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Cell towers in Louisiana

3,710 antenna structures are on the FCC register across Louisiana, spread over 429 places and 524 registered owners. That is the 17th largest count of any state.

Registered structures
3,710
17th of 52 states
Per 100k residents
80.3
14th by density
Median height
85 m (278 ft)
Tallest
605 m (1,984 ft)

Places with the most registered structures

top 2
Place Structures Per 100k Population
Shreveport 118 67.1 175,902
New Orleans 91 25.1 362,154

Structure types

Tower 1,592
43%
Lattice tower 743
20%
Guyed tower 705
19%
Monopole 312
8%
Pole 108
3%
Not specified 88
2%
Tower array 56
2%
Mast 40
1%
Utility pole 17
<1%
Building with tower 14
<1%
Building with antenna 9
<1%
Tank 5
<1%
Building 5
<1%
Building with mast 3
<1%
Smokestack 2
<1%
Oil or gas rig 2
<1%
Other 2
<1%
Guyed tower array 2
<1%
Tree 1
<1%
Silo 1
<1%
Pipe 1
<1%
Building with pipe 1
<1%
Bridge 1
<1%

Largest registered owners

owner is not the same as carrier
American Towers LLCTower company 434
12%
Alltel CorporationCarrier 237
6%
Crown Castle South LLCTower company 206
6%
Sba Towers, LLCTower company 189
5%
Sba Towers II LLCTower company 151
4%
Tillman Infrastructure, LLCTower company 143
4%
Pinnacle Towers LLCTower company 109
3%
Ccatt LLCTower company 104
3%
Cellco PartnershipCarrier 98
3%
Entergy Services, LLCOther 78
2%

Tallest structures in Louisiana

HeightTypePlaceASR
605 m (1,984 ft) Tower Columbia 604165
588 m (1,929 ft) Guyed tower Columbia 101151
557 m (1,826 ft) Guyed tower Shreveport 122912
549 m (1,800 ft) Guyed tower Branch 2654063
546 m (1,791 ft) Guyed tower Mooringsport 121840
544 m (1,784 ft) Tower Mooringsport 124088
541 m (1,775 ft) Not specified Branch 620707
540 m (1,772 ft) Tower Branch 600271
529 m (1,737 ft) Guyed tower Plaquemine 121563
529 m (1,737 ft) Tower Addis 124363

When they were registered

1900s 2
<1%
1940s 9
<1%
1950s 28
<1%
1960s 74
2%
1970s 129
3%
1980s 228
6%
1990s 838
23%
2000s 1,249
34%
2010s 811
22%
2020s 342
9%

About this data

The FCC Antenna Structure Registration database covers structures that require registration — generally those over 200 feet or near airports. Many small cells, rooftop antennas and short towers are not registered and will not appear here.