Cell towers in New Orleans, Louisiana
The FCC register lists 91 antenna structures in and around New Orleans. That is the 2nd highest count of any place in Louisiana.
Registered structures
91
Median height
46 m (150 ft)
−46.0% vs state median
Tallest
320 m (1,049 ft)
Per 100k residents
25.1
population 362,154 (2025)
Structure types
| Tower | 35 | 38% |
| Monopole | 19 | 21% |
| Tower array | 12 | 13% |
| Pole | 8 | 9% |
| Lattice tower | 4 | 4% |
| Guyed tower | 3 | 3% |
| Building with antenna | 3 | 3% |
| Mast | 2 | 2% |
| Building | 2 | 2% |
| Not specified | 1 | 1% |
| Building with tower | 1 | 1% |
| Building with mast | 1 | 1% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| American Towers LLC Tower company | 12 | 13% |
| Vb-s1 Assets, LLC Tower company | 10 | 11% |
| Alltel Corporation Carrier | 10 | 11% |
| Stc Five LLC Tower company | 5 | 5% |
| Entercom Louisiana, LLC Other | 4 | 4% |
Tallest registered structures
top 25 of 91| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 320 m (1,049 ft) | Tower | 1980 | Swi Funds Tower Holdings, LLC | 128644 |
| 315 m (1,034 ft) | Guyed tower | 1987 | American Towers LLC | 122830 |
| 223 m (732 ft) | Building with antenna | 1999 | Metropolitan Life Insurance Company | 2604661 |
| 191 m (625 ft) | Tower array | 1975 | Entercom Louisiana, LLC | 123910 |
| 191 m (625 ft) | Tower array | 1975 | Entercom Louisiana, LLC | 123911 |
| 152 m (500 ft) | Tower | 2003 | Pinnacle Towers LLC | 123572 |
| 152 m (499 ft) | Tower | 1997 | Pinnacle Towers LLC | 101990 |
| 151 m (495 ft) | Building with antenna | 1967 | Wgno, INC. | 128643 |
| 141 m (461 ft) | Building with mast | 2023 | Tulane University | 2600132 |
| 137 m (450 ft) | Tower | 2011 | City of New Orleans | 2675295 |
| 135 m (443 ft) | Tower | 1985 | Folmar, Charlie | 120570 |
| 135 m (442 ft) | Tower | 1991 | Entergy Services, LLC | 2660362 |
| 122 m (400 ft) | Guyed tower | 1983 | Subcarrier Communications, INC. | 2700090 |
| 116 m (380 ft) | Tower array | 1976 | Entercom Louisiana, LLC | 101295 |
| 109 m (357 ft) | Tower | 1999 | Pinnacle Towers LLC | 602134 |
| 106 m (347 ft) | Guyed tower | 1983 | Pinnacle Towers LLC | 101298 |
| 96 m (315 ft) | Tower | 2010 | At&t CORP | 125311 |
| 95 m (310 ft) | Tower array | 1976 | Entercom Louisiana, LLC | 101296 |
| 92 m (303 ft) | Tower | 2009 | City of New Orleans | 2663764 |
| 90 m (295 ft) | Lattice tower | 1983 | Subcarrier Communications, INC. | 2700089 |
| 90 m (294 ft) | Building with antenna | 1970 | City of New Orleans, Local Government | 2603257 |
| 82 m (269 ft) | Tower array | 2005 | Vb-s1 Assets, LLC | 607853 |
| 82 m (269 ft) | Tower array | 2005 | Vb-s1 Assets, LLC | 607851 |
| 82 m (269 ft) | Tower array | 2005 | Vb-s1 Assets, LLC | 607852 |
| 82 m (269 ft) | Tower array | 2005 | Vb-s1 Assets, LLC | 607854 |
When they were registered
| 1960s | 1 | 1% |
| 1970s | 6 | 7% |
| 1980s | 12 | 13% |
| 1990s | 31 | 34% |
| 2000s | 24 | 26% |
| 2010s | 12 | 13% |
| 2020s | 5 | 5% |
Nearby places
- Shreveport 118
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.
"Owner" is the entity that registered the structure, usually a tower company such as American Tower or Crown Castle. It does not indicate which carriers operate equipment on the structure.