Congressional district · Boundaries of the 118th Congress

Louisiana's 3rd district

Louisiana's 3rd district has 767,830 residents on 6,696 mi² of land. Clay Higgins (R-LA-3) held the seat last under these boundaries. Federal contract obligations attributed to it reached $252.9M in FY2026.

These are the boundaries of the 118th Congress. The newest boundaries of this district are on its main page. See the newest boundaries

Residents
767,830
Land area
6,696 mi²
Counties
9
Representative
Clay Higgins
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Map of Louisiana's 3rd district within Louisiana

Members for this district

Members who held this seat while these boundaries were in force, newest first.

Senators

The state's senators today, or on the last day of these boundaries for an older plan.

Counties

Share of the district's residents living in each county, and share of the county's residents living in the district (2020 census tracts weighted by their overlap).

  1. Lafayette Parish32% of the district · 100% of the county
  2. Calcasieu Parish27% of the district · 100% of the county
  3. Iberia Parish8.9% of the district · 100% of the county
  4. Vermilion Parish7.4% of the district · 100% of the county
  5. Acadia Parish7.4% of the district · 100% of the county
  6. St. Martin Parish6.5% of the district · 97% of the county
  7. St. Mary Parish5.6% of the district · 90% of the county
  8. Jefferson Davis Parish4.2% of the district · 100% of the county
  9. Cameron Parish0.7% of the district · 100% of the county

Federal contracts

Contract obligations attributed to the district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines.

Obligations · FY2026
$252.9M
Per resident
$329
Rank in Louisiana
5 of 6
Contract actions
3,539
New awards: 2,976

By fiscal year

  1. 166.2MFY2017
  2. 205.6MFY2018
  3. 267.2MFY2019
  4. 328.8MFY2020
  5. 534.8MFY2021
  6. 313MFY2022
  7. 463.7MFY2023
  8. 357.5MFY2024
  9. 440.2MFY2025
  10. 252.9MFY2026

Top buyers

  1. Department of the Navy$145.6M58%
    Department of Defense
  2. Agricultural Marketing Service$28.9M11%
    Department of Agriculture
  3. U.S. Coast Guard$19.7M7.8%
    Department of Homeland Security
  4. Defense Logistics Agency$16.6M6.6%
    Department of Defense
  5. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$10.8M4.3%
    Department of Commerce
  6. Department of Veterans Affairs$8.4M3.3%
  7. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement$7.7M3.0%
    Department of Homeland Security
  8. Federal Aviation Administration$7.5M2.9%
    Department of Transportation

Top recipients

  1. CONRAD SHIPYARD, L.L.C$138.6M55%
    3 awards
  2. GRAVOIS ALUMINUM BOATS LLC$18.5M7.3%
    23 awards
  3. SUPREME RICE, LLC$18.1M7.1%
    28 awards
  4. ENVIRONMENTAL, SAFETY & HEALTH CONSULTING SERVICES, INC.$10.5M4.1%
    9 awards
  5. WEEKS MARINE, INC.$10.4M4.1%
    1 award
  6. FARMERS RICE MILLING CO LLC$10.2M4.0%
    21 awards
  7. LEMOINE DISASTER RECOVERY LLC$7.7M3.0%
    1 award
  8. SOLVET SERVICES, LLC$6.2M2.5%
    7 awards
  9. CALCA SOLUTIONS, LLC$5.4M2.1%
    7 awards
  10. MIKE HOOKS, LLC$4.8M1.9%
    1 award

Other boundaries

District lines change between plans; each plan keeps its own page.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.