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Worst Air Quality in Louisiana

Top 100 cities ranked by worst air quality

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Worst Air Quality — Louisiana

1 Lafayette AQI 51
2 Bossier City AQI 47
3 Jefferson AQI 46
4 New Orleans AQI 42
5 Baton Rouge AQI 42
6 Shreveport AQI 42
7 Metairie AQI 42
8 Lake Charles AQI 42
9 Kenner AQI 42
10 Monroe AQI 42
11 Alexandria AQI 42
12 Prairieville AQI 42
13 Houma AQI 42
14 Marrero AQI 42
15 Central AQI 42
16 Slidell AQI 42
17 Laplace AQI 42
18 New Iberia AQI 42
19 Terrytown AQI 42
20 Chalmette AQI 42
21 Ruston AQI 42
22 Bayou Cane AQI 42
23 Harvey AQI 42
24 Sulphur AQI 42
25 Hammond AQI 42
26 Zachary AQI 42
27 Shenandoah AQI 42
28 Natchitoches AQI 42
29 Gretna AQI 42
30 Estelle AQI 42
31 Youngsville AQI 42
32 Thibodaux AQI 42
33 Opelousas AQI 42
34 Pineville AQI 42
35 Luling AQI 42
36 Broussard AQI 42
37 River Ridge AQI 42
38 Mandeville AQI 42
39 West Monroe AQI 42
40 Gonzales AQI 42
41 Claiborne AQI 42
42 Baker AQI 42
43 Gardere AQI 42
44 Destrehan AQI 42
45 Woodmere AQI 42
46 Minden AQI 42
47 Covington AQI 42
48 Crowley AQI 42
49 Moss Bluff AQI 42
50 Bayou Blue AQI 42
51 Morgan City AQI 42
52 Timberlane AQI 42
53 Abbeville AQI 42
54 Belle Chasse AQI 42
55 Carencro AQI 42
56 Waggaman AQI 42
57 Bogalusa AQI 42
58 Raceland AQI 42
59 DeRidder AQI 42
60 Jennings AQI 42
61 Bastrop AQI 42
62 Denham Springs AQI 42
63 Eunice AQI 42
64 Merrydale AQI 42
65 Harahan AQI 42
66 Village St. George AQI 42
67 Westwego AQI 42
68 Oak Hills Place AQI 42
69 Scott AQI 42
70 Prien AQI 42
71 Fort Polk South AQI 42
72 Ponchatoula AQI 42
73 Old Jefferson AQI 42
74 Eden Isle AQI 42
75 Breaux Bridge AQI 42
76 Meraux AQI 42
77 Reserve AQI 42
78 Red Chute AQI 42
79 St. Rose AQI 42
80 Bridge City AQI 42
81 Rayne AQI 42
82 Addis AQI 42
83 Lacombe AQI 42
84 Donaldsonville AQI 42
85 Oakdale AQI 42
86 St. Gabriel AQI 42
87 Galliano AQI 42
88 Franklin AQI 42
89 Walker AQI 42
90 Ville Platte AQI 42
91 Plaquemine AQI 42
92 Tallulah AQI 42
93 Inniswold AQI 42
94 Schriever AQI 42
95 Elmwood AQI 42
96 Larose AQI 42
97 Patterson AQI 42
98 Leesville AQI 42
99 Gray AQI 42
100 St. Martinville AQI 42

Explore the top 100 cities ranked by worst air quality in Louisiana.

City rankings help residents, researchers, and policymakers understand how communities compare across important quality-of-life measures.

Data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, FBI Crime Statistics, and NOAA climate records.

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