Congressional district · Boundaries of the 118th Congress

Louisiana's 5th district

Louisiana's 5th district has 769,608 residents on 14,762 mi² of land. Julia Letlow (R-LA-5) held the seat last under these boundaries. Federal contract obligations attributed to it reached $186.7M 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
769,608
Land area
14,762 mi²
Counties
24
Representative
Julia Letlow
Open in the Congress explorer
Map of Louisiana's 5th 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. Ouachita Parish21% of the district · 100% of the county
  2. Rapides Parish17% of the district · 100% of the county
  3. Tangipahoa Parish13% of the district · 71% of the county
  4. Lincoln Parish6.3% of the district · 100% of the county
  5. Washington Parish5.9% of the district · 100% of the county
  6. Avoyelles Parish5.1% of the district · 100% of the county
  7. Morehouse Parish3.2% of the district · 100% of the county
  8. Pointe Coupee Parish2.6% of the district · 100% of the county
  9. Richland Parish2.6% of the district · 100% of the county
  10. Franklin Parish2.5% of the district · 100% of the county
  11. East Feliciana Parish2.5% of the district · 100% of the county
  12. Concordia Parish2.4% of the district · 100% of the county
  13. Grant Parish2.0% of the district · 71% of the county
  14. West Feliciana Parish2.0% of the district · 100% of the county
  15. Jackson Parish1.9% of the district · 100% of the county
  16. LaSalle Parish1.9% of the district · 100% of the county
  17. Winn Parish1.7% of the district · 100% of the county
  18. St. Helena Parish1.4% of the district · 100% of the county
  19. Madison Parish1.2% of the district · 100% of the county
  20. Caldwell Parish1.2% of the district · 100% of the county
  21. West Carroll Parish1.2% of the district · 100% of the county
  22. Catahoula Parish1.1% of the district · 100% of the county
  23. East Carroll Parish0.9% of the district · 100% of the county
  24. Tensas Parish0.5% 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
$186.7M
Per resident
$243
Rank in Louisiana
6 of 6
Contract actions
12.1K
New awards: 11.6K

By fiscal year

  1. 161.2MFY2017
  2. 273.4MFY2018
  3. 261.2MFY2019
  4. 306.1MFY2020
  5. 295.2MFY2021
  6. 223.4MFY2022
  7. 350.1MFY2023
  8. 357.9MFY2024
  9. 207.8MFY2025
  10. 186.7MFY2026

Top buyers

  1. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement$51.5M28%
    Department of Homeland Security
  2. Internal Revenue Service$41.5M22%
    Department of the Treasury
  3. Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$17.3M9.2%
    Department of Justice
  4. Department of the Army$16.5M8.8%
    Department of Defense
  5. Department of Veterans Affairs$11.2M6.0%
  6. Forest Service$8.6M4.6%
    Department of Agriculture
  7. Defense Logistics Agency$8M4.3%
    Department of Defense
  8. Departmental Offices$7.8M4.2%
    Department of the Interior

Top recipients

  1. THE ARORA GROUP, INC.$51.5M28%
    1 award
  2. COAST PROFESSIONAL, INC.$41.5M22%
    1 award
  3. MISSISSIPPI LIMESTONE CORP$15.9M8.5%
    1 award
  4. CITY OF FAITH PRISON MINISTRIES$8.8M4.7%
    8 awards
  5. EVERGREEN FLYING SERVICE INC$7.8M4.2%
    2 awards
  6. WSP USA SERVICES INC.$4.6M2.5%
    1 award
  7. ROBERTSON PRODUCE OF MONROE, LLC$4.5M2.4%
    10,059 awards
  8. SENECA FEDERAL SOLUTIONS, LLC$3.2M1.7%
    1 award
  9. FREEMAN HOLDINGS OF LOUISIANA LLC$2.9M1.6%
    783 awards
  10. CLECO POWER LLC$2.9M1.5%
    5 awards

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.