SBA Lending in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Businesses in Baton Rouge, LA have drawn 1,641 SBA 7(a) loans worth $479M, 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
- 13.9%
- Active-loan distress
Baton Rouge is the #2 SBA 7(a) market in Louisiana and #98 in the country. Since 1991 lenders have approved 1,641 loans here worth $479M, averaging $291,592 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 4% between FY2013-2019 and FY2020-2026. 13.9% of the active book is delinquent, past due, or in liquidation. The most-funded local business type 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. Distress is the current share of the active book in delinquent, past-due, or liquidation status. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026.