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Louisiana's 5th District

Who represents Louisiana's 5th District, the federal money flowing to it, and what's on the ballot next. Data is coverage-honest — sections fill in as they land.

Your representatives

Data from Congress.gov

Where it is

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Demographics

Data from Census ACS — ACS 5-year, 2023

Population
770,235
Median household income
$50,058
Median age
37.6 yrs
Bachelor's degree or higher
20.5%

Race & ethnicity

  • White 457,098 · 59.3%
  • Black 263,450 · 34.2%
  • Native American 2,740 · 0.4%
  • Asian 6,096 · 0.8%
  • Pacific Islander 258 · 0%
  • Other 8,599 · 1.1%
  • Two or more races 31,994 · 4.2%

Hispanic or Latino origin (any race): 28,105 · 3.6%. Ethnicity is counted separately from race, so it doesn't add to the bars above.

Federal money to the district

Data from USAspending — $2,109,630,496 in FY

Federal spending in Louisiana's 5th District by fiscal year
FYFederal spending
2017$2,473,859,140
2018$2,040,461,196
2019$2,198,131,172
2020$2,599,618,593
2021$2,937,858,143
2022$2,675,244,000
2023$2,747,306,174
2024$2,778,792,113
2025$2,891,807,314
2026$2,109,630,496
  • FY2021$2,937,858,14311.5%
  • FY2025$2,891,807,31411.4%
  • FY2024$2,778,792,11310.9%
  • FY2023$2,747,306,17410.8%
  • FY2022$2,675,244,00010.5%
  • FY2020$2,599,618,59310.2%
  • FY2017$2,473,859,1409.7%
  • FY2019$2,198,131,1728.6%
  • FY2026$2,109,630,4968.3%
  • FY2018$2,040,461,1968.0%

Federal buildings in this district

Data from GSA IOLP — 32 federal assets (18 owned, 14 leased) the government owns or leases here. We locate, we don't assess.

  • MONROE FEDERAL BLDG/COURTHOUSE Owned · MONROE · 44,806 sq ft
  • 9181 INTERLINE AVENUE Owned · BATON ROUGE · 27,569 sq ft
  • 100 ADVOCATE ROW Owned · VIDALIA · 22,494 sq ft
  • 2100 ROBIN DRIVE Leased · HAMMOND · 21,250 sq ft
  • HEMENWAY BUILDING Leased · ALEXANDRIA · 21,002 sq ft
  • KESS MART BUILDING Leased · ALEXANDRIA · 19,007 sq ft

See all federal assets in Louisiana's 5th District →

Upcoming elections

Election administration

Who administers elections in Louisiana, and where to check how and when to vote. Elections are run by the state, not the federal government.

Data from EAC · NASS · NASED

How to vote here

Past elections

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