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Car Insurance in New Orleans

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New Orleans car insurance: the Louisiana averages behind it, and how people drive there.

  • $179Louisiana average each month, full coverage.
  • 15/30/25.The state minimum limits.

How much drivers around New Orleans pay

For full coverage, the Louisiana average runs $2,151 a year, and $1,105 for the legal minimum. In a big city, prices usually come in above the state average, because of more traffic, more claims and more theft.

Coverage in LouisianaPer yearPer month
Liability$1,105$92
Collision$635$53
Comprehensive$412$34
Full coverage (all three)$2,151$179

Source: NAIC 2024 Auto Insurance Database Average Premium Supplement (PDF).

Driving in the city of New Orleans

Census figureNew Orleans
People371,853
Average trip to work23 minutes
Drive to work alone62%
Homes with no car17%
Median household income$56,631

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File.

Rush-hour traffic at a downtown intersection, the city driving behind car insurance in New Orleans

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