Foreclosure filings surged across south Louisiana during the first half of the year, with double-digit increases recorded in the New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Lafayette metro areas.
Across the state, 45 of 64 parishes had an increase in the number of residential foreclosure filings for the first six months of 2025 compared with the same period in 2024, according to Attom Data, a national research firm that aggregates foreclosure and property sale data from 3,000 counties (parishes) around the U.S.
Orleans Parish had the largest number of residential foreclosure filings in the first half of the year — 434, a 36% increase over last year.
In Jefferson Parish, which has a larger population than Orleans but fewer housing units, the number of filings rose 50% to 184 from 123 last year…