Opportunity Zones in Louisiana

Louisiana has 150 designated opportunity zones, including 145 low-income communities, plus 5 non-low-income contiguous tracts.

Urban vs. Rural

The majority of Louisiana’s opportunity zones are located in urban areas of the state — 77 percent urban vs. 23 percent rural, a composition not too different from?the statewide totals. Many of the state’s opportunity zones are clustered in and around the major cities of New Orleans and Baton Rouge; though there are few in Shreveport.

Opportunity Zone Funds Investing in Louisiana

Louisiana Opportunity Zones Map

Analysis of Louisiana’s Opportunity Zones

Data Source: Urban Institute

Louisiana Counties & Cities

List of counties in Louisiana: Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Calcasieu, Caldwell, Cameron, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia, DeSoto, East Baton Rouge, East Carroll, East Feliciana, Evangeline, Franklin, Grant, Iberia, Iberville, Jackson, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Lafourche, LaSalle, Lincoln, Livingston, Madison, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Orleans, Ouachita, Plaquemines, Pointe Coupee, Rapides, Red River, Richland, Sabine, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Tensas, Terrebonne, Union, Vermilion, Vernon, Washington, Webster, West Baton Rouge, West Carroll, West Feliciana, Winn

List of top 150 U.S. cities located in Louisiana: New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreveport

Census Tracts Designated as Qualified Opportunity Zones in Louisiana

Website: Louisiana Economic Development