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Fiscal Year(s)

View earmark details Earmark Spending in Louisiana

* Earmarks requested by the president are not included in the member and state rankings to better reflect political power. This follows the methodology used by Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Fiscal Year(s) 2008-2010 No Total Amount
Congressional earmarks No. 597 Total Amount $953,692,723
All earmarks No. 707* Total Amount $3,349,622,723*
Earmark Details Year

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Description (Bill) Amount Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Louisiana State University A&M to provide more information for a geodetic reference system to aid land planning in Louisiana
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $700,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-LA)
Former Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA)
Locations Baton Rouge, Louisiana Recipients Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Chenier Plain Sustainability Initiative, McNeese State University
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $235,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) Locations Louisiana Recipients McNeese State University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Metropolitan Crime Commission to eliminate public corruption and reduce white collar crime
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $450,000 Sponsors Former Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) Locations New Orleans, Louisiana Recipients Metropolitan Crime Commission Inc.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description North Louisiana GIS Consortium
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $1,500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-LA)
Former Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA)
Locations Ruston, Louisiana Recipients North Louisiana GIS Consortium
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Rapides Parish Sheriffs Office for equipment and technology upgrades
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $200,000 Sponsors Former Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) Locations Alexandria, Louisiana Recipients Rapides (La.) Sheriff's Office
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Reconcile New Orleans for a workforce construction project to provide at-risk youth with the skills for successful entry into the hospitality and construction industries
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $300,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) Locations New Orleans, Louisiana Recipients Reconcile New Orleans (La.) Inc.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Regional Climate Centers Funding for climate research at nationwide sites
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $3,000,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Tim Johnson (R-IL)
Former Sen. John Ensign (R-NV)
Former Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE)
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Locations Chapel Hill, Louisiana; Baton Rouge, North Carolina; Ithaca, Nebraska; Champaign, Nevada; Lincoln, New York Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA for a job training initiative
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $190,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-LA)
Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA)
Former Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA)
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Locations Hammond, Louisiana Recipients Southeastern Louisiana University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description St. Bernard Parish and Plaquemines Parish Sheriffs, Local law enforcement assistance
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $300,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Charlie Melancon (D-LA)
Former Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA)
Locations Belle Chasse, Louisiana Recipients St. Bernard Parish (La.) Sheriff's Office; Plaquemines Parish (La.) Sheriff's Office
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description State of Louisiana to conduct priority research and provide science support for the restoration of the Pontchartrain Basin
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $250,000 Sponsors Former Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) Locations Baton Rouge, Louisiana Recipients State of Louisiana

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