Aircraft noise in Louisiana towns
NoiseAbove scores aircraft noise from 1 (minimal) to 10 (extreme) for 262 Louisiana towns and cities with 1,000 or more people, from a year of recorded flight tracks. The typical (median) town scores 2; 21 score 6 or higher (major aircraft noise or worse).
- 1 Minimal: 96
- 2–3 Minor: 104
- 4–5 Moderate: 41
- 6–7 Major: 18
- 8–9 Severe: 3
- 10 Extreme: 0
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Largest cities
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans | 5 | 12 | 364,136 |
| Baton Rouge | 4 | 6.5 | 219,573 |
| Shreveport | 3 | 1.0 | 177,959 |
| Metairie | 7 | 35 | 138,481 |
| Lafayette | 5 | 13 | 121,467 |
| Lake Charles | 2 | 0.5 | 79,633 |
| Kenner | 9 | 148 | 63,333 |
| Bossier City | 3 | 1.6 | 62,738 |
| Monroe | 1 | 0 | 46,616 |
| Alexandria | 2 | 1.0 | 43,466 |
| Marrero | 5 | 14 | 33,141 |
| Houma | 4 | 7.4 | 31,733 |
Quietest towns
Lowest scores among towns where receivers track low aircraft well (high confidence).
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minden | 1 | 0.2 | 11,248 |
| Ferriday | 1 | 0.2 | 2,998 |
| Thibodaux | 1 | 0.3 | 15,646 |
| Bogalusa | 1 | 0.3 | 10,343 |
| Amite City | 1 | 0.3 | 4,037 |
| Minorca | 1 | 0.3 | 2,317 |
| Bayou Country Club | 1 | 0.3 | 1,396 |
| Clinton | 1 | 0.3 | 1,311 |
| Gueydan | 1 | 0.3 | 1,125 |
| Schriever | 1 | 0.4 | 6,853 |
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Noisiest towns
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenner | 9 | 148 | 63,333 |
| Jefferson | 8 | 86 | 11,193 |
| Presquille | 8 | 38 | 1,807 |
| Brownfields | 7 | 56 | 5,401 |
| Elmwood | 7 | 39 | 4,635 |
| Reserve | 7 | 36 | 9,766 |
| Metairie | 7 | 35 | 138,481 |
| Bridge City | 6 | 27 | 7,706 |
| Avondale | 6 | 24 | 4,954 |
| Harahan | 6 | 24 | 8,719 |
All Louisiana towns
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T V W Y Z
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | |||
| Abbeville | 3 | 3.5 | 10,890 |
| Abita Springs | 3 | 2.3 | 2,731 |
| Addis | 3 | 2.6 | 7,532 |
| Albany | 3 | 1.9 | 1,239 |
| Alexandria | 2 | 1.0 | 43,466 |
| Ama | 6 | 21 | 1,316 |
| Amelia | 1 | 0.2 | 2,459 |
| Amite City | 1 | 0.3 | 4,037 |
| Arabi | 5 | 15 | 3,635 |
| Arcadia | 1 | 0 | 2,580 |
| Avondale | 6 | 24 | 4,954 |
| B | |||
| Baker | 5 | 9.8 | 12,057 |
| Baldwin | 1 | 0.2 | 1,679 |
| Ball | 2 | 0.5 | 3,811 |
| Banks Springs | 1 | 0 | 1,192 |
| Barataria | 3 | 2.2 | 1,109 |
| Basile | 1 | 0.2 | 1,187 |
| Bastrop | 1 | 0 | 8,989 |
| Baton Rouge | 4 | 6.5 | 219,573 |
| Bawcomville | 1 | 0.1 | 3,588 |
| Bayou Blue | 5 | 8.5 | 12,352 |
| Bayou Cane | 3 | 2.4 | 19,355 |
| Bayou Country Club | 1 | 0.3 | 1,396 |
| Bayou Gauche | 3 | 2.2 | 2,071 |
| Bayou L'Ourse | 1 | 0.1 | 1,978 |
| Bayou Vista | 1 | 0.4 | 4,652 |
| Belle Chasse | 5 | 16 | 12,679 |
| Belle Rose | 2 | 0.6 | 1,902 |
| Benton | 2 | 0.8 | 2,083 |
| Bernice | 1 | 0 | 1,310 |
| Berwick | 1 | 0.2 | 4,531 |
| Blanchard | 3 | 1.5 | 3,385 |
| Bogalusa | 1 | 0.3 | 10,343 |
| Bossier City | 3 | 1.6 | 62,738 |
| Bourg | 6 | 21 | 2,579 |
| Boutte | 5 | 11 | 3,075 |
| Breaux Bridge | 6 | 19 | 7,500 |
| Bridge City | 6 | 27 | 7,706 |
| Broussard | 4 | 7.2 | 14,543 |
| Brownfields | 7 | 56 | 5,401 |
| Brownsville | 1 | 0.1 | 4,317 |
| Brusly | 3 | 1.9 | 2,599 |
| Bunkie | 1 | 0.1 | 3,205 |
| C | |||
| Cade | 4 | 7.0 | 1,723 |
| Carencro | 3 | 4.0 | 12,639 |
| Carlyss | 2 | 0.6 | 4,670 |
| Catahoula | 1 | 0.4 | 1,094 |
| Cecilia | 5 | 8.0 | 1,980 |
| Central | 3 | 3.0 | 29,781 |
| Chackbay | 2 | 0.5 | 5,177 |
| Chalmette | 4 | 7.8 | 16,751 |
| Charenton | 1 | 0.1 | 1,903 |
| Chauvin | 4 | 5.7 | 2,912 |
| Choudrant | 1 | 0 | 1,017 |
| Church Point | 2 | 0.5 | 4,030 |
| Claiborne | 1 | 0.2 | 11,507 |
| Clarks | 1 | 0 | 1,037 |
| Clinton | 1 | 0.3 | 1,311 |
| Colfax | 1 | 0.1 | 1,391 |
| Cottonport | 1 | 0.1 | 1,952 |
| Coushatta | 1 | 0 | 1,678 |
| Covington | 2 | 1.2 | 11,618 |
| Crowley | 2 | 0.6 | 11,272 |
| Cut Off | 3 | 3.2 | 5,976 |
| D | |||
| DeQuincy | 1 | 0.1 | 2,847 |
| DeRidder | 1 | 0 | 9,594 |
| Delcambre | 3 | 3.1 | 1,760 |
| Delhi | 1 | 0 | 2,550 |
| Denham Springs | 2 | 1.7 | 9,349 |
| Des Allemands | 2 | 1.6 | 2,505 |
| Destrehan | 5 | 12 | 11,535 |
| Deville | 1 | 0 | 1,764 |
| Donaldsonville | 2 | 1.7 | 6,860 |
| Dulac | 3 | 2.0 | 1,463 |
| Duson | 2 | 1.6 | 1,316 |
| E | |||
| Eastwood | 2 | 0.7 | 4,093 |
| Eden Isle | 3 | 2.8 | 7,041 |
| Edgard | 5 | 12 | 2,441 |
| Elmwood | 7 | 39 | 4,635 |
| Erath | 3 | 3.0 | 1,957 |
| Erwinville | 3 | 2.5 | 2,192 |
| Estelle | 4 | 6.5 | 16,377 |
| Eunice | 2 | 0.9 | 9,161 |
| F | |||
| Farmerville | 1 | 0 | 3,286 |
| Ferriday | 1 | 0.2 | 2,998 |
| Fort Polk North | 1 | 0 | 2,864 |
| Fort Polk South | 3 | 0.2 | 9,038 |
| Franklin | 1 | 0.3 | 6,341 |
| Franklinton | 1 | 0.1 | 3,581 |
| French Settlement | 2 | 1.2 | 1,141 |
| G | |||
| Galliano | 4 | 6.3 | 7,676 |
| Gardere | 3 | 2.6 | 10,580 |
| Garyville | 6 | 19 | 2,811 |
| Glenmora | 1 | 0.1 | 1,046 |
| Golden Meadow | 5 | 7.4 | 1,639 |
| Gonzales | 3 | 2.3 | 13,737 |
| Grambling | 1 | 0 | 5,278 |
| Gramercy | 4 | 4.0 | 2,751 |
| Grand Point | 3 | 1.6 | 2,473 |
| Gray | 2 | 0.6 | 5,584 |
| Greenwood | 2 | 0.6 | 3,095 |
| Gretna | 5 | 10 | 17,026 |
| Gueydan | 1 | 0.3 | 1,125 |
| H | |||
| Hackberry | 1 | 0.1 | 1,261 |
| Hahnville | 6 | 16 | 3,344 |
| Hammond | 4 | 6.5 | 22,527 |
| Harahan | 6 | 24 | 8,719 |
| Harvey | 4 | 7.4 | 20,348 |
| Haughton | 1 | 0.3 | 4,430 |
| Haynesville | 1 | 0 | 1,933 |
| Henderson | 2 | 1.5 | 1,595 |
| Homer | 1 | 0 | 2,610 |
| Houma | 4 | 7.4 | 31,733 |
| I | |||
| Independence | 2 | 1.7 | 1,650 |
| Inniswold | 3 | 3.7 | 6,180 |
| Iota | 2 | 0.6 | 1,256 |
| Iowa | 3 | 2.1 | 3,106 |
| J | |||
| Jackson | 2 | 0.5 | 3,950 |
| Jean Lafitte | 4 | 5.6 | 1,781 |
| Jeanerette | 1 | 0.5 | 4,587 |
| Jefferson | 8 | 86 | 11,193 |
| Jena | 1 | 0 | 4,151 |
| Jennings | 2 | 1.0 | 9,372 |
| Jonesboro | 1 | 0 | 4,019 |
| Jonesville | 1 | 0 | 1,618 |
| K | |||
| Kaplan | 2 | 0.8 | 4,165 |
| Kenner | 9 | 148 | 63,333 |
| Kentwood | 1 | 0.1 | 2,176 |
| Killian | 2 | 0.5 | 1,228 |
| Kinder | 2 | 0.1 | 2,066 |
| L | |||
| Labadieville | 1 | 0.1 | 1,854 |
| Lacombe | 2 | 1.0 | 8,679 |
| Lafayette | 5 | 13 | 121,467 |
| Lafourche Crossing | 2 | 0.5 | 2,002 |
| Lake Arthur | 2 | 0.5 | 2,565 |
| Lake Charles | 2 | 0.5 | 79,633 |
| Lake Providence | 1 | 0 | 3,194 |
| Lakeshore | 1 | 0 | 1,930 |
| Laplace | 6 | 17 | 29,872 |
| Larose | 2 | 1.0 | 7,400 |
| Lawtell | 2 | 0.9 | 1,198 |
| Leesville | 1 | 0 | 5,408 |
| Livingston | 2 | 0.6 | 1,971 |
| Livonia | 2 | 0.7 | 1,166 |
| Lockport | 2 | 1.0 | 2,378 |
| Lockport Heights | 3 | 2.1 | 1,286 |
| Logansport | 1 | 0 | 1,332 |
| Luling | 5 | 12 | 12,119 |
| Lutcher | 3 | 3.2 | 2,914 |
| M | |||
| Mamou | 1 | 0.1 | 2,817 |
| Mandeville | 3 | 2.2 | 12,999 |
| Mansfield | 1 | 0.2 | 4,575 |
| Mansura | 1 | 0.1 | 1,279 |
| Many | 1 | 0 | 2,497 |
| Marksville | 1 | 0 | 4,835 |
| Marrero | 5 | 14 | 33,141 |
| Mathews | 2 | 1.7 | 2,209 |
| Maurice | 4 | 5.4 | 2,816 |
| Meraux | 4 | 7.0 | 5,816 |
| Merrydale | 5 | 15 | 9,772 |
| Metairie | 7 | 35 | 138,481 |
| Midway | 1 | 0 | 1,291 |
| Milton | 5 | 9.8 | 3,030 |
| Minden | 1 | 0.2 | 11,248 |
| Minorca | 1 | 0.3 | 2,317 |
| Monroe | 1 | 0 | 46,616 |
| Montegut | 4 | 6.3 | 1,540 |
| Monticello | 4 | 5.6 | 5,172 |
| Montz | 6 | 21 | 1,918 |
| Morgan City | 1 | 0.1 | 10,873 |
| Moss Bluff | 2 | 1.0 | 11,557 |
| N | |||
| Natalbany | 4 | 5.0 | 2,984 |
| Natchitoches | 1 | 0 | 17,195 |
| New Iberia | 3 | 2.4 | 27,080 |
| New Llano | 1 | 0 | 2,085 |
| New Orleans | 5 | 12 | 364,136 |
| New Roads | 4 | 5.5 | 4,339 |
| New Sarpy | 5 | 12 | 1,464 |
| Norco | 6 | 15 | 3,074 |
| North Vacherie | 3 | 2.5 | 2,346 |
| O | |||
| Oak Grove | 1 | 0.1 | 1,371 |
| Oak Hills Place | 3 | 2.4 | 8,195 |
| Oakdale | 1 | 0 | 6,437 |
| Oberlin | 1 | 0 | 1,331 |
| Old Jefferson | 3 | 1.8 | 6,980 |
| Olla | 1 | 0 | 1,297 |
| Opelousas | 2 | 1.5 | 15,390 |
| Ossun | 3 | 3.3 | 2,144 |
| P | |||
| Paradis | 3 | 3.5 | 1,298 |
| Patterson | 1 | 0.2 | 5,636 |
| Paulina | 3 | 2.3 | 1,178 |
| Pearl River | 2 | 1.0 | 2,648 |
| Pierre Part | 1 | 0.1 | 3,169 |
| Pine Prairie | 1 | 0 | 1,470 |
| Pineville | 2 | 0.7 | 14,034 |
| Plaquemine | 2 | 0.8 | 5,998 |
| Ponchatoula | 3 | 2.3 | 7,804 |
| Port Allen | 3 | 3.7 | 4,890 |
| Port Barre | 1 | 0.4 | 1,749 |
| Port Sulphur | 1 | 0 | 1,760 |
| Poydras | 3 | 2.7 | 2,351 |
| Prairieville | 3 | 3.3 | 26,895 |
| Presquille | 8 | 38 | 1,807 |
| Prien | 2 | 0.4 | 7,810 |
| R | |||
| Raceland | 2 | 1.2 | 10,193 |
| Rayne | 2 | 0.9 | 6,986 |
| Rayville | 1 | 0.1 | 3,224 |
| Red Chute | 2 | 0.8 | 6,261 |
| Reserve | 7 | 36 | 9,766 |
| Richwood | 1 | 0 | 3,807 |
| Ringgold | 1 | 0 | 1,316 |
| River Ridge | 6 | 19 | 13,494 |
| Rosepine | 1 | 0 | 1,459 |
| Ruston | 1 | 0 | 22,233 |
| S | |||
| Schriever | 1 | 0.4 | 6,853 |
| Scott | 3 | 3.7 | 8,728 |
| Shenandoah | 3 | 3.2 | 18,399 |
| Shreveport | 3 | 1.0 | 177,959 |
| Sibley | 1 | 0 | 1,079 |
| Simmesport | 1 | 0 | 1,415 |
| Slaughter | 3 | 3.0 | 1,006 |
| Slidell | 2 | 1.7 | 28,510 |
| Sorrento | 2 | 1.5 | 1,572 |
| South Vacherie | 2 | 0.7 | 3,642 |
| Springhill | 1 | 0 | 4,509 |
| St. Francisville | 2 | 0.6 | 1,517 |
| St. Gabriel | 2 | 1.3 | 6,733 |
| St. Martinville | 3 | 2.4 | 5,255 |
| St. Rose | 5 | 14 | 8,122 |
| Sterlington | 1 | 0 | 2,365 |
| Stonewall | 2 | 0.6 | 2,535 |
| Sulphur | 2 | 0.5 | 20,400 |
| Sunset | 3 | 2.0 | 3,088 |
| Supreme | 1 | 0.1 | 1,052 |
| Swartz | 1 | 0.1 | 4,536 |
| T | |||
| Tallulah | 1 | 0 | 5,785 |
| Terrytown | 5 | 9.7 | 23,319 |
| Thibodaux | 1 | 0.3 | 15,646 |
| Timberlane | 5 | 11 | 10,243 |
| V | |||
| Vidalia | 1 | 0.1 | 3,837 |
| Vienna Bend | 1 | 0 | 1,251 |
| Village St. George | 3 | 2.3 | 7,104 |
| Ville Platte | 1 | 0.2 | 6,167 |
| Vinton | 1 | 0 | 3,103 |
| Violet | 3 | 4.3 | 4,973 |
| Vivian | 1 | 0.1 | 2,942 |
| W | |||
| Waggaman | 6 | 21 | 10,015 |
| Walker | 2 | 0.9 | 6,394 |
| Watson | 3 | 2.4 | 1,047 |
| Welsh | 2 | 0.6 | 3,289 |
| West Monroe | 1 | 0 | 12,535 |
| Westlake | 2 | 0.8 | 4,663 |
| Westminster | 4 | 4.5 | 3,008 |
| Westwego | 6 | 24 | 8,148 |
| White Castle | 2 | 1.0 | 1,616 |
| Winnfield | 1 | 0 | 3,927 |
| Winnsboro | 1 | 0 | 4,665 |
| Woodmere | 4 | 6.9 | 12,080 |
| Woodworth | 1 | 0.2 | 1,730 |
| Y | |||
| Youngsville | 3 | 4.1 | 18,002 |
| Z | |||
| Zachary | 4 | 5.7 | 19,968 |
| Zwolle | 1 | 0 | 1,609 |