3 guides in Louisiana: 1 Air Force, 1 Army and 1 Navy installations. At E-5 with dependents, 2026 BAH runs from $1,218 a month at Fort Polk to $1,905 at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, across 3 housing areas, set against HUD's fair market rent for a 3-bedroom home near each.
Rates last verified August 2026 against the published source tables.
3 guides · LA exempts military pay earned outside LA · TRICARE West (TriWest) · E-5 with dependents: $1,218 to $1,905 BAH across 3 housing areas
| Installation | City | Branch | Allowance at E-5 with dependents | Against local rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barksdale Air Force Base | Bossier City | Air Force | $1,845 BAH | Covers a 3-bedroom with $465 to spare |
| Fort Polk | Leesville | Army | $1,218 BAH | Falls $178 short of a 3-bedroom |
| Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans | Belle Chasse | Navy | $1,905 BAH | Covers a 3-bedroom with only $5 to spare |
At E-5 with dependents, 2026 BAH goes furthest at Barksdale Air Force Base, where it covers a 3-bedroom with $465 to spare, and least far at Fort Polk, where it falls $178 short of a 3-bedroom. It covers HUD's 3-bedroom rent at 2 of the 3 installations.
| Installation | 2026 BAH | HUD 3-bedroom rent | After rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barksdale Air Force Base | $1,845 | $1,380 | $465 left |
| Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans | $1,905 | $1,900 | $5 left |
| Fort Polk | $1,218 | $1,396 | $178 short |
HUD's FY2027 fair market rent is the 40th-percentile gross rent for the area, utilities included, which is what BAH is meant to cover; it is a benchmark, not a listing. Source: HUD.
Louisiana. Louisiana exempts military pay earned while stationed outside Louisiana. Pay earned while stationed inside Louisiana may be partially taxable.
SCRA. Under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act your military pay is taxed by the state you are domiciled in, not by the one your duty station sits in. Being assigned to an installation in Louisiana does not by itself change which state may tax you, and it does not create a filing obligation where you are stationed.
TRICARE West. Care at all 3 installations in Louisiana falls under the TRICARE West region, administered by TriWest Healthcare Alliance — enrollment and claims run through 888-TRIWEST (874-9378).
Maintained by PCS Calculator, an independent site run by an active-duty service member. BAH checked against DTMO's 2026 table on 19 August 2026; rents from HUD's FY2027 fair market rents, fetched 28 September 2026; state tax treatment of military pay checked 19 August 2026; TRICARE regions checked 27 August 2026. This page was last updated 4 November 2026. How every figure on this site is checked