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Louisiana tuckpointer prevailing wage, parish by parish

A tuckpointer's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Louisiana is $38.11 an hour in every parish that has one (58), for the main classification.

Main tuckpointer classification in each parish (Brick pointer/caulker/cleaner), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. A contract keeps the wage determination in its bid documents. Modifications published before bid opening apply to it, though one published less than 10 days before can be left out if the agency finds there isn't time to tell bidders (29 CFR 1.6(c)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Tangipahoa Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourAcadia Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourBienville Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourEast Carroll Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourVermilion Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourEvangeline Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourCameron Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourPointe Coupee Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourSt. Mary Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourRed River Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourSt. Charles Parish: no rate for this tradeIberia Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourEast Baton Rouge Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourGrant Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourDe Soto Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourWebster Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourCalcasieu Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourLincoln Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourUnion Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourSabine Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourVernon Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourCaldwell Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourLafayette Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourSt. Bernard Parish: no rate for this tradeEast Feliciana Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourWest Feliciana Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourSt. Helena Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourRichland Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourLaSalle Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourAssumption Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourClaiborne Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourConcordia Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourTensas Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourJackson Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourJefferson Davis Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourJefferson Parish: no rate for this tradeMadison Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourBossier Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourMorehouse Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourOrleans Parish: no rate for this tradeOuachita Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourWashington Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourLafourche Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourSt. James Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourTerrebonne Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourLivingston Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourAscension Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourRapides Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourCatahoula Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourNatchitoches Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourFranklin Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourSt. Landry Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourSt. John the Baptist Parish: no rate for this tradeWest Baton Rouge Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourAllen Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourIberville Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourBeauregard Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourAvoyelles Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourSt. Martin Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourWinn Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourWest Carroll Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourCaddo Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourPlaquemines Parish tuckpointer: $38.11 per hourSt. Tammany Parish: no rate for this trade
$38$38$38$38$38$38Tuckpointer, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

Which localities pay which rate

ParishesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
East Baton Rouge Parish group, 58 localities: Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Calcasieu, Caldwell, Cameron, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia, De Soto, East Baton Rouge, East Carroll, East Feliciana, Evangeline, Franklin, Grant, Iberia, Iberville, Jackson, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Lafourche, LaSalle, Lincoln, Livingston, Madison, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Plaquemines, Pointe Coupee, Rapides, Red River, Richland, Sabine, St. Helena, St. James, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, Tangipahoa, Tensas, Terrebonne, Union, Vermilion, Vernon, Washington, Webster, West Baton Rouge, West Carroll, West Feliciana, WinnBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER$38.11 $26.91 

1 group of counties with identical DOL rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Louisiana tuckpointer pay

What is the tuckpointer prevailing wage in East Baton Rouge Parish?

$38.11 an hour: a $26.91 base wage plus $11.20 in fringe benefits, under wage determination LA20260006, modification 2. Overtime and every tuckpointer classification in East Baton Rouge Parish.

Does tuckpointer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In East Baton Rouge Parish the $38.11 total is a $26.91 base wage plus $11.20 in fringe benefits, about 29% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does tuckpointer prevailing wage pay overtime in Louisiana?

Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.

Do apprentice tuckpointers get this rate?

Davis-Bacon determinations list journeyworker rates. Apprentices in a program registered with DOL or a recognized state agency can be paid the program's percentage of the rate, within its ratio; anyone else gets the full rate (29 CFR 5.5(a)(4)).

Why do some localities have the same tuckpointer rate?

DOL often publishes the same tuckpointer rates for several localities. Across Louisiana, the 58 localities with a tuckpointer rate fall into 1 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one parish; the largest covers 58 localities (the East Baton Rouge Parish group).