Bossier Parish, LA Shrink-Swell Risk

Bossier Parish's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Bossier Parish, LA, 40.6% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 5.54% linear extensibility on average. That's a middle reading: not the sharp swings that crack a foundation outright, but enough that grading and drainage are worth getting right.

Before you rely on this for one address

Bossier Parish's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Bossier Parish will actually do.

Budgeting for Bossier Parish, LA

Bossier Parish's soil reading points toward standard foundation practice as the likely outcome, not the exception. A geotechnical report runs $1,000-$5,000, typically around $2,700. Foundation repair, if a specific lot turns out to differ from the county average, runs $5,000-$15,000.

How Bossier Parish, LA compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Bossier Parish, LA ranks 211 most-constrained nationally, and 30 of 64 within Louisiana. The county spans 840 square miles, home to 131,102 people.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Madison County, GA and Essex County, NY are worth a look for comparison.

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