Louisiana - Local standards: Housing and utilities

 

Disclaimer: IRS Collection Financial Standards are intended for use in calculating repayment of delinquent taxes. These Standards are effective on April 22, 2024 for purposes of federal tax administration only. Expense information for use in bankruptcy calculations can be found on the website for the U.S. Trustee Program.

The housing and utilities standards are derived from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey and Bureau of Labor Statistics data, and are provided by state down to the county level. The standard for a particular county and family size includes both housing and utilities allowed for a taxpayer's primary place of residence. Generally, the total number of persons allowed for determining family size should be the same as those allowed as exemptions on the taxpayer's most recent year income tax return.

Housing and utilities standards include mortgage or rent, property taxes, interest, insurance, maintenance, repairs, gas, electric, water, heating oil, garbage collection, residential telephone service, cell phone service, cable television, and Internet service. The tables include five categories for one, two, three, four, and five or more persons in a household.

The taxpayer is allowed the standard amount, or the amount actually spent on housing and utilities, whichever is less. If the amount claimed is more than the total allowed by the housing and utilities standards, the taxpayer must provide documentation to substantiate those expenses are necessary living expenses.

Maximum Monthly Allowance
County 2024 Published ALE Housing Expense for a Family of 1 2024 Published ALE Housing Expense for a Family of 2 2024 Published ALE Housing Expense for a Family of 3 2024 Published ALE Housing Expense for a Family of 4 2024 Published ALE Housing Expense for a Family of 5
Acadia Parish $1,409 $1,655 $1,744 $1,945 $1,976
Allen Parish $1,349 $1,584 $1,669 $1,861 $1,891
Ascension Parish $1,817 $2,134 $2,249 $2,508 $2,548
Assumption Parish $1,405 $1,650 $1,739 $1,939 $1,970
Avoyelles Parish $1,252 $1,470 $1,549 $1,727 $1,755
Beauregard Parish $1,491 $1,751 $1,845 $2,057 $2,090
Bienville Parish $1,180 $1,386 $1,460 $1,628 $1,654
Bossier Parish $1,639 $1,926 $2,029 $2,262 $2,299
Caddo Parish $1,514 $1,778 $1,874 $2,090 $2,123
Calcasieu Parish $1,542 $1,812 $1,909 $2,129 $2,163
Caldwell Parish $1,462 $1,718 $1,810 $2,018 $2,051
Cameron Parish $1,440 $1,691 $1,782 $1,987 $2,019
Catahoula Parish $1,270 $1,492 $1,572 $1,753 $1,781
Claiborne Parish $1,117 $1,312 $1,383 $1,542 $1,567
Concordia Parish $1,270 $1,492 $1,572 $1,753 $1,781
De Soto Parish $1,404 $1,649 $1,738 $1,938 $1,969
East Baton Rouge Parish $1,731 $2,033 $2,142 $2,388 $2,427
East Carroll Parish $1,223 $1,437 $1,514 $1,688 $1,715
East Feliciana Parish $1,520 $1,785 $1,881 $2,097 $2,131
Evangeline Parish $1,311 $1,539 $1,622 $1,809 $1,838
Franklin Parish $1,262 $1,482 $1,562 $1,742 $1,770
Grant Parish $1,402 $1,647 $1,735 $1,935 $1,966
Iberia Parish $1,417 $1,665 $1,754 $1,956 $1,987
Iberville Parish $1,529 $1,796 $1,892 $2,110 $2,144
Jackson Parish $1,281 $1,504 $1,585 $1,767 $1,796
Jefferson Parish $1,735 $2,038 $2,147 $2,394 $2,433
Jefferson Davis Parish $1,412 $1,658 $1,747 $1,948 $1,979
Lafayette Parish $1,629 $1,913 $2,016 $2,248 $2,284
Lafourche Parish $1,542 $1,811 $1,908 $2,127 $2,162
La Salle Parish $1,500 $1,762 $1,857 $2,071 $2,104
Lincoln Parish $1,589 $1,866 $1,966 $2,192 $2,227
Livingston Parish $1,647 $1,934 $2,038 $2,272 $2,309
Madison Parish $1,435 $1,685 $1,776 $1,980 $2,012
Morehouse Parish $1,338 $1,572 $1,656 $1,846 $1,876
Natchitoches Parish $1,446 $1,698 $1,789 $1,995 $2,027
Orleans Parish $2,031 $2,385 $2,513 $2,802 $2,847
Ouachita Parish $1,527 $1,794 $1,890 $2,107 $2,141
Plaquemines Parish $1,943 $2,282 $2,405 $2,682 $2,725
Pointe Coupee Parish $1,618 $1,900 $2,002 $2,232 $2,268
Rapides Parish $1,526 $1,793 $1,889 $2,106 $2,140
Red River Parish $1,248 $1,466 $1,545 $1,723 $1,750
Richland Parish $1,353 $1,590 $1,675 $1,868 $1,898
Sabine Parish $1,419 $1,666 $1,756 $1,958 $1,990
St. Bernard Parish $1,409 $1,655 $1,744 $1,945 $1,976
St. Charles Parish $1,839 $2,160 $2,276 $2,538 $2,579
St. Helena Parish $1,185 $1,392 $1,467 $1,636 $1,662
St. James Parish $1,642 $1,928 $2,032 $2,266 $2,302
St. John the Baptist Parish $1,533 $1,800 $1,897 $2,115 $2,149
St. Landry Parish $1,371 $1,610 $1,697 $1,892 $1,923
St. Martin Parish $1,512 $1,776 $1,871 $2,086 $2,120
St. Mary Parish $1,463 $1,719 $1,811 $2,019 $2,052
St. Tammany Parish $1,812 $2,128 $2,242 $2,500 $2,540
Tangipahoa Parish $1,526 $1,792 $1,888 $2,105 $2,139
Tensas Parish $1,170 $1,374 $1,448 $1,615 $1,641
Terrebonne Parish $1,594 $1,872 $1,973 $2,200 $2,235
Union Parish $1,333 $1,566 $1,650 $1,840 $1,869
Vermilion Parish $1,513 $1,777 $1,873 $2,088 $2,122
Vernon Parish $1,489 $1,749 $1,843 $2,055 $2,088
Washington Parish $1,338 $1,572 $1,656 $1,846 $1,876
Webster Parish $1,304 $1,532 $1,614 $1,800 $1,829
West Baton Rouge Parish $1,634 $1,919 $2,022 $2,255 $2,291
West Carroll Parish $1,335 $1,568 $1,652 $1,842 $1,872
West Feliciana Parish $1,737 $2,040 $2,150 $2,397 $2,436
Winn Parish $1,268 $1,489 $1,569 $1,749 $1,778