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In 2006 the FHFA house price index for Louisiana changed +11.2%, against +6.6% for the United States and +6.6% in 2005.
28,671 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (23,806 single-family), +25.7% on 2005; the national total was 1,838,903.
+11.2% Louisiana index, 2005–2006 US +6.6%
28,671 housing units permitted in 2006 23,806 single-family
59 of 61 counties with a rising index median county +9.5%
1,838,903 units permitted nationally in 2006
Counties in 2006 Ranked by the county index change from 2005 to 2006 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2006; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2006 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Bienville Parish +20.1% 0 0 0.0 St. Tammany Parish +19.4% 2,867 2,659 10.3 St. James Parish +18.8% 225 185 11.9 St. John the Baptist Parish +18.4% 307 283 7.7 Cameron Parish +18.3% 159 159 33.7 Tangipahoa Parish +18.0% 2,124 1,881 15.0 Washington Parish +16.4% 601 578 13.4 St. Helena Parish +15.8% 60 60 5.6 West Feliciana Parish +14.9% 98 98 6.5 Catahoula Parish +14.5% 28 28 3.4 Livingston Parish +12.7% 1,969 1,816 12.7 St. Charles Parish +12.7% 590 574 11.7 Calcasieu Parish +12.5% 471 401 2.3 East Baton Rouge Parish +12.1% 4,489 2,004 9.8 Allen Parish +11.9% 29 15 1.3 Ascension Parish +11.9% 1,901 1,901 14.1 Lafourche Parish +11.7% 518 458 5.4 St. Landry Parish +11.3% 479 422 5.9 Concordia Parish +10.9% 49 29 2.7 Iberville Parish +10.7% 112 112 3.8 Sabine Parish +10.3% 0 0 0.0 East Feliciana Parish +10.2% 3 3 0.2 Jefferson Parish +10.1% 716 707 1.7 Madison Parish +10.1% 14 14 1.6 St. Martin Parish +9.8% 272 264 5.3 Acadia Parish +9.6% 244 221 4.3 Iberia Parish +9.6% 523 282 7.8 Natchitoches Parish +9.6% 173 173 4.8 St. Mary Parish +9.6% 98 94 2.1 Avoyelles Parish +9.5% 219 219 5.8 Lafayette Parish +9.5% 2,218 1,791 8.6 Plaquemines Parish +9.4% 102 99 4.6 Vermilion Parish +9.0% 339 322 5.9 Vernon Parish +9.0% 56 18 1.2 West Baton Rouge Parish +8.8% 308 299 10.7 LaSalle Parish +8.7% 13 13 0.9 Terrebonne Parish +8.7% 635 635 6.1 Beauregard Parish +8.5% 88 88 2.4 Caddo Parish +8.2% 678 678 3.0 Evangeline Parish +8.1% 97 85 3.0 Jackson Parish +8.1% 1 1 0.1 Jefferson Davis Parish +7.9% 165 151 5.2 Rapides Parish +7.9% 882 882 7.0 Lincoln Parish +7.8% 126 124 2.6 Orleans Parish +7.4% 823 468 2.3 Pointe Coupee Parish +6.4% 121 121 6.2 De Soto Parish +5.9% 2 2 0.1 Bossier Parish +5.5% 1,092 1,038 8.3 Morehouse Parish +5.3% 40 38 1.7 Union Parish +5.3% 215 165 10.5 Webster Parish +5.1% 122 104 3.5 Ouachita Parish +4.2% 668 516 4.2 Richland Parish +2.7% 123 123 6.3 Franklin Parish +2.5% 66 62 3.5 Claiborne Parish +2.4% 4 0 0.3 Assumption Parish +1.9% 104 102 5.3 West Carroll Parish +1.0% 3 3 0.3 Grant Parish +0.5% 69 69 3.1 Winn Parish +0.2% 2 2 0.1 St. Bernard Parish −4.7% 129 125 2.8 Caldwell Parish −8.4% 22 22 2.4
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in Louisiana by year 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 1995: 14,723 units (12,461 single-family, 2,262 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 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) 2000 2001: 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) 2005 2006: 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) 2010 2011: 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) 2015 2016: 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) 2020 2021: 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 year
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 .