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In 2014 the FHFA house price index for Louisiana changed +2.6%, against +6.2% for the United States and +1.3% in 2013.
15,255 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (12,844 single-family), +8.8% on 2013; the national total was 1,046,363.
+2.6% Louisiana index, 2013–2014 US +6.2%
15,255 housing units permitted in 2014 12,844 single-family
51 of 61 counties with a rising index median county +2.3%
1,046,363 units permitted nationally in 2014
Counties in 2014 Ranked by the county index change from 2013 to 2014 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2014; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2014 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Caldwell Parish +16.6% 15 15 1.6 Cameron Parish +12.8% 39 39 8.3 Richland Parish +8.3% 33 33 1.7 LaSalle Parish +7.5% 2 2 0.1 Catahoula Parish +7.4% 8 8 1.0 Orleans Parish +6.9% 1,026 574 2.8 St. Landry Parish +6.7% 144 144 1.8 Calcasieu Parish +6.0% 1,263 580 6.1 De Soto Parish +5.2% 54 54 2.0 Franklin Parish +4.8% 26 26 1.4 Webster Parish +4.8% 29 29 0.8 Grant Parish +4.7% 41 41 1.9 Iberville Parish +4.7% 95 95 3.2 Jackson Parish +4.6% 23 23 1.5 Beauregard Parish +4.5% 27 27 0.7 Union Parish +4.5% 22 22 1.1 Lafayette Parish +3.9% 1,812 1,697 7.0 West Feliciana Parish +3.6% 38 38 2.5 Lincoln Parish +3.5% 74 74 1.5 St. Mary Parish +3.5% 58 58 1.2 Natchitoches Parish +3.3% 38 38 1.1 Vernon Parish +3.3% 76 76 1.7 Terrebonne Parish +3.2% 266 240 2.6 Ascension Parish +3.1% 926 926 6.9 West Baton Rouge Parish +3.0% 240 240 8.3 Assumption Parish +2.9% 33 33 1.7 Ouachita Parish +2.7% 704 482 4.4 St. Charles Parish +2.6% 108 108 2.1 Washington Parish +2.6% 68 68 1.5 Acadia Parish +2.3% 123 117 2.2 Sabine Parish +2.3% 67 67 3.1 St. Martin Parish +2.3% 178 178 3.5 Claiborne Parish +2.2% 0 0 0.0 Jefferson Davis Parish +2.1% 89 89 2.8 Plaquemines Parish +2.1% 75 57 3.4 Lafourche Parish +1.9% 398 394 4.2 Livingston Parish +1.9% 703 703 4.5 Rapides Parish +1.7% 282 270 2.2 East Baton Rouge Parish +1.5% 1,464 1,190 3.2 St. Tammany Parish +1.5% 1,315 1,240 4.7 Iberia Parish +1.4% 95 88 1.4 Tangipahoa Parish +1.4% 592 577 4.2 East Feliciana Parish +1.3% 48 48 2.5 St. Bernard Parish +1.0% 39 39 0.9 Jefferson Parish +0.9% 346 340 0.8 Morehouse Parish +0.9% 16 16 0.7 Concordia Parish +0.7% 19 19 1.1 Pointe Coupee Parish +0.5% 54 54 2.8 Madison Parish +0.4% 49 49 5.5 St. James Parish +0.4% 47 47 2.5 St. John the Baptist Parish +0.4% 35 35 0.9 Allen Parish −0.2% 5 5 0.2 Caddo Parish −0.3% 289 283 1.3 Avoyelles Parish −0.4% 66 66 1.7 Evangeline Parish −0.5% 62 56 1.9 Bienville Parish −0.6% 0 0 0.0 Bossier Parish −0.6% 1,347 876 10.2 Vermilion Parish −0.7% 154 144 2.7 West Carroll Parish −0.8% 0 0 0.0 Winn Parish −1.9% 0 0 0.0 St. Helena Parish −2.3% 0 0 0.0
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 .