Internet Service in Louisiana

Louisiana is another state that is not represented well in terms of Internet accessibility. In Louisiana, 99.3% of the population can get Internet speeds of up to 10 Mbps via wired or wireless Internet. Despite the fact that availability is so high, there is still 33.7% of the population that has no Internet service.

Louisiana residents can choose from a variety of service types: 85% of the population has DSL available to them, 83.6% have cable Internet available, 100% have wireless Internet available, but less than 10% have fiber Internet access. Only 26% of the population has 3 or more ISPs serving their location.

1.10%

Population with faster than 1.00 gbps available.

30.40%

Population with only 100.00 mbps speeds or less available.

21.30%

Population with only 25.00 mbps speeds or less available.

30.10 mbps

Average internet download speed across the state

6.80%

Population with no wired internet access available.

93.20%

Population with wired internet access available.

19.00%

Population underserved with minimum service options available

Average broadband score for Louisiana

Broadband in Louisiana

Largest Cities in Louisiana	Providers					Broadband Score
Abbeville, LA	17	200.00 mbps	20.00 mbps	21.78 mbps	2.99 mbps	40
Alexandria, LA	14	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	82.16 mbps	33.17 mbps	53
Baker, LA	14	200.00 mbps	50.00 mbps	29.41 mbps	7.05 mbps	37
Bastrop, LA	13	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	76.59 mbps	62.36 mbps	52
Baton Rouge, LA	18	1.00 gbps	50.00 mbps	22.25 mbps	5.60 mbps	43
Belle Chasse, LA	16	200.00 mbps	20.00 mbps	28.30 mbps	3.61 mbps	32
Bogalusa, LA	14	75.00 mbps	11.00 mbps	9.30 mbps	1.93 mbps	19
Bossier City, LA	14	2.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	90.75 mbps	29.69 mbps	47
Broussard, LA	16	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	85.37 mbps	65.89 mbps	66
Chalmette, LA	13	200.00 mbps	20.00 mbps	28.88 mbps	3.87 mbps	28
Covington, LA	15	100.00 mbps	50.00 mbps	17.70 mbps	4.08 mbps	29
Crowley, LA	17	200.00 mbps	20.00 mbps	19.61 mbps	2.72 mbps	30
Denham Springs, LA	14	1.00 gbps	35.00 mbps	27.24 mbps	4.17 mbps	26
Destrehan, LA	10	200.00 mbps	20.00 mbps	36.92 mbps	4.94 mbps	28
Eunice, LA	16	100.00 mbps	11.00 mbps	14.52 mbps	1.95 mbps	28
Gonzales, LA	8	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	99.37 mbps	68.41 mbps	61
Gretna, LA	15	200.00 mbps	20.00 mbps	24.66 mbps	4.52 mbps	30
Hammond, LA	18	100.00 mbps	50.00 mbps	17.72 mbps	4.70 mbps	30
Harvey, LA	15	200.00 mbps	20.00 mbps	25.76 mbps	4.64 mbps	30
Houma, LA	17	2.00 gbps	20.00 mbps	26.26 mbps	3.90 mbps	34
Jennings, LA	15	100.00 mbps	11.00 mbps	17.72 mbps	2.41 mbps	33
Kenner, LA	15	200.00 mbps	20.00 mbps	25.98 mbps	4.65 mbps	30
Lacombe, LA	11	100.00 mbps	11.00 mbps	19.71 mbps	2.63 mbps	24
Lafayette, LA	22	2.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	69.70 mbps	48.86 mbps	70
Lake Charles, LA	17	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	70.23 mbps	28.67 mbps	54
Luling, LA	11	200.00 mbps	20.00 mbps	31.47 mbps	4.28 mbps	27
Mandeville, LA	16	100.00 mbps	11.00 mbps	18.38 mbps	2.35 mbps	30
Marrero, LA	15	200.00 mbps	20.00 mbps	26.23 mbps	4.68 mbps	30
Metairie, LA	20	200.00 mbps	20.00 mbps	21.65 mbps	3.92 mbps	34
Minden, LA	14	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	32.64 mbps	19.54 mbps	32
Monroe, LA	15	2.00 gbps	20.00 mbps	24.72 mbps	3.89 mbps	28
Morgan City, LA	13	200.00 mbps	50.00 mbps	30.29 mbps	5.78 mbps	38
Natchitoches, LA	14	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	34.77 mbps	20.65 mbps	36
New Iberia, LA	19	200.00 mbps	20.00 mbps	20.51 mbps	2.84 mbps	43
New Orleans, LA	22	200.00 mbps	20.00 mbps	16.13 mbps	3.40 mbps	37
Opelousas, LA	14	100.00 mbps	11.00 mbps	16.84 mbps	2.20 mbps	33
Pineville, LA	15	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	77.19 mbps	32.89 mbps	47
Prairieville, LA	11	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	73.51 mbps	50.99 mbps	61
Raceland, LA	13	100.00 mbps	11.00 mbps	19.44 mbps	3.20 mbps	23
Reserve, LA	13	2.00 gbps	20.00 mbps	28.74 mbps	4.09 mbps	26
Ruston, LA	13	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	45.06 mbps	32.48 mbps	43
Scott, LA	18	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	77.27 mbps	58.57 mbps	64
Shreveport, LA	17	2.00 gbps	20.00 mbps	21.42 mbps	3.42 mbps	32
Slidell, LA	16	100.00 mbps	11.00 mbps	15.59 mbps	2.05 mbps	25
Sulphur, LA	17	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	71.91 mbps	23.87 mbps	60
Thibodaux, LA	18	100.00 mbps	11.00 mbps	19.13 mbps	2.76 mbps	32
West Monroe, LA	14	2.00 gbps	20.00 mbps	17.98 mbps	3.17 mbps	24
Westwego, LA	15	200.00 mbps	20.00 mbps	26.99 mbps	4.75 mbps	30
Youngsville, LA	16	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	86.89 mbps	66.93 mbps	68
Zachary, LA	13	1.00 gbps	50.00 mbps	33.20 mbps	7.98 mbps	39
* availability only includes locations with greater than 50,000 residents

Top 10 Providers (by Coverage) in Louisiana

Provider	Avg. Speeds
Viasat		25.00 mbps
Exede		25.00 mbps
HughesNet		25.00 mbps
Bundle AT&T Internet and DirecTV		15.93 mbps
AT&T U-verse		15.93 mbps
Cyberonic		11.00 mbps
Cox		201.14 mbps
Harbor Communications		20.00 mbps
Suddenlink Communications		417.60 mbps
Charter		100.00 mbps