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Most polluted cities in Louisiana, United States

8 measured cities, this year; 8 above the WHO annual guideline. Worst: Shreveport at 11.4 µg/m³, #458 in the world.

6 good  2 moderate

  1. 1Shreveport 11.42.3×
  2. 2Monroe 9.31.9×
  3. 3New Orleans 8.51.7×
  4. 4Sulphur 8.41.7×
  5. 5Baton Rouge 8.31.7×
  6. 6Kenner 7.71.5×
  7. 7Chalmette 7.61.5×
  8. 8Lafayette 6.11.2×
Good0–9.0
Moderate9.1–35.4
Sensitive groups35.5–55.4
Unhealthy55.5–125.4
Very unhealthy125.5–225.4
Hazardous225.5+

Estimated: cities without a monitor

Louisiana cities we can't measure, with model estimates for the last 7 days. Listed by population, not ranked: estimates aren't precise enough to rank. Model estimates from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), adjusted to measured cities nearby where there are any. Adjusted, a single day lands within ×1.5 of what a monitor would read about two times in three; unadjusted, it can be off by half or double. Treat them as a guide, not a measurement.

City7-day estimateBand
Metairie≈ 9 µg/m³Moderate
Lake Charles≈ 7 µg/m³Good
Bossier City≈ 11 µg/m³Moderate
Alexandria≈ 8 µg/m³Good
Houma≈ 7 µg/m³Good
Marrero≈ 9 µg/m³Moderate
New Iberia≈ 7 µg/m³Good
Laplace≈ 10 µg/m³Moderate
Central≈ 12 µg/m³Moderate
Slidell≈ 8 µg/m³Good
Prairieville≈ 10 µg/m³Moderate
Terrytown≈ 9 µg/m³Moderate
Ruston≈ 9 µg/m³Good
Hammond≈ 8 µg/m³Good
Harvey≈ 9 µg/m³Moderate
Bayou Cane≈ 7 µg/m³Good
Shenandoah≈ 12 µg/m³Moderate
Natchitoches≈ 12 µg/m³Moderate
Gretna≈ 9 µg/m³Moderate
Opelousas≈ 8 µg/m³Good
Zachary≈ 8 µg/m³Good
Estelle≈ 9 µg/m³Moderate

Updated 2026-10-01 18:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 in µg/m³ (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors.