10 Richest Cities in Louisiana 2024: Lake Charles, Mandeville, Baton Rouge, New Orleans and others

Louisiana is a state located in the Southern region of the United States surrounded by Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi and Gulf of Mexico. The state is sometimes called as Hollywood South as many cities including New Orleans, Shreveport, and Baton Rouge are home to a thriving film industry. In this article, we will learn about the 10 richest cities in Louisiana in terms of GDP per capita income.

10 Richest Cities in Louisiana 2024

The table below presents the list of 10 richest cities in Louisiana in 2024 along with their GDP per capita income.

S. no.	City	GDP per capita income
1	Lake Charles	$65,030
2	Mandeville	62,530
3	Baton Rouge	$53,965
4	New Orleans	$52,536
5	Bossier City	$45,807
6	Shreveport	$45,807
7	Lafayette	$39,233
8	Monroe	$38,867
9	Covington	$38,250
10	Houma	$37,867

Louisiana’s 10 Richest Cities in 2024

Now that you know which are the 10 richest cities in Louisiana in 2024, let us learn a little bit in detail about them.

Lake Charles

Lake Charles is the fifth-largest incorporated city and the richest city in Louisiana by GDP per capita. The city is a major industrial, cultural and educational center in the southwest region of the Louisiana state. The town was first incorporated in 1857 and named as Charleston, after an early settler Charles Sallier. Lake Charles is also considered a regionally significant center of petrochemical refining, gambling and tourism.

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Mandeville

The city is in St. Tammany Parish and is one of the best places to live in Louisiana. Living in Mandeville gives a dense suburban feel to the residents along with lots of restaurants, coffee shops, and parks.

Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge is the capital city of Louisiana and belongs to the parish seat of East Baton Rouge Parish. It is the second-largest city in Louisiana, 18th-most-populous state capital and the 99th-most-populous city in the United States. The city is a growing technology center and major industrial, petrochemical, medical, research hub. The most recent GDP per capita of Baton Rouge Metro Area (LA) was $53,965.

New Orleans

New Orleans is a consolidated city-parish in the southeastern region of the US state of Louisiana. It is the twelfth-most populous city in the southeast and the most populous city in Louisiana. The city is considered an economic and commercial hub for the broader Gulf Coast region of the nation. The last measured GDP per capita for New Orleans Metro Area was $52,536.

Bossier City

Bossier City belongs to the Bossier Parish in the northwestern region of Louisiana state. In the 1830s, the area was the plantation Elysian owned by James Cane and his second wife Mary Doal Cilley Bennett Cane. It was the granddaughter of James and Mary Cane, Anna B., who felt the area would prosper and began promoting the idea of a riverfront city. Bossier City is the largest city in Louisiana that is not the parish seat.

Shreveport

Shreveport is the third most populous city in Louisiana after New Orleans and Baton Rouge and the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area is the fourth largest in Louisiana. The city shares most aspects of its climate with its sister city of Bossier. Shreveport was founded in 1836 by the Shreve Town Company.

Lafayette

Lafayette is the most populous city and parish seat of Lafayette Parish and one of the richest in Louisiana. Lafayette was developed originally as an agricultural community and retail and entertainment centers were introduced earlier. The city is famous for its cuisine, traditional music and world-class festivals and is often called “the Hub City” for its central role in the Gulf Coast’s oil and gas industry. All these reasons combine to make Lafayette a famous tourist destination.

Monroe

The last measured GDP per capita for Monroe Metro Area (LA) was $38,867 and it is one of the richest cities in Louisiana. Monroe is best known for its museums and cultural attractions including Biedenharn Museum & Gardens, The Monroe Symphony Orchestra, Masur Museum of Art, Northeast Louisiana Children’s Museum and the Chennault Aviation & Military Museum. Along with its sister city, West Monroe, Monroe is the hub of cultural activity in this part of the state.

Covington

Covington is known as one of the wealthiest cities in Louisiana and is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area. The popular American crime drama featuring Sean Penn and Susan Sarandon, Dead Man Walking was filmed in the Covington city. The city has played a large role in movie making for the past 20 years and over 30 films have been produced here.

Houma

Houma is one of the richest cities in Louisiana with a GDP per capita of $37,867. It is a small and safe town with very low population and has many popular attractions, including Bayou Terrebonne Waterlife Museum. The city was named after the Native American tribe of Houma people.

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