01/08/2026
More people leaving Louisiana than arriving, report says
Atlas Van Lines’ 2025 Migration Patterns Study, which tracked customer moves from Nov. 1, 2024, through Oct. 31, 2025, ranked Louisiana as the country’s most “outbound” state.
A December report from ATTOM ranked Louisiana as having one of the biggest issues with mortgages. ATTOM’s Housing Risk Report for the third quarter of 2025 found Louisiana accounted for 14 of the 50 U.S. counties with the highest share of “seriously underwater” mortgages, meaning homeowners owed at least 25% more than their homes’ estimated value.
The report found the highest shares of seriously underwater mortgages in Calcasieu Parish (17.1% of homes with loans), Rapides (15.4%), Ouachita (13.6%), East Baton Rouge (13.1%) and Tangipahoa (13.1%).