Louisiana college football empire map · after Week 8 · Oct 20–24, 2026

Who owns Louisiana? Texas.

Texas controls 38.5% of Louisiana's land: 28 of its 64 counties. UCLA is next with 31.5% (16 counties, home to 1.16M people). 6 schools split the state at kickoff; 4 remain now. Louisiana, UL Monroe, Louisiana Tech, Tulane hold none of it.

Louisiana counties by owner after Week 8.

Louisiana, by empire

EmpireLandCountiesPeople
Texas38.5%281.73M
UCLA31.5%161.16M
Virginia Tech16.0%91.42M
LSU14.1%11282K

Owners of Louisiana land, by week

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Largest Louisiana counties