SBA Lending in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
The SBA FOIA record lists 1,641 7(a) approvals worth $479M for businesses in Baton Rouge, LA, and annual volume has fallen 4% versus the prior decade.
- 1,641
- 7(a) loans
- $479M
- Approved dollars
- $291,592
- Average loan size
- #2
- Rank in Louisiana
- -4%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 13.0%
- Active-status distress
Baton Rouge is the #2 SBA 7(a) market in Louisiana and #98 in the country. Since 1991 the FOIA record lists 1,641 approvals here worth $479M, averaging $291,592 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 4% between FY2013-2019 and FY2020-2026. Among 270 active-status loans, 13.0% are delinquent, past due, or in liquidation. The local business type with the most listed records is full-service restaurants.
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Open the interactive map ↗7(a) loans only, approved and not cancelled, gross basis, grouped by the borrower's city as filed. Active-status distress counts DELINQ, PSTDUE, or LIQUID loans as a share of CURR, DELINQ, PSTDUE, LIQUID, or DEFERD loans. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026. Methodology.