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Louisiana foreclosures and housing market

How foreclosure works in Louisiana, which counties lean to buyers or sellers, and how many homes are for sale right now.

How's the market in Louisiana?

A balanced market.

Listings spent about 78 days on the market, and 18% had a price cut in October 2026.

Market figures: Realtor.com® Economic Research, October 2026. Free weekly email. Unsubscribe anytime.

Distressed properties in Louisiana

Pre-foreclosures, auctions, bank-owned and HUD homes from county notices, with the street area instead of the house number.

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The Louisiana market in October 2026

Our score compares how many listings went under contract with how many were for sale, ranked against every US county. Low scores lean to buyers, high scores to sellers.

Louisiana market score

47Balanced market
Buyer's marketUS: 61Seller's market
Homes for sale
16,094
US: 1,179,101
Typical days on market
78
US: 66
Listings with a price cut
18%
US: 21%
Homes for sale vs pre-pandemic
−15%
US: −7%
October 2026 vs the October average for 2017 to 2019.

Market score by county

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Tangipahoa Parish: 33 out of 100Acadia Parish: 36 out of 100Bienville Parish: 13 out of 100East Carroll Parish: too few listings to scoreVermilion Parish: 85 out of 100Evangeline Parish: 62 out of 100Cameron Parish: 6 out of 100Pointe Coupee Parish: 38 out of 100St. Mary Parish: 17 out of 100Red River Parish: 5 out of 100St. Charles Parish: 35 out of 100Iberia Parish: 41 out of 100East Baton Rouge Parish: 49 out of 100Grant Parish: 59 out of 100De Soto Parish: 58 out of 100Webster Parish: 74 out of 100Calcasieu Parish: 72 out of 100Lincoln Parish: 46 out of 100Union Parish: 27 out of 100Sabine Parish: 4 out of 100Vernon Parish: 31 out of 100Caldwell Parish: 55 out of 100Lafayette Parish: 64 out of 100St. Bernard Parish: 20 out of 100East Feliciana Parish: 19 out of 100West Feliciana Parish: 70 out of 100St. Helena Parish: 9 out of 100Richland Parish: 33 out of 100LaSalle Parish: 19 out of 100Assumption Parish: 13 out of 100Claiborne Parish: 16 out of 100Concordia Parish: 28 out of 100Tensas Parish: too few listings to scoreJackson Parish: 19 out of 100Jefferson Davis Parish: 55 out of 100Jefferson Parish: 33 out of 100Madison Parish: 4 out of 100Bossier Parish: 78 out of 100Morehouse Parish: 63 out of 100Orleans Parish: 25 out of 100Ouachita Parish: 88 out of 100Washington Parish: 26 out of 100Lafourche Parish: 22 out of 100St. James Parish: 35 out of 100Terrebonne Parish: 17 out of 100Livingston Parish: 65 out of 100Ascension Parish: 45 out of 100Rapides Parish: 75 out of 100Catahoula Parish: 12 out of 100Natchitoches Parish: 40 out of 100Franklin Parish: 18 out of 100St. Landry Parish: 40 out of 100St. John the Baptist Parish: 40 out of 100West Baton Rouge Parish: 69 out of 100Allen Parish: 61 out of 100Iberville Parish: 44 out of 100Beauregard Parish: 28 out of 100Avoyelles Parish: 18 out of 100St. Martin Parish: 41 out of 100Winn Parish: 21 out of 100West Carroll Parish: 37 out of 100Caddo Parish: 68 out of 100Plaquemines Parish: 8 out of 100St. Tammany Parish: 45 out of 100
Leans to buyersLeans to sellers

Gray counties had too few listings to score. Tap a county for its full answer.

Most buyer-friendly counties

Lowest scores among counties with 50+ homes for sale.

  1. 4Sabine Parish115 days on market · 15% with a price cut · 118 for sale
  2. 8Plaquemines Parish92 days on market · 14% with a price cut · 96 for sale
  3. 13Assumption Parish114 days on market · 9% with a price cut · 52 for sale
  4. 17Terrebonne Parish95 days on market · 12% with a price cut · 434 for sale
  5. 17St. Mary Parish110 days on market · 13% with a price cut · 129 for sale

Most seller-friendly counties

Highest scores among counties with 50+ homes for sale.

  1. 88Ouachita Parish53 days on market · 23% with a price cut · 226 for sale
  2. 85Vermilion Parish90 days on market · 9% with a price cut · 120 for sale
  3. 78Bossier Parish62 days on market · 22% with a price cut · 401 for sale
  4. 75Rapides Parish78 days on market · 18% with a price cut · 288 for sale
  5. 74Webster Parish68 days on market · 15% with a price cut · 81 for sale

Source: Realtor.com® Economic Research, October 2026 county data. County days on market are medians. State and US figures weight each county by its homes for sale. Price-cut share is the share of listings with a price reduction.

Judicial (executory process)

How foreclosure works in Louisiana

Most Louisiana foreclosures use a fast court process called executory process.

Main steps and notices
  • The lender files a petition. If the mortgage includes a confession of judgment, which is common, the court can order the home seized and sold.
  • The sheriff serves a notice of seizure with the sale time and place and housing counseling information.
  • The sale is set at least 60 days after the court order.
  • The borrower can challenge it only by appeal or by asking for an injunction.
Catching up before the sale
State law does not require a right to reinstate.
After the sale
There is no right to redeem after the sale.
Before any of this starts
Under federal rules, a mortgage servicer generally can't make the first notice or filing for foreclosure until the borrower is more than 120 days behind.
Governing law
Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure art. 2631 et seq.; Louisiana Revised Statutes § 13:3852

Sources

General information, not legal advice.

Laws change and each case differs. Anyone facing foreclosure should talk with a local attorney or a HUD-approved housing counselor.

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Louisiana questions

Is foreclosure in Louisiana judicial or non-judicial?

Most Louisiana foreclosures use a fast court process called executory process.

Can a homeowner get the home back after a foreclosure sale in Louisiana?

There is no right to redeem after the sale.

Can a borrower in Louisiana catch up on the loan before the sale?

State law does not require a right to reinstate.

Is Louisiana a buyer's or seller's market right now?

A balanced market. Louisiana scores 47 out of 100 on our market scale, where low scores lean to buyers. Listings spent about 78 days on the market, and 18% had a price cut in October 2026. Source: Realtor.com® Economic Research.

How far behind does a borrower have to be before foreclosure starts?

Under federal rules, a mortgage servicer generally can't make the first notice or filing for foreclosure until the borrower is more than 120 days behind. Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.