8%, against +4.3% for the United States and +4.2% in 1998.
17,836 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (14,557 single-family), +8.2% on 1998; the national total was 1,663,533.
+3.8%Louisiana index, 1998–1999US +4.3%
17,836housing units permitted in 199914,557 single-family
49 of 51counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.6%
Ranked by the county index change from 1998 to 1999 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1999; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
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.