Cameras / LA
License plate readers in Louisiana
2,116 cameras have been documented in Louisiana. That is the 22nd-largest documented total of the 52 states and territories with any readers on record, and 1.5% of the 143,301 documented nationwide. Baton Rouge has the most of any city in the state, with 161 — 7.6% of the total. Flock Safety accounts for the largest share of the 1,096 readers counted in the state's indexed cities, at 80%. 1,096 of them stand in the 26 cities listed below. 1,020 more are outside those city limits — along highways, in smaller towns, and in unincorporated areas.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed September 29, 2026.
2,116
cameras documented statewide
22nd
most-documented of 52 states and territories
1,096
in listed cities
1,020
outside city limits
Who makes them
Manufacturer, where volunteers recorded it, for cameras in the listed cities.
- Flock Safety872
- Motorola Solutions34
- Genetec16
- Leonardo/ELSAG6
- Neology93
- Other vendors24
- Unknown51
By city
| City | Cameras | Per square mile |
|---|---|---|
| Baton Rouge | 161 | 1.86 |
| Lafayette | 128 | 2.27 |
| New Orleans | 122 | 0.72 |
| Metairie | 96 | 4.15 |
| Shreveport | 81 | 0.75 |
| St. George | 78 | 1.31 |
| Kenner | 76 | 5.10 |
| Bossier City | 70 | 1.58 |
| Lake Charles | 40 | 0.84 |
| Ruston | 34 | 1.60 |
| Slidell | 21 | 1.38 |
| Laplace | 17 | 0.81 |
| Marrero | 17 | 2.36 |
| Central | 15 | 0.24 |
| Harvey | 14 | 2.16 |
| Monroe | 14 | 0.47 |
| Thibodaux | 13 | 1.91 |
| Gonzales | 13 | 1.42 |
| Jefferson | 12 | 4.43 |
| Zachary | 12 | 0.45 |
| Gretna | 11 | 2.73 |
| Alexandria | 11 | 0.39 |
| Luling | 10 | 0.43 |
| Elmwood | 10 | 2.65 |
| Sulphur | 10 | 0.89 |
| 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.
Explore this data further
- Who operates Louisiana’s cameras — police, HOAs, and retailers →
- Every ALPR manufacturer compared nationally →
- Download this data as CSV or GeoJSON →
- How the national count is measured →
- What a Flock camera is and how it works →
- What the cameras look like, and how to spot one →
- What residents can and cannot opt out of →
- How state license plate reader laws compare →
Louisiana ranks 22nd of 52 by documented cameras. Wisconsin (2,121) ranks just above, and Kansas (2,102) just below.
