Louisiana had 150 Opportunity Zones designated in 2018. Treasury lists 621 Louisiana census tracts as eligible for the 2027 round. No 2027 nomination or designation list for Louisiana was published in an official source as of Oct 30, 2026.
- 2018 zones
- 150
- Of which rural
- 70
- Eligible for 2027
- 621
- Most it can designate
- 156
- 2027 status
- No list published
- 2018 Opportunity Zone
- Eligible for the 2027 round
- Nominated for 2027
- Certified for 2027
What changes for Louisiana in 2027
The 2018 designations stay in effect through December 31, 2028. New designations take effect January 1, 2027 and run ten years. The state may designate at most 156 of its 621 eligible tracts. Read how the 2027 round works and how a tract qualifies.
Counties
| County | 2018 zones | Eligible for 2027 | Eligible, rural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orleans Parish | 25 | 93 | 0 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | 22 | 53 | 0 |
| Jefferson Parish | 7 | 50 | 1 |
| Caddo Parish | 7 | 39 | 2 |
| Lafayette Parish | 7 | 26 | 0 |
| Calcasieu Parish | 5 | 23 | 4 |
| Ouachita Parish | 4 | 21 | 21 |
| St. Landry Parish | 4 | 21 | 20 |
| Iberia Parish | 4 | 12 | 11 |
| St. Mary Parish | 4 | 8 | 8 |
| Rapides Parish | 3 | 19 | 19 |
| St. Bernard Parish | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Lafourche Parish | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| Lincoln Parish | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| Livingston Parish | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Morehouse Parish | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | 2 | 13 | 13 |
| Terrebonne Parish | 2 | 13 | 13 |
| Avoyelles Parish | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| Washington Parish | 2 | 8 | 8 |
| Evangeline Parish | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Natchitoches Parish | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Ascension Parish | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Bienville Parish | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| St. James Parish | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bossier Parish | 1 | 13 | 2 |
| St. Tammany Parish | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Acadia Parish | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| Webster Parish | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| Vernon Parish | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Vermilion Parish | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Concordia Parish | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Iberville Parish | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Allen Parish | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| De Soto Parish | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| St. Martin Parish | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Assumption Parish | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Jackson Parish | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Richland Parish | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| St. Helena Parish | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Winn Parish | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Beauregard Parish | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| East Carroll Parish | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| St. Charles Parish | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| East Feliciana Parish | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Claiborne Parish | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Madison Parish | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Plaquemines Parish | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Union Parish | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Franklin Parish | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Grant Parish | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Sabine Parish | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Caldwell Parish | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Catahoula Parish | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tensas Parish | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Cameron Parish | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| LaSalle Parish | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Red River Parish | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| West Feliciana Parish | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2018 zone tracts, by county
Acadia Parish 1
Allen Parish 1
Ascension Parish 2
Assumption Parish 1
Avoyelles Parish 2
Beauregard Parish 1
Bienville Parish 2
Bossier Parish 1
Caddo Parish 7
Calcasieu Parish 5
Concordia Parish 1
De Soto Parish 1
East Baton Rouge Parish 22
- Tract 22033000100
- Tract 22033000300
- Tract 22033000400
- Tract 22033000500
- Tract 22033000602
- Tract 22033000900
- Tract 22033001000
- Tract 22033001104
- Tract 22033002200
- Tract 22033002400
- Tract 22033002500
- Tract 22033003000
- Tract 22033003101
- Tract 22033003103
- Tract 22033003300
- Tract 22033003400
- Tract 22033004011
- Tract 22033004201
- Tract 22033004203
- Tract 22033005100
- Tract 22033005200
- Tract 22033005300
East Carroll Parish 1
East Feliciana Parish 1
Evangeline Parish 2
Iberville Parish 1
Jackson Parish 1
Jefferson Davis Parish 1
Jefferson Parish 7
Lafayette Parish 7
Lafourche Parish 3
Lincoln Parish 3
Livingston Parish 3
Morehouse Parish 3
Natchitoches Parish 2
Orleans Parish 25
- Tract 22071000200
- Tract 22071000605
- Tract 22071000904
- Tract 22071001730
- Tract 22071001736
- Tract 22071001751
- Tract 22071002700
- Tract 22071002900
- Tract 22071003307
- Tract 22071003400
- Tract 22071004000
- Tract 22071004401
- Tract 22071004900
- Tract 22071006000
- Tract 22071006300
- Tract 22071007101
- Tract 22071007200
- Tract 22071007700
- Tract 22071008400
- Tract 22071009400
- Tract 22071011100
- Tract 22071013400
- Tract 22071013700
- Tract 22071014000
- Tract 22071014300
Ouachita Parish 4
Pointe Coupee Parish 2
Rapides Parish 3
Richland Parish 1
St. Bernard Parish 3
St. Charles Parish 1
St. Helena Parish 1
St. James Parish 2
St. John the Baptist Parish 1
St. Landry Parish 4
St. Martin Parish 1
St. Mary Parish 4
St. Tammany Parish 1
Tangipahoa Parish 2
Terrebonne Parish 2
Vermilion Parish 1
Vernon Parish 1
Washington Parish 2
Webster Parish 1
West Baton Rouge Parish 1
Winn Parish 1
State income tax treatment of Opportunity Zone gains varies; see state tax conformity.
Data sources
- IRS Notice 2018-48 - Designated Qualified Opportunity Zones (official list) (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
- IRS Notice 2019-42 - Amplification of Notice 2018-48 (two added Puerto Rico QOZs) (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
- CDFI Fund - Designated Qualified Opportunity Zones (list updated Dec 14, 2018) (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
- IRS Notice 2025-50 - 2018 QOZs comprised entirely of a rural area (Appendix) (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
- IRS Rev. Proc. 2026-14 - Nomination of 2027 QOZs (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
- IRS Rev. Proc. 2026-14 Appendix - LICs eligible for nomination as 2027 QOZs (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
- Treasury OTA - Eligible LICs for Nomination as 2027 QOZs, data transparency file (Sept 2026) (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
- Treasury OTA - Eligibility Criteria for 2027 QOZs (Sept 2026) (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
- Census Bureau 2020 Census Tract to 2010 Census Tract Relationship File (national) (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year, B19113 Median family income (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year, B17001 Poverty status in the past 12 months (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
Every source file, with its retrieval date and checksum, is listed in sources.json.
Common questions
How many Opportunity Zones are in Louisiana?
Louisiana had 150 census tracts designated as Opportunity Zones in 2018, of which 70 are on the IRS list of rural zones (Notice 2025-50). Those designations run through December 31, 2028.
Which Louisiana tracts are eligible for the 2027 Opportunity Zone round?
Treasury lists 621 Louisiana census tracts as eligible for designation in the 2027 round under the new low-income community test. No 2027 nomination or designation list for Louisiana was published in an official source as of Oct 30, 2026.
How do I check whether a Louisiana property is in an Opportunity Zone?
Use the address lookup on this site. It geocodes the address with the Census Bureau and checks it against both the 2018 zones and the 2027 list, and links the official source for each answer.