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EV charging installation in Louisiana

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The public record

What Louisiana already has.

These are counts of chargers that exist today, from the U.S. Department of Energy's Alternative Fuels Data Center, pulled 2026-09-01. Nobody is projecting anything here.

302Charging locations
980Ports
525Level 2 ports
412DC fast ports
Property types

The kinds of places that have them

Hotels and lodging23 · 8%
Car dealerships19 · 6%
Restaurants14 · 5%
Federal government sites13 · 4%
Public parking11 · 4%
Shopping centers9 · 3%
College campuses7 · 2%
Other7 · 2%
Charging networks in Louisiana
NetworkLocations
ChargePoint Network96
Tesla Destination27
Blink Network22
Tesla20
AMPUP15
EV Connect9
Not on a network65
Locations opened by year
YearOpened
20197
202012
202110
202248
202361
202456
202545
20268

Only some locations have an open date on file, so treat the year counts as a floor and not a total.

Programs

Money and rules in Louisiana.

Summarized from the Department of Energy's Laws and Incentives record, pulled 2026-09-10, with a link to the original beside each one. Programs change and most of them run out of money, so check the current terms with whoever runs it before you count on it.

Funding

The public record shows no state-level charging funding program in Louisiana right now. Federal programs below may still apply, and utilities run programs that are not always listed federally.

Rules that affect an installation

Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station Regulation

Context

The Louisiana Commission of Weights and Measures (Commission) is authorized to regulate the use of commercial metering and measuring devices, including those used to determine the amount of electricity supplied from EV charging stations.

AFDC entry 13304 AFDC updated 8/24/2023Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:4602 and 3:4604House Bill 60, 2023

Public Utility Definition

Rule

An entity that provides electric vehicle charging services is not defined as a public utility and is not subject to restrictions on the resale of electricity. (Reference Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:1622 and Louisiana Public Service Commission Docket R-36131)

AFDC entry 13448 AFDC updated 5/31/2024Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:1622Louisiana Public Service Commission Docket R-36131Senate Bill 460, 2022

Federal programs

Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grants

Funding

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program (CFI Program) offers funding to deploy publicly accessible electric vehicle charging and hydrogen, propane, and natural gas fueling infrastructure.

AFDC entry 12732 U.S. Department of TransportationAFDC updated 3/29/2023Public Law 117-5823 U.S. Code 151

Medium- and Heavy-Duty (MHD) Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger Grants

Funding

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Vehicle Technology Office (VTO) offers grants of up to $36 million for the design, development, and demonstration of MHD EV charging infrastructure through the SuperTruck Charge program.

AFDC entry 13503 U.S. Department of EnergyAFDC updated 10/4/2024Public Law 109-5842 U.S. Code 16191

Electric Vehicle Charging on Federal Property

Context

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) or any federal agency may install electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) for federal employees and others authorized to park at federal facilities to charge their privately owned vehicles.

AFDC entry 11674 U.S. General Services AdministrationAFDC updated 12/14/2015Public Law 114-94

Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program

Funding

The CMAQ Program provides funding to state departments of transportation (DOTs), local governments, and transit agencies for projects and programs that help meet the requirements of the Clean Air Act by reducing mobile source emissions and regional congestion on transportation networks.

AFDC entry 284 U.S. Department of TransportationAFDC updated 11/29/2021Public Law 117-58Public Law 112-14123 U.S. Code 149 and 151

Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure Grants and Loan Guarantees

Funding

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) provides loan guarantees and grants to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to purchase renewable energy systems or make energy efficiency improvements, including EV charging stations.

AFDC entry 9172 U.S. Department of AgriculturePublic Law 113-797 U.S. Code 8107Public Law 112-240

National Alternative Fuels Corridors

Funding

The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) designates a national network of electric vehicle (EV) charging and hydrogen, propane, and natural gas fueling infrastructure along national highway system corridors.

AFDC entry 11675 U.S. Department of TransportationAFDC updated 5/22/2023Public Law 114-94Public Law 117-5823 U.S. Code 151

Other Louisiana EV programs on the public record

These are about vehicles rather than chargers. Listed so you know they exist, each one linking to its AFDC entry.

Cities

16 cities in Louisiana.

A city gets its own page once there is enough on the public record to be worth reading.

Next step

Charging at your Louisiana property.

We are still looking for an installer in Louisiana. Send the property anyway. You'll hear back either way, and we'll tell you straight where it stands rather than sitting on it.

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