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License plate readers in Louisiana

1,892 cameras have been documented in Louisiana. That is the 22nd-largest documented total of the 51 states and territories with any readers on record, and 1.5% of the 130,300 documented nationwide. Baton Rouge has the most of any city in the state, with 149 — 7.9% of the total. Flock Safety accounts for the largest share of the 975 readers counted in the state's indexed cities, at 80%. 975 of them stand in the 23 cities listed below. 917 more are outside those city limits — along highways, in smaller towns, and in unincorporated areas.

Updated August 14, 2026.

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  • 1,892

    cameras documented statewide

  • 22nd

    most-documented of 51 states and territories

  • 975

    in listed cities

  • 917

    outside city limits

Who makes them

Manufacturer, where volunteers recorded it, for cameras in the listed cities.

By city

CityCamerasPer square mile
Baton Rouge1491.72
Lafayette1212.14
New Orleans1130.67
Metairie913.93
St. George711.19
Kenner714.77
Bossier City671.51
Shreveport620.57
Ruston321.51
Lake Charles300.63
Slidell231.51
Laplace170.81
Monroe140.47
Central130.21
Thibodaux131.91
Harvey132.00
Marrero121.67
Jefferson124.43
Gonzales111.20
Luling100.43
Alexandria100.35
Zachary100.37
Bayou Cane101.31

Camera locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). City boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files. Counts reflect volunteer documentation, not an official census; cities appear once ten cameras are documented.