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2022 population: 768,258
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 546,743 | 71.17% | |
| Black: | 94,740 | 12.33% | |
| Indian: | 7,497 | 0.98% | |
| Asian: | 18,629 | 2.42% | |
| 2+ races: | 26,268 | 3.42% | |
| Hispanic: | 70,308 | 9.15% | |
| Total non-White: | 221,515 | 28.83% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 336,297 | |
| Median Value | $247,600 | |
| Occupied | 301,725 | 89.7% |
| Vacant | 34,572 | 10.3% |
| Owned | 218,334 | 72.4% |
| Rented | 83,391 | 27.6% |
| Median Rent | $1,152 | |
| Single-Family Units | 246,891 | 73.4% |
| Detached | 234,827 | 69.8% |
| Attached | 12,064 | 3.6% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 40,547 | 12.1% |
| Mobile Homes | 23,568 | 7.0% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 16,158 | 5.4% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 11,405 | 3.8% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 11,431 | 3.8% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 12,854 | 4.3% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 12,002 | 4.0% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 11,450 | 3.8% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 10,817 | 3.6% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 11,473 | 3.8% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 11,490 | 3.8% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 20,932 | 6.9% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 27,537 | 9.1% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 40,136 | 13.3% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 29,951 | 9.9% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 19,905 | 6.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 25,666 | 8.5% |
| $200,000 or more | 28,518 | 9.5% |
| Median Household Income | 71,036 | |
| Per Capita Income | 39,622 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 15,759 | 5.2% |
| Public Assistance | 5,118 | 1.7% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 33,739 | 11.2% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 301,158 | 68.9% |
| Unemployed | 16,974 | 3.9% |
| In Armed Forces | 2,662 | 0.6% |
| Total Labor Force | 320,794 | 73.4% |
| Not in Labor Force | 116,134 | 26.6% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 30.5% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 132,028 | 110,442 | 54.5% |
| Non-Profit | 9,718 | 18,979 | 33.9% |
| Self-Employed | 27,119 | 17,140 | 61.3% |
| Local Government | 9,337 | 13,522 | 40.8% |
| State Government | 4,662 | 8,715 | 34.9% |
| Federal Government | 5,252 | 3,816 | 57.9% |
| Total Private + Self | 159,147 | 127,582 | 55.5% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 28,969 | 45,032 | 39.1% |
| Total | 188,116 | 172,614 | 52.1% |
| Pct. Govt. | 12.6% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 58,965 | 16.3% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 76,945 | 21.3% |
| Professional, Technical | 92,283 | 25.5% |
| Service Occupations | 58,401 | 16.2% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 1,574 | 0.4% |
| All others | 74,800 | 20.7% |
| White Collar | 63.1% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Retail trade | 39,064 | 10.8% |
| Educational services and health care | 35,070 | 9.7% |
| Construction | 28,696 | 7.9% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 26,939 | 7.5% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 26,544 | 7.3% |
| Manufacturing | 22,276 | 6.2% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 19,305 | 5.3% |
| Other services | 18,958 | 5.2% |
| Public administration | 17,108 | 4.7% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 15,861 | 4.4% |
| Wholesale trade | 11,779 | 3.3% |
| Information | 5,703 | 1.6% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 2,509 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 14,528 | 1.89% |
| Puerto Rican | 3,836 | 0.50% |
| Cuban | 4,753 | 0.62% |
| Dominican | 908 | 0.12% |
| Total Central American | 30,772 | 4.01% |
| Costa Rican | 742 | 0.10% |
| Guatemalan | 2,988 | 0.39% |
| Honduran | 18,061 | 2.35% |
| Nicaraguan | 4,398 | 0.57% |
| Panamanian | 436 | 0.06% |
| Salvadoran | 2,733 | 0.36% |
| Other Central American | 1,414 | 0.18% |
| Total South American | 2,897 | 0.38% |
| Argentinean | 185 | 0.02% |
| Bolivian | 287 | 0.04% |
| Chilean | 83 | 0.01% |
| Colombian | 840 | 0.11% |
| Ecuadorian | 454 | 0.06% |
| Paraguayan | 51 | 0.01% |
| Peruvian | 621 | 0.08% |
| Uruguayan | 85 | 0.01% |
| Venezuelan | 255 | 0.03% |
| Other South American | 36 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 12,614 | 1.64% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Vietnamese | 4,512 | 0.59% |
| Chinese | 4,358 | 0.57% |
| Indian | 2,344 | 0.31% |
| Filipino | 2,102 | 0.27% |
| Korean | 629 | 0.08% |
| Japanese | 516 | 0.07% |
| Cambodian | 334 | 0.04% |
| Thai | 262 | 0.03% |
| Taiwanese | 211 | 0.03% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 643,437 | 89.0% |
| Spanish | 42,013 | 5.8% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 12,373 | 1.7% |
| Other Indo-European | 5,787 | 0.8% |
| Arabic | 4,349 | 0.6% |
| Vietnamese | 3,671 | 0.5% |
| Chinese | 3,508 | 0.5% |
| Other Asian | 2,020 | 0.3% |
| Other | 1,504 | 0.2% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| French | 118,300 | 15.4% |
| German | 95,824 | 12.5% |
| Irish | 79,686 | 10.4% |
| Italian | 77,668 | 10.1% |
| English | 61,175 | 8.0% |
| American | 49,648 | 6.5% |
| French Canadian | 15,885 | 2.1% |
| European | 10,056 | 1.3% |
| Scottish | 9,992 | 1.3% |
| Cajun | 6,041 | 0.8% |
| Polish | 5,984 | 0.8% |
| Scotch-Irish | 5,666 | 0.7% |
| Dutch | 3,677 | 0.5% |
| African | 3,522 | 0.5% |
| Norwegian | 3,458 | 0.5% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 740,090 | 96.3% |
| Not a citizen | 28,168 | 3.7% |
| Native | 716,480 | 93.3% |
| Foreign-born | 51,778 | 6.7% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 22,806 | 4.3% | 35,246 | 6.6% | 146,349 | 27.4% | 152,919 | 28.6% | 112,027 | 21.0% | 64,985 | 12.2% |
| Average years of education: 13.5 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 22,806 | 4.3% |
| 9-12 Years | 35,246 | 6.6% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 146,349 | 27.4% |
| Some College | 152,919 | 28.6% |
| Bach. Degree | 112,027 | 21.0% |
| Grad Degree | 64,985 | 12.2% |
| Average years of education: 13.5 | ||
Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.
| Date | District | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-08 | LA01 | Steve Scalise* (R) | 177,670 | 72.8% | Katie Darling (D) | 61,467 | 25.2% | 4,907 | 2.0% | 244,044 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | LA01 | Steve Scalise* (R) | 270,330 | 72.2% | Lee Ann Dugas (D) | 94,730 | 25.3% | 9,309 | 2.5% | 374,369 |
| 2018-11-06 | LA01 | Steve Scalise* (R) | 192,555 | 71.5% | Tammy Savoie (D) | 44,273 | 16.4% | 32,497 | 12.1% | 269,325 |
| 2016-11-08 | LA01 | Steve Scalise* (R) | 243,645 | 74.6% | Lee Ann Dugas (D) | 41,840 | 12.8% | 41,303 | 12.6% | 326,788 |
| 2014-11-04 | LA01 | Steve Scalise* (R) | 189,250 | 77.6% | Vinny Mendoza (D) | 24,761 | 10.1% | 29,993 | 12.3% | 244,004 |
| 2012-11-06 | LA01 | Steve Scalise* (R) | 193,436 | 66.6% | Vinny Mendoza (D) | 61,703 | 21.3% | 35,211 | 12.1% | 290,350 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | LA01 | Steve Scalise* (R) | 157,182 | 78.5% | Myron Katz (D) | 38,416 | 19.2% | 4,578 | 2.3% | 200,176 |
| 2008-11-04 | LA01 | Steve Scalise* (R) | 189,168 | 65.7% | Jim Harlan (D) | 98,839 | 34.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 288,007 |
| 2008-05-03 sp | LA01 | Steve Scalise (R) | 33,867 | 75.1% | Gilda Reed (D) | 10,142 | 22.5% | 1,066 | 2.4% | 45,075 |
| 2006-11-07 | LA01 | Bobby Jindal* (R) | 130,508 | 88.1% | David Gereighty (D) | 10,919 | 7.4% | 6,701 | 4.5% | 148,128 |
| 2004-11-02 | LA01 | Bobby Jindal (R) | 225,708 | 78.4% | Roy Armstrong (D) | 19,266 | 6.7% | 42,923 | 14.9% | 287,897 |
| 2002-11-05 | LA01 | David Vitter* (R) | 147,117 | 81.5% | Monica Monica (R) | 20,268 | 11.2% | 13,185 | 7.3% | 180,570 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | LA01 | David Vitter* (R) | 191,379 | 80.5% | Michael Armato (D) | 29,935 | 12.6% | 16,496 | 6.9% | 237,810 |
| 1999-05-29 sp | LA01 | David Vitter (R) | 61,661 | 50.7% | David Treen (R) | 59,849 | 49.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 121,510 |
| 1998-11-03 | LA01 | Bob Livingston* (R) | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | |||
| 1996-09-21 | LA01 | Bob Livingston* (R) | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | |||
| Redistricting effect (1996); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1992. | ||||||||||
| 1994-11-08 | LA01 | Bob Livingston* (R) | 83,928 | 81.2% | Forest McNeir (D) | 12,336 | 11.9% | 7,139 | 6.9% | 103,403 |
| 1992-10-03 | LA01 | Bob Livingston* (R) | 83,865 | 72.8% | Anne Thompson (R) | 11,620 | 10.1% | 19,746 | 17.1% | 115,231 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-10-06 | LA01 | Bob Livingston* (R) | 132,855 | 83.9% | Vincent Bruno (R) | 25,494 | 16.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 158,349 |
| 1988-10-01 | LA01 | Bob Livingston* (R) | 67,679 | 78.5% | George Mustakas (D) | 13,091 | 15.2% | 5,457 | 6.3% | 86,227 |
| 1986-09-27 | LA01 | Bob Livingston* (R) | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | |||
| 1984-11-06 | LA01 | Bob Livingston* (R) | 86,466 | 87.7% | John Levy (D) | 7,880 | 8.0% | 4,257 | 4.3% | 98,603 |
| 1982-11-02 | LA01 | Bob Livingston* (R) | 77,102 | 85.8% | Murphy Green (I) | 6,691 | 7.4% | 6,028 | 6.7% | 89,821 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 4% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-09-13 | LA01 | Bob Livingston* (R) | 81,777 | 88.4% | Michael Musmeci (D) | 8,277 | 8.9% | 2,501 | 2.7% | 92,555 |
| 1978-09-16 | LA01 | Bob Livingston* (R) | 89,469 | 86.2% | Sanford Krasnoff (D) | 14,373 | 13.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 103,842 |
| 1977-08-27 sp | LA01 | Bob Livingston (R) | 56,121 | 51.2% | Ron Facheaux (D) | 40,802 | 37.2% | 12,665 | 11.6% | 109,588 |
| 1976-11-02 | LA01 | Richard Tonry (D) | 61,652 | 47.2% | Bob Livingston (R) | 56,679 | 43.4% | 12,227 | 9.4% | 130,558 |
| 1974-11-04 | LA01 | Edward Hebert* (D) | 48,452 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 48,452 | |||
| 1972-11-07 | LA01 | Edward Hebert* (D) | 78,156 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 78,156 | |||
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 3% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | LA01 | Edward Hebert* (D) | 66,284 | 87.3% | Luke Fontana (I) | 9,602 | 12.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 75,886 |
| 1968-11-05 | LA01 | Edward Hebert* (D) | 70,658 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 70,658 | |||
| 1966-11-08 | LA01 | Edward Hebert* (D) | 68,523 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 68,523 | |||
| 1964-11-03 | LA01 | Edward Hebert* (D) | 76,455 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 76,455 | |||
| 1962-11-06 | LA01 | Edward Hebert* (D) | 57,326 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 57,326 | |||
| 1960-11-08 | LA01 | Edward Hebert* (D) | 70,465 | 82.1% | Norman Prendergast (R) | 15,314 | 17.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 85,779 |
| 1958-11-04 | LA01 | Edward Hebert* (D) | 41,861 | 100.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 41,862 | |||
| 1956-11-06 | LA01 | Edward Hebert* (D) | 69,500 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 69,500 | |||
| 1954-11-02 | LA01 | Edward Hebert* (D) | 38,213 | 82.3% | George Reese (R) | 8,212 | 17.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 46,425 |
| 1952-11-04 | LA01 | Edward Hebert* (D) | 71,448 | 66.4% | George Reese (R) | 36,161 | 33.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 107,609 |
| 1950-11-07 | LA01 | Edward Hebert* (D) | 35,456 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 35,456 | |||
| 1948-11-02 | LA01 | Edward Hebert* (D) | 36,748 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 36,748 | |||
| 1946-11-05 | LA01 | Edward Hebert* (D) | 29,329 | 91.8% | Dennison Suarez (R) | 2,614 | 8.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 31,943 |
| 1944-11-07 | LA01 | Edward Hebert* (D) | 55,887 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 55,887 | |||
| 1942-11-03 | LA01 | Edward Hebert* (D) | 20,973 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 20,973 | |||
| 1940-11-05 | LA01 | Edward Hebert (D) | 58,234 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 58,234 | |||
| 1938-11-08 | LA01 | Joachim Fernandez* (D) | 50,453 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 50,453 | |||
| 1936-11-03 | LA01 | Joachim Fernandez* (D) | 61,142 | 100.0% | 5 | 0.0% | 61,147 | |||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Donald Trump* (R) | 258,790 | 68.5% | Joe Biden (D) | 111,741 | 29.6% | 6,998 | 1.9% | 377,529 | 10 | 22 | 17.58% | |
| 2020 | 64% | Donald Trump* (R) | 267,164 | 68.0% | Joe Biden (D) | 118,446 | 30.1% | 7,290 | 1.9% | 392,900 | 10 | 21 | 18.29% |
| 2016 | 59% | Donald Trump (R) | 244,907 | 68.7% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 95,169 | 26.7% | 16,406 | 4.6% | 356,482 | 11 | 23 | 17.57% |
| 2012 | 57% | Mitt Romney (R) | 235,799 | 70.8% | Barack Obama* (D) | 89,430 | 26.9% | 7,628 | 2.3% | 332,857 | 13 | 24 | 16.69% |
| 2008 | 59% | John McCain (R) | 222,090 | 72.5% | Barack Obama (D) | 79,326 | 25.9% | 4,868 | 1.6% | 306,284 | 14 | 27 | 15.62% |
| 2004 | 62% | George W. Bush* (R) | 215,538 | 70.5% | John Kerry (D) | 87,009 | 28.5% | 3,076 | 1.0% | 305,623 | 14 | 20 | 15.73% |
| 2000 | 58% | George W. Bush (R) | 186,076 | 65.8% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 89,777 | 31.8% | 6,881 | 2.4% | 282,734 | 13 | 18 | 16.01% |
| 1996 | 57% | Robert Dole (R) | 152,655 | 56.6% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 100,655 | 37.3% | 16,325 | 6.1% | 269,635 | 17 | 16 | 15.11% |
| 1992 | 62% | George Bush* (R) | 154,584 | 55.9% | Bill Clinton (D) | 87,429 | 31.6% | 34,402 | 12.4% | 276,415 | 15 | 19 | 15.44% |
| 1988 | 46% | George Bush (R) | 149,519 | 71.0% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 61,214 | 29.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 210,733 | 17 | 18 | 12.94% |
| 1984 | 53% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 164,183 | 77.7% | Walter Mondale (D) | 47,092 | 22.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 211,275 | 17 | 19 | 12.38% |
| 1980 | 60% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 100,436 | 51.5% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 90,636 | 46.5% | 3,794 | 1.9% | 194,866 | 0 | 1 | 12.58% |
| 1976 | 51% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 83,061 | 51.3% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 78,928 | 48.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 161,989 | 3 | 1 | 12.67% |
| 1972 | 46% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 91,347 | 70.8% | George McGovern (D) | 37,676 | 29.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 129,023 | 5 | 10 | 12.27% |
| 1968 | n/a | George Wallace (AIP) | 57,264 | 42.4% | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 45,114 | 33.4% | 32,800 | 24.3% | 135,178 | 1 | -19 | 12.32% |
| 1964 | n/a | Barry Goldwater (R) | 53.2% | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 46.8% | 0.0% | -4 | 15 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | 73% | John Kennedy (D) | 92,989 | 48.5% | Write-ins (I) | 49,619 | 25.9% | 49,254 | 25.7% | 191,862 | -3 | -24 | 23.75% |
| 1956 | 46% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 61,679 | 56.3% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 43,256 | 39.5% | 4,536 | 4.1% | 109,471 | 3 | -1 | 17.73% |
| 1952 | 50% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 56,371 | 51.7% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 52,695 | 48.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 109,066 | 1 | -7 | 16.73% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 775,969 | 70.1% | 12.6% | 0.9% | 2.2% | 4.5% | 9.1% |
| 2020 | 799,917 | 72.6% | 14.0% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 8.9% | |
| 2012 | 759,507 | 74.5% | 12.7% | 1.2% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 7.7% |
| 2010 | 686,961 | 73.2% | 15.8% | 0.3% | 1.9% | 1.2% | 7.6% |
| 2002 | 638,355 | 79.6% | 12.8% | 0.3% | 1.5% | 1.0% | 4.7% |
| 2000 | 666,747 | 78.2% | 13.7% | 0.3% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 4.8% |
| 1992 | 602,859 | 84.4% | 10.1% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 4.1% | |
| 1990 | 540,730 | 80.5% | 13.0% | 1.5% | 5.0% | ||
| 1982 | 525,337 | 65.1% | 29.4% | 0.2% | 1.4% | 3.9% | |
| 1980 | 523,320 | 37.0% | 1.0% | 4.0% | |||
| 1972 | 454,873 | 31.0% | 4.0% | ||||
| 1970 | 431,963 | 36.0% | |||||
| 1960 | 449,491 | ||||||
| 1950 | 350,311 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 506,217 | 211,017 | 41.7% | 136,470 | 27.0% | 158,730 | 31.4% | Rep +74,547 | Rep +14.7% | 86% |
| 2022 | 511,629 | 212,174 | 41.5% | 141,383 | 27.6% | 158,072 | 30.9% | Rep +70,791 | Rep +13.8% | 87% |