Ham radio operators in Louisiana: new licenses by parish
5,890 licensed amateur radio operators; 214 new in the past 12 months. Updated weekly from FCC data.
At a glance · Data as of
- New hams · last 30 days
- 19
- New hams · last 12 months
- 214
- ▲ 22% vs prior 12 mo
- Active licensed hams
- 5,890
- Upgrades · 12 mo
- 99
- Vanity callsigns · 12 mo
- 59
- Address updates · 12 mo
- 94
- Often a move into the area
- Expiring · next 6 mo
- 361
About ham radio in Louisiana
New licenses are climbing in Louisiana: 214 people earned a first amateur radio license in the past 12 months, 22% more than the year before. Louisiana ranks #33 of 52 states and territories for new licenses. East Baton Rouge Parish leads the state with 23 new hams. Technicians make up 41% of the state’s licensees, below the U.S. average of 48%, pointing to an experienced, HF-heavy community. 99 operators upgraded their license in the past year, the moment many buy their first HF rig.
New hams by month
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| Month | New hams |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 22 |
| Dec 2025 | 26 |
| Jan 2026 | 8 |
| Feb 2026 | 18 |
| Mar 2026 | 26 |
| Apr 2026 | 14 |
| May 2026 | 39 |
| Jun 2026 | 19 |
| Jul 2026 | 10 |
| Aug 2026 | 13 |
| Sep 2026 | 19 |
| Total | 216 |
License classes
| Class | Hams | Share | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technician | 2,440 | 41% | 48% |
| General | 1,673 | 28% | 25% |
| Amateur Extra | 1,351 | 23% | 21% |
| Advanced | 250 | 4% | 3% |
| Novice / Other | 176 | 3% | 2% |
Bar = Louisiana share · Tick = U.S. share
In the past 12 months, 45 operators upgraded to General and 47 to Amateur Extra.
How Louisiana compares
#33 of 52 states and territories for new hams in the past 12 months
| Per 1,000 active hams | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| New hams, past 12 months | 36.3 | 32.3 |
| Upgrades, past 12 months | 16.8 | 14.7 |
| Expiring, next 6 months | 61.3 | 57.3 |
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| # | Parish | New hams 12 mo | Change vs prior year | Active hams | New per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Baton Rouge Parish | 23 | ▲ 28% | 581 | 39.6 |
| 2 | Lafayette Parish | 22 | — | 353 | 62.3 |
| 3 | Vernon Parish | 16 | ▲ 60% | 131 | 122.1 |
| 4 | St. Tammany Parish | 14 | ▼ 18% | 538 | 26.0 |
| 5 | Rapides Parish | 12 | — | 211 | 56.9 |
| 6 | Caddo Parish | 11 | — | 333 | 33.0 |
| 7 | Orleans Parish | 10 | — | 218 | 45.9 |
| 8 | Acadia Parish | 8 | — | 81 | 98.8 |
| 9 | Bossier Parish | 8 | — | 239 | 33.5 |
| 10 | Jefferson Parish | 8 | ▼ 27% | 452 | 17.7 |
— in Change means fewer than 10 new hams the year before.
All Louisiana parishes
20 parishes with their own page. Numbers are new hams in the past 12 months.
- Acadia Parish8 new hams in 12 months
- Ascension Parish2 new hams in 12 months
- Beauregard Parish6 new hams in 12 months
- Bossier Parish8 new hams in 12 months
- Caddo Parish11 new hams in 12 months
- Calcasieu Parish5 new hams in 12 months
- East Baton Rouge Parish23 new hams in 12 months
- Jefferson Parish8 new hams in 12 months
- Lafayette Parish22 new hams in 12 months
- Livingston Parish5 new hams in 12 months
- Orleans Parish10 new hams in 12 months
- Ouachita Parish6 new hams in 12 months
- Rapides Parish12 new hams in 12 months
- St. Mary Parish4 new hams in 12 months
- St. Tammany Parish14 new hams in 12 months
- Tangipahoa Parish3 new hams in 12 months
- Terrebonne Parish2 new hams in 12 months
- Union Parish3 new hams in 12 months
- Vernon Parish16 new hams in 12 months
- Webster Parish2 new hams in 12 months
Smaller Louisiana parishes
These 44 parishes have too few licensees or too little recent activity for a page of their own, so their numbers are listed here.
Show all 44 smaller parishes
| Parish | Active hams | New hams · 12 mo |
|---|---|---|
| Allen Parish | 22 | 0 |
| Assumption Parish | 18 | 1 |
| Avoyelles Parish | 22 | 0 |
| Bienville Parish | 11 | 1 |
| Caldwell Parish | 14 | 0 |
| Cameron Parish | 4 | 0 |
| Catahoula Parish | 9 | 2 |
| Claiborne Parish | 8 | 2 |
| Concordia Parish | 18 | 0 |
| De Soto Parish | 38 | 0 |
| East Carroll Parish | 1 | 0 |
| East Feliciana Parish | 47 | 1 |
| Evangeline Parish | 18 | 0 |
| Franklin Parish | 36 | 0 |
| Grant Parish | 36 | 1 |
| Iberia Parish | 59 | 0 |
| Iberville Parish | 22 | 0 |
| Jackson Parish | 23 | 1 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | 32 | 0 |
| Lafourche Parish | 92 | 4 |
| LaSalle Parish | 21 | 0 |
| Lincoln Parish | 58 | 3 |
| Madison Parish | 5 | 0 |
| Morehouse Parish | 24 | 0 |
| Natchitoches Parish | 45 | 0 |
| Plaquemines Parish | 14 | 0 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | 37 | 0 |
| Red River Parish | 12 | 1 |
| Richland Parish | 23 | 0 |
| Sabine Parish | 39 | 1 |
| St. Bernard Parish | 31 | 2 |
| St. Charles Parish | 66 | 1 |
| St. Helena Parish | 10 | 0 |
| St. James Parish | 12 | 0 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | 24 | 0 |
| St. Landry Parish | 53 | 2 |
| St. Martin Parish | 47 | 1 |
| Tensas Parish | 8 | 0 |
| Vermilion Parish | 49 | 1 |
| Washington Parish | 43 | 0 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | 22 | 0 |
| West Carroll Parish | 11 | 0 |
| West Feliciana Parish | 25 | 0 |
| Winn Parish | 12 | 0 |
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Questions about hams in Louisiana
How many ham radio operators are in Louisiana?
5,890 active amateur radio licensees are on file for Louisiana as of Oct 1, 2026.
How many new hams were licensed in Louisiana last year?
214 people in Louisiana received their first FCC amateur radio license in the 12 months ending Oct 1, 2026.
Which Louisiana parishes have the most new hams?
In the past 12 months: East Baton Rouge Parish (23), Lafayette Parish (22) and Vernon Parish (16).
Where does this data come from?
From the FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS) public amateur license database, which we download every Monday. Addresses are matched to counties with the U.S. Census Bureau geocoder. This page shows totals only.
Can I see the names or call signs on this page?
No. Public pages show totals only. Verified Ham Recruiter users can search and export lists for outreach; see how licensee information is handled.
About this data
Data as of . Source: FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS) weekly amateur license database; county from U.S. Census Bureau geocoding. Aggregates only, no individual licensee data is shown. Aggregate figures © Ham Recruiter, CC BY 4.0.
How we count
- New ham: an active licensee whose first license was granted in the period.
- Address updates: a change of FCC mailing address, often a move into the area.
- Counts use each licensee’s current FCC address. Someone licensed here who later moved is counted where they live now.
- Each license keeps only its most recent event of each type, so two upgrades in one year count once.
- PO-box-only addresses often can’t be matched to a county, so rural counties are slightly undercounted.
99% of Louisiana licensees could be matched to a parish.