Louisiana college football empire map · after Week 2 · Sep 10–12, 2026
Who owned Louisiana? LSU.
LSU controls 37.1% of Louisiana's land: 27 of its 64 counties. USC is next with 31.5% (16 counties, home to 1.16M people). 6 schools split the state at kickoff; 5 remain now. Louisiana, UL Monroe, Louisiana Tech, Tulane hold none of it.
Louisiana, by empire
| Empire | Land | Counties | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| LSU | 37.1% | 27 | 1.69M |
| USC | 31.5% | 16 | 1.16M |
| Duke | 16.0% | 9 | 1.42M |
| Mississippi State | 14.1% | 11 | 282K |
| Auburn | 1.4% | 1 | 45K |
Owners of Louisiana land, by week
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