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West Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Name: Building Permits — West Baton Rouge Parish, LA
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 96
Construction valuation (2025): $16,610,418
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 96 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	96	$16,610,418
2024	88	$22,524,024
2023	139	$23,775,115
2022	252	$48,575,084
2021	276	$48,485,702
2020	229	$39,882,635
2019	229	$39,075,650
2018	571	$69,891,787
2017	262	$40,156,376
2016	263	$39,731,047
2015	245	$33,118,290

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.