Louisiana 2nd District

Reading Louisiana District 02's $7.5B

$7.5B is the obligation total USAspending.gov attaches to Louisiana District 02 for fiscal year 2024. The precise amount in the packet is $7,487,633,485.44. A commitment on an award record is not the same as a Treasury disbursement. 9,293 awards are the matching count, a separate column.

The packet's year window is FY2024 only. First year and last year are both 2024. USAspending.gov can still correct records, which would move $7.5B and the 9,293-award count. There is no FY2025 figure in this packet to add to $7.5B. Do not treat $7.5B as a calendar-year 2024 total.

LA-02 as a performance map

Congressional district here is the USAspending place-of-performance field. A performance site coded to the 2nd district can appear even when the recipient's headquarters sits in another Louisiana district or another state. A firm with a LA-02 mailing address can also post dollars elsewhere if performance is coded there. Headquarters is the wrong join key for $7.5B.

USAspending.gov's district code on these rows is place of performance. HQ lists of "2nd district contractors" will not match 9,293 performance-coded awards. A headquarters in the 2nd without a LA-02 tag does not enter this file. Keep $7.5B labeled as a performance geography total.

Questions

How much did USAspending record for Louisiana District 02 in FY2024?

USAspending.gov records $7.5B ($7,487,633,485.44) as FY2024 obligations with LA-02 place of performance. 9,293 awards share that tag. SpendingVault cites obligations, not outlays. First year and last year in the packet are both 2024. Do not add a later fiscal year to $7.5B.

Does LA-02 mean at-large district 00?

No. LA-02 is numbered District 02, a mapped House seat. At-large states use district 00. Unspecified and non-voting rows use 90 and 98. $7.5B and 9,293 awards sit on the numbered 2nd code, not on those leftover bins and not on an at-large 00 page.

Is $7.5B tied to recipient HQ in Louisiana?

No. The district is place of performance. Recipients based outside the 2nd can still appear on LA-02 if the performance location is coded to the 2nd. A 2nd-district headquarters can also map dollars to another district when performance is coded there. 9,293 awards follow the performance field, not HQ.

Are LA-02 obligations the same as outlays?

No. $7.5B is an obligation sum from FY2024 award records. Outlays are a different series. SpendingVault does not convert the Louisiana District 02 obligation total into Treasury outlays. Cite the figure with the obligation label, the FY2024 window, and LA-02 place of performance. 9,293 awards are the matching record count.