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Lafourche Parish, LA

Name: Building Permits — Lafourche Parish, LA
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 344
Construction valuation (2025): $84,169,883
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 312 · 2-unit 32 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	344	$84,169,883
2024	323	$70,102,018
2023	322	$67,157,135
2022	497	$120,139,358
2021	379	$81,346,800
2020	369	$78,401,025
2019	359	$78,896,032
2018	356	$83,488,658
2017	298	$59,876,335
2016	538	$83,718,912
2015	450	$88,716,928

The Census Building Permits Survey counts new privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits — a leading indicator of housing supply. "1-unit" is single-family; "5+ units" is larger multifamily. Figures are imputation-adjusted to cover permit offices that did not report.

Source: Census Building Permits Survey. License: CC0 1.0.