Cameras / LA
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.
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.
- Flock Safety776
- Motorola Solutions27
- Genetec10
- Leonardo/ELSAG7
- Neology84
- Other vendors10
- Unknown61
By city
| City | Cameras | Per square mile |
|---|---|---|
| Baton Rouge | 149 | 1.72 |
| Lafayette | 121 | 2.14 |
| New Orleans | 113 | 0.67 |
| Metairie | 91 | 3.93 |
| St. George | 71 | 1.19 |
| Kenner | 71 | 4.77 |
| Bossier City | 67 | 1.51 |
| Shreveport | 62 | 0.57 |
| Ruston | 32 | 1.51 |
| Lake Charles | 30 | 0.63 |
| Slidell | 23 | 1.51 |
| Laplace | 17 | 0.81 |
| Monroe | 14 | 0.47 |
| Central | 13 | 0.21 |
| Thibodaux | 13 | 1.91 |
| Harvey | 13 | 2.00 |
| Marrero | 12 | 1.67 |
| Jefferson | 12 | 4.43 |
| Gonzales | 11 | 1.20 |
| Luling | 10 | 0.43 |
| Alexandria | 10 | 0.35 |
| Zachary | 10 | 0.37 |
| Bayou Cane | 10 | 1.31 |
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.
