Louisiana Golf Courses
Louisiana has 145 golf courses, with about 97 offering 18 holes and roughly 53 running nine holes. The subtropical climate keeps most courses open nearly year-round, though summer heat and humidity from June through September push most tee times before 9 a.m. or into late afternoon. Brief, heavy rainstorms are common May through October, but courses drain and reopen quickly in most areas.
New Orleans has the largest concentration, anchored by Bayou Oaks at City Park and several private clubs. The Northshore communities of Covington, Mandeville, and Slidell sit on higher ground among longleaf pines and play drier than the low-lying city. Baton Rouge supports a mix of public and private options, with courses extending into Zachary and the surrounding parishes. Around Lafayette and Lake Charles in Cajun Country, courses are flat with bayous, cypress-lined water hazards, and soft turf shaping play. Lake Charles also has casino-resort courses that draw visitors from east Texas.
Northern Louisiana near Shreveport and Monroe sits on red-clay terrain that drains faster after rain and plays firmer underfoot. Alexandria in the central part of the state offers piney-woods golf at moderate prices. Green fees across the state generally fall below national averages, with many public 18-hole courses charging $30-50 for a weekend round. The nine-hole courses scattered through smaller towns in the northern parishes and along the Mississippi River corridor often charge under $20, keeping the game accessible in a state where the long season makes year-round play practical.
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Louisiana has 136 golf courses listed in the FairwayDB directory. 88 are 18-hole courses and 48 are 9-hole courses. 107 courses have a driving range on site. Cost tiers range from Economy (51) to Standard (38), Premium (16), Luxury (12), and Elite (14), spread across 9 cities with three or more courses.