Earmarks requested by Rep. Charlie Melancon
Data from Fiscal Year 2008 appropriations bills supplied by Taxpayers for Common Sense.
| Amount | Earmark Description | Intended Recipient | |
| $ | for | Tulane University, to provide teacher education and leadership preparation to support the rebuilding of New Orleans schools | |
| $12,300,000 | for | Atchafalaya Basin | |
| $11,400,000 | for | Atchafalaya River and Bayous Chene, Boeuf and Black | |
| $3,936,000 | for | Morganza to the Gulf | |
| $3,040,000 | for | Houma Navigation Canal | |
| $2,400,000 | for | Dive Boat Replacement and Modernization | Naval Sea Systems Command |
| $2,000,000 | for | Biosensors for Defense Applications | |
| $1,870,000 | for | US Agricultural Research Service Sugarcane Research Laboratory, Houma, LA | |
| $1,600,000 | for | Advanced Helicopter Emergency Egress Lighting System (ADHEELS) | Stratus Systems Inc. |
| $1,519,000 | for | Phytoestrogen Research, New Orleans, LA | |
| $1,316,000 | for | St. Bernard Health Center, Inc. for construction, renovation and equipment | |
| $1,185,000 | for | Residue Management in Sugarcane (Sugarcane Research), Houma, LA | |
| $1,068,000 | for | Mississippi River Outlets at Venice | |
| $964,000 | for | Larose to Golden Meadow | |
| $687,000 | for | Waterway from Empire to the Gulf | |
| $672,100 | for | Jefferson Parish, LA Sheriff's Department Integrated In-Car Mobile Technology | |
| $490,000 | for | LA 675 Lane Improvements | |
| $446,500 | for | Tulane University, ongoing applied polymer technology research and development linking NASA with Louisiana's polymer industry and the State's academic polymer research programs | |
| $429,000 | for | St. James Parish Hospital, Lutcher, LA for facilities and equipment | |
| $295,000 | for | Ascension Parish for wastewater treatment facility construction project | |
| $220,900 | for | Thibodaux, LA Police Department Equipment | |
| $154,000 | for | Bayou Teche and Vermilion River | |
| $147,000 | for | City of New Iberia for planning, design, and construction of a multipurpose facility | |
