Borrowers in Louisiana who sought forgiveness of their student loans in the second quarter of 2019 numbered 2,307, according to a new state-by-state analysis by the U.S. Department of Education.
The department reported that it approved 273 student-loan discharge applications from Louisiana residents during the second quarter, with 1,953 applications still pending. Student loan funds that were discharged in the state from April to June amounted to $4 million, the 27th highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
The federal Higher Education Act allows those who have taken out student loans to seek forgiveness of the debt in the event that the college or university deceives the student in some way or violates certain state statutes.
To gain loan forgiveness, students need to file an attestation about why they should receive debt relief. Those whose applications are approved won’t have to pay any interest during the application-processing period, according to the Department of Education.
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Student Loan Forgiveness Data, State by State
| Borrower State of Residence | Total Received | Pending | Approved | Total Discharged | Rank Based on Total Amount Discharged |
| California | 58,221 | 39,802 | 15,047 | $181,534,402 | 1 |
| Florida | 23,089 | 18,585 | 3,230 | $42,988,608 | 2 |
| Massachusetts | 7,081 | 2,967 | 3,857 | $30,668,621 | 3 |
| Texas | 21,413 | 16,638 | 3,464 | $25,655,187 | 4 |
| Georgia | 12,153 | 9,494 | 1,875 | $21,052,061 | 5 |
| Washington | 9,369 | 6,424 | 2,289 | $18,933,760 | 6 |
| Illinois | 13,918 | 10,908 | 1,727 | $14,977,977 | 7 |
| North Carolina | 7,096 | 5,848 | 976 | $14,869,393 | 8 |
| Michigan | 7,535 | 5,645 | 1,463 | $14,153,986 | 9 |
| Hawaii | 2,767 | 1,554 | 913 | $12,586,221 | 10 |
| Pennsylvania | 8,014 | 6,616 | 972 | $12,221,510 | 11 |
| Oregon | 3,934 | 2,815 | 836 | $10,492,104 | 12 |
| Ohio | 8,505 | 7,378 | 841 | $10,464,715 | 13 |
| Virginia | 6,372 | 4,983 | 1,039 | $10,213,707 | 14 |
| New York | 8,010 | 6,999 | 699 | $9,693,155 | 15 |
| Colorado | 4,596 | 3,608 | 774 | $8,620,865 | 16 |
| Missouri | 5,320 | 4,346 | 729 | $7,151,531 | 17 |
| Nevada | 3,634 | 2,982 | 433 | $6,375,115 | 18 |
| South Carolina | 3,145 | 2,661 | 382 | $6,033,202 | 19 |
| Indiana | 5,428 | 4,663 | 522 | $5,863,532 | 20 |
| Tennessee | 4,112 | 3,658 | 359 | $5,714,017 | 21 |
| Maryland | 4,175 | 3,496 | 369 | $5,222,339 | 22 |
| Mississippi | 2,133 | 1,665 | 342 | $4,884,964 | 23 |
| Minnesota | 4,466 | 3,696 | 643 | $4,859,559 | 24 |
| New Jersey | 4,554 | 3,873 | 515 | $4,527,620 | 25 |
| Alabama | 2,905 | 2,505 | 307 | $4,442,081 | 26 |
| Louisiana | 2,307 | 1,953 | 273 | $4,015,068 | 27 |
| Arizona | 4,938 | 4,518 | 307 | $3,850,660 | 28 |
| Kentucky | 2,642 | 2,402 | 177 | $3,021,453 | 29 |
| Wisconsin | 3,233 | 2,830 | 231 | $2,842,269 | 30 |
| Arkansas | 1,437 | 1,148 | 235 | $2,693,604 | 31 |
| West Virginia | 1,334 | 1,024 | 230 | $2,475,106 | 32 |
| Kansas | 1,478 | 1,307 | 138 | $2,074,561 | 33 |
| Utah | 1,729 | 1,472 | 182 | $1,821,799 | 34 |
| Iowa | 1,159 | 974 | 147 | $1,681,706 | 35 |
| Oklahoma | 1,662 | 1,475 | 137 | $1,618,205 | 36 |
| Connecticut | 1,181 | 1,019 | 130 | $1,467,437 | 37 |
| Idaho | 944 | 816 | 109 | $1,242,733 | 38 |
| Nebraska | 795 | 670 | 101 | $1,050,695 | 39 |
| New Mexico | 989 | 890 | 87 | $1,023,916 | 40 |
| Wyoming | 383 | 262 | 109 | $1,023,545 | 41 |
| Delaware | 472 | 382 | 70 | $997,437 | 42 |
| New Hampshire | 505 | 392 | 97 | $975,557 | 43 |
| Montana | 447 | 366 | 64 | $889,874 | 44 |
| District of Columbia | 636 | 494 | 81 | $797,028 | 45 |
| Alaska | 290 | 218 | 56 | $688,928 | 46 |
| Maine | 425 | 347 | 62 | $685,578 | 47 |
| Rhode Island | 368 | 312 | 46 | $612,237 | 48 |
| South Dakota | 346 | 286 | 49 | $559,250 | 49 |
| North Dakota | 266 | 216 | 43 | $432,410 | 50 |
| Vermont | 154 | 109 | 36 | $300,486 | 51 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education
This article was first published by The Center Square.
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