2024 Louisiana BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) Rates

Updated: January 26, 2024
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    Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates in Louisiana increased for 2024. The national average increased by 5.9%, while Louisiana duty stations received a similar increase on average.

    Below are the local BAH rates charts for Military Housing Areas in Louisiana. The Department of Defense determines BAH rates by location, pay grade (rank) and if a soldier has dependents.

    See 2024 Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates here.

    ALEXANDRIA, LA BAH Rates

    Military Housing Area: LA113

    Grade With Dependents Without Dependents
    E01 $1,071 $813
    E02 $1,071 $813
    E03 $1,071 $813
    E04 $1,071 $813
    E05 $1,122 $939
    E06 $1,530 $1,146
    E07 $1,596 $1,197
    E08 $1,671 $1,254
    E09 $1,770 $1,329
    W01 $1,548 $1,164
    W02 $1,629 $1,221
    W03 $1,719 $1,341
    W04 $1,794 $1,542
    W05 $1,887 $1,611
    O01E $1,608 $1,206
    O02E $1,704 $1,299
    O03E $1,806 $1,521
    O01 $1,176 $1,017
    O02 $1,527 $1,200
    O03 $1,716 $1,380
    O04 $1,914 $1,593
    O05 $2,055 $1,635
    O06 $2,070 $1,695
    O07 $2,082 $1,722

    BAH for ALEXANDRIA, LA includes the following zip codes: 71301, 71302, 71303, 71306, 71307, 71309, 71315, 71325, 71328, 71330, 71346, 71348, 71359, 71360, 71361, 71365, 71405, 71409, 71424, 71427, 71430, 71431, 71433, 71438, 71447, 71448, 71455, 71466, 71472, 71477, 71485

    BATON ROUGE, LA BAH Rates

    Military Housing Area: LA114

    Grade With Dependents Without Dependents
    E01 $1,626 $1,311
    E02 $1,626 $1,311
    E03 $1,626 $1,311
    E04 $1,626 $1,311
    E05 $1,713 $1,452
    E06 $1,998 $1,539
    E07 $2,019 $1,626
    E08 $2,028 $1,776
    E09 $2,088 $1,854
    W01 $2,016 $1,608
    W02 $2,025 $1,773
    W03 $2,037 $1,866
    W04 $2,121 $1,995
    W05 $2,259 $2,004
    O01E $2,022 $1,710
    O02E $2,031 $1,836
    O03E $2,139 $1,989
    O01 $1,755 $1,536
    O02 $1,995 $1,686
    O03 $2,034 $1,893
    O04 $2,304 $1,998
    O05 $2,517 $2,007
    O06 $2,535 $2,010
    O07 $2,553 $2,019

    BAH for BATON ROUGE, LA includes the following zip codes: 70346, 70449, 70462, 70704, 70706, 70707, 70710, 70711, 70714, 70718, 70719, 70725, 70726, 70727, 70728, 70729, 70733, 70734, 70737, 70738, 70739, 70744, 70754, 70767, 70769, 70770, 70774, 70778, 70785, 70786, 70791, 70801, 70802, 70803, 70804, 70805, 70806, 70807, 70808, 70809, 70810, 70811, 70812, 70813, 70814, 70815, 70816, 70817, 70818, 70819, 70820, 70821, 70822, 70823, 70825, 70826, 70827, 70831, 70833, 70835, 70836, 70837, 70873, 70874, 70879, 70884, 70891, 70892, 70893, 70894, 70895, 70896, 70898

    FORT JOHNSON, LA BAH Rates

    Military Housing Area: LA115

    Grade With Dependents Without Dependents
    E01 $996 $765
    E02 $996 $765
    E03 $996 $765
    E04 $996 $765
    E05 $1,080 $852
    E06 $1,440 $1,077
    E07 $1,551 $1,164
    E08 $1,674 $1,257
    E09 $1,797 $1,347
    W01 $1,458 $1,095
    W02 $1,605 $1,203
    W03 $1,752 $1,350
    W04 $1,815 $1,464
    W05 $1,896 $1,578
    O01E $1,572 $1,179
    O02E $1,728 $1,296
    O03E $1,824 $1,431
    O01 $1,131 $909
    O02 $1,437 $1,167
    O03 $1,746 $1,353
    O04 $1,917 $1,551
    O05 $2,037 $1,620
    O06 $2,049 $1,731
    O07 $2,064 $1,755

    BAH for FORT JOHNSON, LA includes the following zip codes: 70634, 70637, 70639, 70652, 70653, 70656, 70657, 70659, 70660, 70662, 71002, 71031, 71066, 71403, 71411, 71414, 71416, 71428, 71434, 71439, 71443, 71446, 71450, 71452, 71456, 71457, 71458, 71459, 71461, 71468, 71469, 71474, 71475, 71496, 71497

    NEW ORLEANS, LA BAH Rates

    Military Housing Area: LA116

    Grade With Dependents Without Dependents
    E01 $1,584 $1,197
    E02 $1,584 $1,197
    E03 $1,584 $1,197
    E04 $1,584 $1,197
    E05 $1,656 $1,398
    E06 $2,121 $1,590
    E07 $2,277 $1,707
    E08 $2,448 $1,836
    E09 $2,634 $1,977
    W01 $2,142 $1,608
    W02 $2,349 $1,761
    W03 $2,556 $1,980
    W04 $2,667 $2,157
    W05 $2,802 $2,316
    O01E $2,307 $1,731
    O02E $2,526 $1,896
    O03E $2,685 $2,115
    O01 $1,716 $1,512
    O02 $2,115 $1,710
    O03 $2,550 $1,983
    O04 $2,847 $2,283
    O05 $3,054 $2,382
    O06 $3,078 $2,535
    O07 $3,102 $2,577

    BAH for NEW ORLEANS, LA includes the following zip codes: 39520, 39522, 39529, 39572, 39576, 70001, 70002, 70003, 70004, 70005, 70006, 70009, 70010, 70011, 70032, 70033, 70036, 70037, 70038, 70040, 70041, 70043, 70044, 70050, 70053, 70054, 70055, 70056, 70058, 70059, 70060, 70062, 70063, 70064, 70065, 70067, 70072, 70073, 70075, 70081, 70082, 70083, 70085, 70091, 70092, 70093, 70094, 70096, 70097, 70112, 70113, 70114, 70115, 70116, 70117, 70118, 70119, 70121, 70122, 70123, 70124, 70125, 70126, 70127, 70128, 70129, 70130, 70131, 70139, 70141, 70142, 70143, 70145, 70146, 70148, 70150, 70151, 70152, 70153, 70154, 70156, 70157, 70158, 70159, 70160, 70161, 70162, 70163, 70164, 70165, 70166, 70167, 70170, 70172, 70174, 70175, 70176, 70177, 70178, 70179, 70181, 70182, 70183, 70184, 70185, 70186, 70187, 70189, 70190, 70195, 70358, 70420, 70431, 70433, 70434, 70435, 70437, 70445, 70447, 70448, 70452, 70457, 70458, 70459, 70460, 70461, 70463, 70464, 70469, 70470, 70471

    SHREVEPORT/BARKSDALE AFB, LA BAH Rates

    Military Housing Area: LA117

    Grade With Dependents Without Dependents
    E01 $1,419 $1,065
    E02 $1,419 $1,065
    E03 $1,419 $1,065
    E04 $1,419 $1,065
    E05 $1,527 $1,209
    E06 $1,851 $1,389
    E07 $1,890 $1,422
    E08 $1,932 $1,599
    E09 $2,043 $1,689
    W01 $1,872 $1,407
    W02 $1,911 $1,596
    W03 $1,962 $1,701
    W04 $2,076 $1,857
    W05 $2,220 $1,899
    O01E $1,893 $1,524
    O02E $1,950 $1,668
    O03E $2,097 $1,845
    O01 $1,575 $1,308
    O02 $1,848 $1,494
    O03 $1,959 $1,731
    O04 $2,268 $1,884
    O05 $2,490 $1,905
    O06 $2,508 $1,938
    O07 $2,526 $1,968

    BAH for SHREVEPORT/BARKSDALE AFB, LA includes the following zip codes: 71004, 71006, 71007, 71009, 71029, 71033, 71037, 71043, 71044, 71047, 71051, 71060, 71061, 71064, 71067, 71069, 71082, 71101, 71102, 71103, 71104, 71105, 71106, 71107, 71108, 71109, 71110, 71111, 71112, 71113, 71115, 71118, 71119, 71120, 71129, 71130, 71133, 71134, 71135, 71136, 71137, 71138, 71148, 71149, 71150, 71151, 71152, 71153, 71154, 71156, 71161, 71162, 71163, 71164, 71165, 71166, 71171, 71172

    LAFAYETTE, LA BAH Rates

    Military Housing Area: LA118

    Grade With Dependents Without Dependents
    E01 $1,518 $1,155
    E02 $1,518 $1,155
    E03 $1,518 $1,155
    E04 $1,518 $1,155
    E05 $1,620 $1,320
    E06 $1,812 $1,422
    E07 $1,899 $1,521
    E08 $1,995 $1,665
    E09 $2,136 $1,710
    W01 $1,827 $1,497
    W02 $1,941 $1,662
    W03 $2,058 $1,719
    W04 $2,166 $1,827
    W05 $2,298 $1,920
    O01E $1,914 $1,617
    O02E $2,040 $1,701
    O03E $2,184 $1,800
    O01 $1,650 $1,416
    O02 $1,809 $1,587
    O03 $2,055 $1,737
    O04 $2,340 $1,896
    O05 $2,541 $1,953
    O06 $2,559 $2,037
    O07 $2,577 $2,070

    BAH for LAFAYETTE, LA includes the following zip codes: 70380, 70501, 70502, 70503, 70504, 70505, 70506, 70507, 70508, 70509, 70513, 70517, 70518, 70519, 70520, 70521, 70529, 70544, 70552, 70558, 70560, 70562, 70563, 70569, 70582, 70583, 70592, 70593, 70596, 70598

    ST MARY AND TERREBONNE, LA BAH Rates

    Military Housing Area: LA326

    Grade With Dependents Without Dependents
    E01 $1,419 $1,065
    E02 $1,419 $1,065
    E03 $1,419 $1,065
    E04 $1,419 $1,065
    E05 $1,479 $1,245
    E06 $1,668 $1,359
    E07 $1,755 $1,416
    E08 $1,851 $1,524
    E09 $1,980 $1,569
    W01 $1,683 $1,413
    W02 $1,797 $1,521
    W03 $1,914 $1,578
    W04 $2,007 $1,683
    W05 $2,121 $1,776
    O01E $1,770 $1,476
    O02E $1,896 $1,557
    O03E $2,022 $1,656
    O01 $1,509 $1,356
    O02 $1,665 $1,461
    O03 $1,911 $1,593
    O04 $2,160 $1,752
    O05 $2,334 $1,806
    O06 $2,349 $1,893
    O07 $2,367 $1,923

    BAH for ST MARY AND TERREBONNE, LA includes the following zip codes: 70301, 70302, 70310, 70340, 70342, 70343, 70344, 70345, 70352, 70353, 70354, 70355, 70356, 70357, 70359, 70360, 70361, 70363, 70364, 70371, 70373, 70374, 70375, 70377, 70381, 70392, 70394, 70395, 70397, 70514, 70522, 70523, 70538, 70540

    LAKE CHARLES, LA BAH Rates

    Military Housing Area: LA370

    Grade With Dependents Without Dependents
    E01 $1,230 $945
    E02 $1,230 $945
    E03 $1,230 $945
    E04 $1,230 $945
    E05 $1,290 $1,080
    E06 $1,617 $1,212
    E07 $1,710 $1,284
    E08 $1,806 $1,362
    E09 $1,959 $1,470
    W01 $1,638 $1,230
    W02 $1,752 $1,359
    W03 $1,872 $1,473
    W04 $1,995 $1,638
    W05 $2,145 $1,731
    O01E $1,725 $1,293
    O02E $1,851 $1,431
    O03E $2,016 $1,611
    O01 $1,338 $1,164
    O02 $1,614 $1,287
    O03 $1,869 $1,497
    O04 $2,196 $1,707
    O05 $2,430 $1,824
    O06 $2,448 $1,848
    O07 $2,463 $1,878

    BAH for LAKE CHARLES, LA includes the following zip codes: 70601, 70602, 70605, 70606, 70607, 70609, 70611, 70612, 70615, 70616, 70629, 70630, 70633, 70646, 70647, 70661, 70663, 70664, 70665, 70668, 70669

    MONROE, LA BAH Rates

    Military Housing Area: LA371

    Grade With Dependents Without Dependents
    E01 $1,029 $783
    E02 $1,029 $783
    E03 $1,029 $783
    E04 $1,029 $783
    E05 $1,089 $894
    E06 $1,623 $1,218
    E07 $1,647 $1,239
    E08 $1,656 $1,251
    E09 $1,689 $1,359
    W01 $1,644 $1,236
    W02 $1,653 $1,248
    W03 $1,665 $1,377
    W04 $1,701 $1,626
    W05 $1,761 $1,638
    O01E $1,650 $1,245
    O02E $1,659 $1,323
    O03E $1,710 $1,617
    O01 $1,158 $966
    O02 $1,620 $1,242
    O03 $1,662 $1,428
    O04 $1,776 $1,629
    O05 $1,863 $1,641
    O06 $1,875 $1,644
    O07 $1,887 $1,659

    BAH for MONROE, LA includes the following zip codes: 71201, 71202, 71203, 71207, 71209, 71210, 71211, 71212, 71213, 71217, 71225, 71226, 71227, 71235, 71238, 71240, 71245, 71247, 71251, 71268, 71270, 71272, 71273, 71275, 71280, 71281, 71291, 71292, 71294

    About half the U.S. counties (about 1,500) have little to no military population. While half the zip codes is significant, less than two percent of service members that are eligible for BAH are within these counties. In order to account for these service members there are approximately 30 separate County Cost Groups (CCGs) assigned, each with similar housing costs. Use the BAH Calculator to enter your zip code to determine your Military Housing Area, also known as your County Cost Group. They range from ZZ510 to ZZ890 in increments of 10.

    Military bases in Louisiana:

    BAH rates listed are for all branches of the military; Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, Navy, Space Force and Reserves forces, where applicable. BAH rates in high-cost areas will be much greater than those in low-cost areas.

    Veterans, dependents, National Guard and reserves can use the MHA Calculator to see estimated monthly payments. Active Duty service members should use the BAH Calculator or tables to see estimated payments. Both BAH and MHA benefits are based off the same payment tables but benefit amounts do vary based on different calculations.

    Written by Veteran.com Team