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Ouachita Parish, LA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 392
Construction valuation (2025): $84,285,139
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 382 · 2-unit 2 · 3-4 3 · 5+ 5

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	392	$84,285,139
2024	345	$83,380,694
2023	402	$81,956,001
2022	456	$93,727,078
2021	614	$124,079,566
2020	463	$95,239,901
2019	512	$99,925,709
2018	486	$93,631,291
2017	612	$119,797,314
2016	635	$125,311,476
2015	576	$118,726,228

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.