Louisiana in 2008

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

In 2008 the FHFA house price index for Louisiana changed +0.2%, against −4.5% for the United States and +4.7% in 2007.

16,305 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (11,689 single-family), −30.3% on 2007; the national total was 905,359.

+0.2%Louisiana index, 2007–2008US −4.5%

16,305housing units permitted in 200811,689 single-family

49 of 61counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.0%

905,359units permitted nationally in 2008

Counties in 2008

Ranked by the county index change from 2007 to 2008 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2008; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2008	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Cameron Parish	+12.3%	80	80	17.0
West Carroll Parish	+12.0%	0	0	0.0
Catahoula Parish	+9.8%	10	10	1.2
Winn Parish	+8.7%	1	1	0.1
East Feliciana Parish	+7.3%	66	66	3.5
Madison Parish	+7.2%	8	8	0.9
Avoyelles Parish	+7.1%	60	60	1.6
Caldwell Parish	+7.0%	3	3	0.3
Jefferson Davis Parish	+6.2%	70	70	2.2
Vernon Parish	+5.8%	2	2	0.0
Lafourche Parish	+5.4%	590	300	6.2
Pointe Coupee Parish	+5.2%	57	57	2.9
Richland Parish	+5.2%	152	152	7.8
Iberia Parish	+4.5%	198	178	3.0
Terrebonne Parish	+4.5%	275	275	2.6
West Baton Rouge Parish	+4.1%	284	140	9.9
Grant Parish	+4.0%	26	26	1.2
Allen Parish	+3.8%	3	3	0.1
Vermilion Parish	+3.8%	263	263	4.6
Sabine Parish	+3.6%	0	0	0.0
Acadia Parish	+3.5%	100	97	1.8
Bienville Parish	+3.3%	0	0	0.0
Natchitoches Parish	+3.3%	57	57	1.6
Lincoln Parish	+3.0%	57	57	1.2
St. Landry Parish	+2.9%	226	179	2.8
St. Martin Parish	+2.7%	159	159	3.1
Concordia Parish	+2.6%	36	36	2.0
Calcasieu Parish	+2.3%	883	760	4.2
Rapides Parish	+2.2%	356	348	2.8
Beauregard Parish	+2.0%	40	40	1.1
Ouachita Parish	+2.0%	285	271	1.8
West Feliciana Parish	+1.9%	33	33	2.2
LaSalle Parish	+1.8%	4	4	0.3
St. Mary Parish	+1.8%	80	78	1.7
Lafayette Parish	+1.5%	933	670	3.6
Webster Parish	+1.5%	70	46	2.0
De Soto Parish	+1.3%	0	0	0.0
Bossier Parish	+1.2%	1,061	594	8.0
Jackson Parish	+0.9%	45	45	2.8
St. Bernard Parish	+0.9%	99	99	2.2
St. James Parish	+0.8%	51	47	2.7
Ascension Parish	+0.5%	585	585	4.3
Caddo Parish	+0.5%	381	381	1.7
East Baton Rouge Parish	+0.5%	1,900	924	4.2
Union Parish	+0.5%	26	26	1.3
Assumption Parish	+0.2%	54	54	2.7
Claiborne Parish	+0.2%	0	0	0.0
Franklin Parish	+0.2%	25	22	1.3
Plaquemines Parish	+0.1%	91	91	4.1
Livingston Parish	0.0%	758	740	4.9
Morehouse Parish	−0.1%	37	17	1.6
Iberville Parish	−0.3%	59	59	2.0
St. Charles Parish	−0.6%	100	100	2.0
Orleans Parish	−0.8%	2,574	882	7.1
Washington Parish	−1.0%	105	105	2.3
Tangipahoa Parish	−1.3%	885	728	6.3
Evangeline Parish	−1.7%	52	52	1.6
Jefferson Parish	−3.3%	769	565	1.8
St. Tammany Parish	−3.4%	1,068	933	3.8
St. Helena Parish	−3.7%	13	13	1.2
St. John the Baptist Parish	−4.1%	88	86	2.2

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.