Louisiana pole barn costs, from real projects.
What owners and builders actually paid for pole barns, barndominiums, and metal buildings in Louisiana — $18.06 to $22.57 per square foot across 3 moderated submissions.
The numbers
Louisiana by the data.
Computed from every approved Louisiana entry in the What I Paid database. Updated automatically as new projects are approved.
$18.23
across 3 projects
3
$19.62
2024
$18.06/sqft
$26,000 · Ruston
$22.57/sqft
$32,500 · DeRidder
Pole Barn
33% of submissions
1,216 sq ft
Cost per square foot, distributed
Every verified Louisiana project, bucketed by $/sqft. The spread is mostly finish level.
How Louisiana compares nearby
Median $/sqft from verified projects in Louisiana and its neighbors.
- Arkansas $17.33 · 3 projects
- Louisiana $18.23 · 3 projects
- Texas $27.65 · 8 projects
- Missouri $30.85 · 4 projects
- Oklahoma $45.09 · 3 projects
Small samples swing — compare medians, not single projects.
Recent projects
The latest Louisiana submissions.
The five most recently approved projects — city, type, size, and what the owner reported paying.
| City | Type | Size | Total cost | $ / sq ft | Built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruston | Pole Barn | 30×48 (1,440 sq ft) | $26,000 | $18.06 | 2024 |
| DeRidder | Workshop | 30×48 (1,440 sq ft) | $32,500 | $22.57 | 2022 |
| Hammond | Post Frame Building | 24×32 (768 sq ft) | $14,000 | $18.23 | 2023 |
State insights
What the Louisiana data says.
Every insight below is generated from the submissions themselves — no estimates, no editorializing.
- Louisiana currently has 3 verified projects in the What I Paid database.
- Louisiana projects range from $18.06/sqft to $22.57/sqft.
- Pole Barns represent 33% of Louisiana submissions (1 of 3).
- The Louisiana median of $18.23/sqft runs about 52% below the national median of $38.13/sqft.
- The average reported footprint in Louisiana is 1,216 sq ft, and the most recent build year on record is 2024.
- Reported Louisiana totals run from $26,000 (30×48 pole barn in Ruston) up to $32,500 (30×48 workshop in DeRidder).
Estimate your Louisiana pole barn cost.
The calculator applies Louisiana's labor and material cost index automatically, then checks your estimate against the real projects on this page. A 40×60 pole-barn shell in Louisiana models at $32,400 – $64,800.
The detailed PDF report is free — run your estimate, then download it from the results card.
40×60 shell, modeled for Louisiana
$32,400 – $64,800
$13.50 – $27.00/sqft · erected post-frame shell
Real Louisiana projects median: $18.23/sqft — finish level explains most of the spread.
FAQ
Louisiana cost questions, answered by the data.
Answers computed from the verified projects above.
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