EV Charging in Louisiana
Louisiana has no state EV rebate and no ZEV mandate. Entergy Louisiana, CLECO, and SWEPCO each offer a $250 residential Level 2 charger rebate. NEVI investments are building I-10 corridor coverage critical for Texas-to-Florida EV travel. New Orleans and Baton Rouge are the primary EV markets.
Last updated June 2026
EV Charging Snapshot
Developing- EV Adoption Rate
- 3.0%
- Public Chargers
- 700
- Top Incentive
- Federal EV Charger Tax Credit (30C), up to $1,000
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Utilities serving Louisiana
Utility coverage for Louisiana is being expanded. Major utility pages will appear here as they ship.
Residential Incentives
Entergy Louisiana eTech EV Charger Rebate
$250 per port for qualifying Level 2 EV charger
Entergy Louisiana residential customers installing a Level 2 EV charger
Apply / learn more →Entergy New Orleans eTech EV Charger Rebate
Up to $350 for Level 2 charger with time-of-use enrollment ($150 base)
Entergy New Orleans residential customers installing a Level 2 EV charger; higher tier requires enrollment in the EV time-of-use rate
Apply / learn more →CLECO Residential EV Charger Rebate
$250 per Level 2 charger (limit two per account)
CLECO Power residential customers who purchase and install a qualifying Level 2 EV charger
Apply / learn more →SWEPCO Residential EV Charger Rebate
$250 for ENERGY STAR certified Level 2 charger
SWEPCO Louisiana residential customers installing an ENERGY STAR certified AC Level 2 charging station
Apply / learn more →Federal EV Charger Tax Credit (30C)
Up to $1,000 (30% of equipment + installation)
Residential charging equipment installed through June 30, 2026
Apply / learn more →Commercial & Property Owner Incentives
NEVI Formula Program
Up to 80% of project costs
EV charging along designated Alternative Fuel Corridors in Louisiana (I-10, I-12, I-20, I-49); Louisiana receives approximately $73 million over the five-year program
Apply / learn more →Entergy Louisiana Commercial EV Charger Rebate
$250 Level 2, $750 DC fast (50 kW or less), $1,500 DC fast (over 50 kW)
Entergy Louisiana commercial customers installing qualifying EV charging at workplace, multifamily, fleet, or public sites
Apply / learn more →CLECO Commercial EV Charger Rebate
$1,000 per Level 2 port, up to $3,500 per DC fast charger
CLECO Power commercial customers installing Level 2 or DC fast charging at multifamily, workplace, fleet, or public locations
Apply / learn more →Federal 30C Commercial Charger Tax Credit
Up to $100,000 per installed EV charging port
Businesses installing EV charging through June 30, 2026
Apply / learn more →Policy details
EV time-of-use rates
most utilitiesEntergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans offer EV off-peak charging incentives (a $7 per month bill credit for off-peak hours of 9pm to 6am and a $350 rebate for New Orleans TOU enrollment). SWEPCO offers a Louisiana residential TOU with super off-peak 11pm to 5am pricing at $0.03 per kWh. Cleco does not publish a dedicated EV TOU.
Net metering / solar+EV
net billingLouisiana credits new distributed-generation customers (interconnected after December 31, 2019) at full retail for self-consumption and at avoided cost for energy exported to the grid, roughly 2 to 3 cents per kWh. Entergy Louisiana, CLECO, and SWEPCO follow this Louisiana Public Service Commission rule. Pre-2020 systems are grandfathered into legacy retail-rate net metering.
Right to charge
No statewide statuteLouisiana has no right-to-charge statute. HOAs and condominium associations may lawfully restrict or prohibit EV charging station installation, subject only to general architectural-review obligations under the governing documents.
EV registration fees
Annual EV registration surcharge in this state.
EV: $110/year
PHEV: $60/year
Public charging network
Tesla Supercharger, ChargePoint, and Blink are active. New Orleans and Baton Rouge have the best coverage. I-10 (the primary Texas-to-Florida route) is the critical NEVI corridor. Louisiana's flat, hot climate is favorable for EV battery performance year-round.
Station-network counts for Louisiana will appear here once the next AFDC ingest runs.
Regulatory Environment
Louisiana is a major oil and gas producing state with strong political opposition to EV mandates. No ZEV mandate, no state EV purchase rebate. DOTD is administering NEVI corridor funds with focus on I-10, which resumed obligations in 2025 after a federal court order overturned the early-2025 funding freeze. The Louisiana Public Service Commission ruled in August 2024 that utilities may not own, operate, or control EV charging stations except through a separate unregulated subsidiary, and ordered Entergy, SWEPCO, and three electric cooperatives to file EV-specific commercial rate schedules to reduce demand charges for charging providers. EV and PHEV owners pay an annual road usage fee of $110 and $60 respectively under the 2024 House Bill 645 statute.
Sources
- EIA Form 861Retrieved May 2026
- NREL Alternative Fuels Data CenterRetrieved May 2026
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