2023 Louisiana BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) Rates

Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates in Louisiana increased substantially in 2023. The national average increased by 12.11%, while Louisiana duty stations received a 5.17% 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 the latest update on the 2023 Basic Allowance for Housing rates.

ALEXANDRIA, LA BAH Rates

Military Housing Area: LA113

Grade	With Dependents	Without Dependents
E01	$981	$735
E02	$981	$735
E03	$981	$735
E04	$981	$735
E05	$1,026	$843
E06	$1,455	$1,092
E07	$1,506	$1,131
E08	$1,560	$1,170
E09	$1,653	$1,239
W01	$1,476	$1,107
W02	$1,533	$1,149
W03	$1,599	$1,251
W04	$1,677	$1,464
W05	$1,770	$1,518
O01E	$1,512	$1,137
O02E	$1,587	$1,215
O03E	$1,686	$1,449
O01	$1,083	$927
O02	$1,452	$1,134
O03	$1,596	$1,299
O04	$1,800	$1,500
O05	$1,947	$1,533
O06	$1,962	$1,581
O07	$1,974	$1,602

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	$1,647	$1,329
E02	$1,647	$1,329
E03	$1,647	$1,329
E04	$1,647	$1,329
E05	$1,788	$1,434
E06	$1,896	$1,512
E07	$1,944	$1,647
E08	$2,001	$1,815
E09	$2,124	$1,836
W01	$1,911	$1,611
W02	$1,971	$1,812
W03	$2,043	$1,839
W04	$2,163	$1,902
W05	$2,307	$1,956
O01E	$1,950	$1,782
O02E	$2,028	$1,833
O03E	$2,181	$1,884
O01	$1,809	$1,500
O02	$1,893	$1,743
O03	$2,040	$1,851
O04	$2,355	$1,938
O05	$2,583	$1,974
O06	$2,604	$2,025
O07	$2,622	$2,052

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 POLK, LA BAH Rates

Military Housing Area: LA115

Grade	With Dependents	Without Dependents
E01	$939	$705
E02	$939	$705
E03	$939	$705
E04	$939	$705
E05	$1,032	$774
E06	$1,326	$993
E07	$1,392	$1,044
E08	$1,467	$1,101
E09	$1,566	$1,176
W01	$1,344	$1,011
W02	$1,425	$1,092
W03	$1,515	$1,185
W04	$1,590	$1,338
W05	$1,677	$1,407
O01E	$1,404	$1,053
O02E	$1,500	$1,161
O03E	$1,599	$1,317
O01	$1,074	$837
O02	$1,323	$1,047
O03	$1,512	$1,218
O04	$1,704	$1,389
O05	$1,842	$1,431
O06	$1,854	$1,497
O07	$1,866	$1,515

BAH for FORT POLK, 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	$1,647	$1,236
E02	$1,647	$1,236
E03	$1,647	$1,236
E04	$1,647	$1,236
E05	$1,800	$1,359
E06	$2,223	$1,668
E07	$2,247	$1,689
E08	$2,256	$1,890
E09	$2,328	$2,010
W01	$2,244	$1,686
W02	$2,253	$1,887
W03	$2,265	$2,025
W04	$2,367	$2,223
W05	$2,523	$2,232
O01E	$2,250	$1,794
O02E	$2,259	$1,986
O03E	$2,388	$2,217
O01	$1,857	$1,485
O02	$2,220	$1,749
O03	$2,262	$2,070
O04	$2,574	$2,226
O05	$2,817	$2,235
O06	$2,841	$2,238
O07	$2,862	$2,253

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	$1,173	$879
E02	$1,173	$879
E03	$1,173	$879
E04	$1,173	$879
E05	$1,260	$993
E06	$1,605	$1,203
E07	$1,680	$1,260
E08	$1,764	$1,332
E09	$1,899	$1,428
W01	$1,623	$1,218
W02	$1,719	$1,329
W03	$1,821	$1,440
W04	$1,932	$1,620
W05	$2,067	$1,698
O01E	$1,695	$1,272
O02E	$1,803	$1,410
O03E	$1,950	$1,596
O01	$1,308	$1,077
O02	$1,602	$1,263
O03	$1,818	$1,479
O04	$2,109	$1,680
O05	$2,319	$1,740
O06	$2,337	$1,803
O07	$2,355	$1,827

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	$1,530	$1,170
E02	$1,530	$1,170
E03	$1,530	$1,170
E04	$1,530	$1,170
E05	$1,569	$1,371
E06	$1,860	$1,488
E07	$1,914	$1,536
E08	$1,971	$1,632
E09	$2,091	$1,710
W01	$1,878	$1,533
W02	$1,938	$1,629
W03	$2,010	$1,719
W04	$2,130	$1,869
W05	$2,271	$1,926
O01E	$1,920	$1,563
O02E	$1,998	$1,695
O03E	$2,145	$1,851
O01	$1,611	$1,485
O02	$1,857	$1,560
O03	$2,007	$1,752
O04	$2,319	$1,908
O05	$2,541	$1,941
O06	$2,562	$1,992
O07	$2,580	$2,022

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	$1,389	$1,041
E02	$1,389	$1,041
E03	$1,389	$1,041
E04	$1,389	$1,041
E05	$1,500	$1,146
E06	$1,611	$1,278
E07	$1,641	$1,386
E08	$1,680	$1,527
E09	$1,755	$1,548
W01	$1,626	$1,362
W02	$1,662	$1,524
W03	$1,710	$1,551
W04	$1,779	$1,611
W05	$1,863	$1,650
O01E	$1,647	$1,494
O02E	$1,698	$1,545
O03E	$1,788	$1,599
O01	$1,521	$1,269
O02	$1,608	$1,464
O03	$1,707	$1,566
O04	$1,887	$1,635
O05	$2,016	$1,659
O06	$2,034	$1,692
O07	$2,046	$1,713

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	$1,332	$1,032
E02	$1,332	$1,032
E03	$1,332	$1,032
E04	$1,332	$1,032
E05	$1,431	$1,155
E06	$1,755	$1,314
E07	$1,776	$1,335
E08	$1,785	$1,500
E09	$1,854	$1,587
W01	$1,773	$1,332
W02	$1,782	$1,497
W03	$1,797	$1,599
W04	$1,881	$1,755
W05	$1,986	$1,770
O01E	$1,779	$1,425
O02E	$1,788	$1,572
O03E	$1,893	$1,746
O01	$1,476	$1,230
O02	$1,752	$1,398
O03	$1,794	$1,635
O04	$2,022	$1,758
O05	$2,187	$1,773
O06	$2,205	$1,776
O07	$2,217	$1,800

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	$984	$774
E02	$984	$774
E03	$984	$774
E04	$984	$774
E05	$1,023	$876
E06	$1,404	$1,053
E07	$1,497	$1,122
E08	$1,599	$1,200
E09	$1,701	$1,275
W01	$1,425	$1,071
W02	$1,542	$1,158
W03	$1,662	$1,278
W04	$1,719	$1,425
W05	$1,785	$1,521
O01E	$1,515	$1,137
O02E	$1,644	$1,233
O03E	$1,725	$1,398
O01	$1,077	$939
O02	$1,401	$1,125
O03	$1,659	$1,281
O04	$1,803	$1,497
O05	$1,905	$1,557
O06	$1,920	$1,647
O07	$1,929	$1,668

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:

• Barksdale AFB, Bossier City, LA
• Fort Polk, Vernon Parish, LA
• JRB New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
• NSA New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

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.