Jeff Landry (Republican) has been Governor of Louisiana since 8 Jan 2024. In the time since Jeff Landry took office, January 2024, real state GDP has risen 1.3% a year, against +2.3% for the United States. Louisiana ranks 9th of 49 states on pay growth; on GDP growth it is 42nd. Over the same months the United States' house price index climbed 4.3% a year; Louisiana's climbed 3.0%; the gap was widest in Q1 2026, +6.5% against +9.8%. Over John Bel Edwards's tenure, 2016 to 2024, the house price index climbed 3.8% a year. Since day zero nonfarm payroll jobs edged up 1.0% a year, 2.7% in all.

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