FY2024 obligations in Louisiana's 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.

Mid-size action count on LA-02

9,293 awards share the LA-02 performance tag in FY2024. That count sits in a middle band: large enough that scanning every row by eye is impractical, and not so large that the file is only a six-figure action dump. The packet still does not invent a typical award from $7.5B and 9,293.

Keep 9,293 labeled as record volume. Repeat modifications add rows. The Louisiana District 02 hub is the table. This packet does not rank the 2nd district against other Louisiana seats. LA-02 lists 9,293 awards against $7.5B. That packet is not Louisiana District 03 or 04.

Obligation series only on the Louisiana 02 hub

SpendingVault's LA-02 copy cites obligations: $7.5B committed in FY2024 award files. Outlays are cash out the door and can land in a later fiscal year. A later modification can change net amounts without turning this page into a cash register. Cite $7.5B with the obligation label.

The precise FY2024 statement is that agencies obligated $7.5B on 9,293 awards with LA-02 place of performance. Multi-year vehicles can obligate here and invoice later. Federal FY2024 starts October 1. Outlay totals, if published elsewhere, can disagree with $7,487,633,485.44 without either file being "wrong." They count different events.

Numbered District 02, not a 90 bucket

Do not read LA-02 as unspecified. USAspending stores unmapped Louisiana performance under district 90 and non-voting rows under 98. At-large states use 00. Louisiana District 02 is numbered District 02. $7.5B and 9,293 awards sit on that mapped code. Merging a 90 leftover into this hub would mix geographies the source keeps apart.

Statewide Louisiana on the Louisiana hub rolls up more than District 02. Other numbered seats and any 90/98 buckets sit outside this $7.5B file. The all-districts index is the directory. Compare only on FY2024 obligations. This packet does not publish a rank for LA-02.

How to place Louisiana District 02 next to other files

The 9,293-award count for LA-02 is FY2024 record volume, not a vendor census. SpendingVault indexes those rows next to $7.5B in obligations. Neither column explains the other, and this packet does not rank District 02 against other Louisiana seats. Outlay tables, headquarters maps, and calendar-year charts are other products.

The Louisiana District 02 hub is the live table for LA-02. The Louisiana page is the statewide obligation index. The all-districts index is the directory of other mapped seats and leftover codes. Quote $7.5B only with place of performance, federal FY2024, and the obligation series. LA-02 lists 9,293 awards against $7.5B. That packet is not Louisiana District 03 or 04.

Louisiana District 02 can be quoted in one sentence: $7.5B in FY2024 USAspending.gov obligations on 9,293 awards with LA-02 place of performance. The unrounded packet total is $7,487,633,485.44. That sentence already names the series (obligations), the year (federal FY2024), the geography (place of performance, not headquarters), and the district code (LA-02, a numbered 2nd seat rather than leftover 90/98 or at-large 00). SpendingVault does not add a unique-recipient count, an agency mix, or an outlay conversion. Readers who need the underlying rows should open the Louisiana District 02 hub; readers who need statewide Louisiana should open the Louisiana page. Do not average $7.5B across 9,293 awards. Do not fold unspecified Louisiana leftover dollars into $7.5B. First year and last year in this extract are both 2024.

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.