Louisiana : State Data and Comparisons : State Data Lab

TIA Data

2018 Financial State of Louisiana (Released 9/24/2019)

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Louisiana owes more than it owns.

Louisiana's Taxpayer Burden™ is -$17,700, and it received a "D" from TIA.

Louisiana is a Sinkhole State without enough assets to cover its debt.

Elected officials have created a Taxpayer Burden™, which is each taxpayer's share of state bills after its available assets have been tapped.

TIA's Taxpayer Burden™ measurement incorporates both assets and liabilities, not just pension debt.

Louisiana only has $15.8 billion of assets available to pay bills totaling $37.8 billion.

Because Louisiana doesn't have enough money to pay its bills, it has a $22 billion financial hole. To fill it, each Louisiana taxpayer would have to send $17,700 to the state.

Louisiana's reported net position is inflated by $1.2 billion, largely because the state defers recognizing losses incurred when the net pension liability increases.

The state's financial report was released 181 days after its fiscal year end, which is considered untimely according to the 180 day standard.

Prior Years' TIA Data

2017 Financial State of Louisiana

2016 Financial State of Louisiana

2015 Financial State of Louisiana

2014 Financial State of Louisiana

2013 Financial State of Louisiana

2012 Financial State of Louisiana

2011 Financial State of Louisiana

2010 Financial State of Louisiana

2009 Financial State of Louisiana

City and Other Municipal Reports