Louisiana
Verizon 5G Home Internet in Louisiana: New Orleans, Metairie and the rest of the state
Verizon's Louisiana list is one city long. The state has the highest share of phone-only households of any on the 5G Home list.
By Pablo Mendoza, Guide author · Reviewed by George Olfson
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Where does Verizon offer internet in Louisiana?
New Orleans is Verizon's Louisiana name for 5G Home Internet, and its New Orleans page adds Covington, Hammond and Metairie (checked Oct 27, 2026). In FCC data as of Dec 31, 2025, Verizon reports fixed wireless at 66.8% of New Orleans units and 50.1% statewide.
The national map is in where Verizon offers Fios and 5G Home.
Louisiana at a glance
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| City Verizon names for 5G Home | New OrleansListed by Verizon | Verizon, Oct 27, 2026 |
| Technology Verizon files here | Licensed fixed wireless onlyFCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Units where Verizon reports service | 50.1%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Units with a 100/20 Mbps service | 91.3%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Providers at least 0.5% of units | 30 providersFCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Frontier home service | none reportedFCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Households with any broadband | 86.6% | Census ACS 2020-2024 |
| Households on cellular data only | 15% | Census ACS 2020-2024 |
| Households with no internet | 10.7% | Census ACS 2020-2024 |
| Technology | Share of locations | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed fixed wireless | 79.6%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Cable | 78.2%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Fiber | 53.9%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| DSL over copper | 47.3%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
Where Verizon lists service in Louisiana
| City | County | Population (ACS 2020-2024) | Listed by Verizon | FCC-reported technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans | Orleans Parish | 371,853 | Other service | Fixed wireless |
City notes
New Orleans
One New Orleans household in seven gets online only through a phone plan: 15%, the same as the state. Another 10.1% have no internet at home. Cable is reported at 91.2% of units and Verizon at 66.8%, while fiber from any provider reaches 43.1%.
Verizon's New Orleans page lists Covington, Hammond, Metairie and Poplarville, which is across the line in Mississippi. Across the New Orleans-Metairie metro, Verizon's share is 63.4% and fiber from any provider reaches 53%, more than in the city itself. Fixed wireless from some provider reaches 89.9% of city units, and 6 wired or fixed-wireless companies report at least 0.5%. You can compare every provider in New Orleans on Konecteaze.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Households on cellular data only | 15% | Census ACS 2020-2024 |
| Households with no internet | 10.1% | Census ACS 2020-2024 |
| Units where Verizon reports service | 66.8%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Same measure, New Orleans metro | 63.4%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Towns on Verizon's New Orleans page | New Orleans, Covington, Hammond, Poplarville and MetairieListed by Verizon | Verizon New Orleans page, Oct 27, 2026 |
Louisiana's largest parishes
Verizon's share sits around 60% in most of the big parishes, then falls off sharply. Calcasieu Parish, the seventh largest, sits at 37.1% of units, and 24 parishes are under a quarter.
| Parish | Residential units | Units where Verizon reports service | Units with fiber from any provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Baton Rouge Parish | 227,913 | 64.4% | 62.3% |
| Orleans Parish | 210,567 | 66.8% | 43.1% |
| Jefferson Parish | 208,719 | 62.6% | 65.8% |
| Lafayette Parish | 129,054 | 59.3% | 77.3% |
| St. Tammany Parish | 126,686 | 63.7% | 57.7% |
| Caddo Parish | 125,553 | 61.4% | 43.1% |
| Calcasieu Parish | 106,605 | 37.1% | 63.1% |
| Ouachita Parish | 79,923 | 59.2% | 39.3% |
Baton Rouge is not on Verizon's list (checked Oct 27, 2026). In East Baton Rouge Parish, which contains the city, Verizon reports service at 64.4% of homes, and fiber from any provider reaches 62.3%. In Caddo Parish, home to most of Shreveport, the figures are 61.4% and 43.1%. Lafayette Parish has the most fiber of the three, at 77.3%, with Verizon at 59.3%.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon share, East Baton Rouge Parish | 64.4%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Verizon share, Calcasieu Parish | 37.1%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Fiber, Lafayette Parish | 77.3%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
Which product will my address get?
Verizon reported only fixed wireless in Louisiana in the Dec 31, 2025 FCC data. Louisiana does not appear on its consumer Fios list checked Oct 27, 2026. Read the current address result to confirm the product. Frontier also reported no residential service in Louisiana in that FCC release.
How sure is each claim on this page?
- L1: ZIP estimate. A ZIP code covers many streets. We do not publish ZIP pages.
- L2: FCC-reported (used on this page). Providers report the technology at each location to the FCC National Broadband Map.
- L3: Provider-coverage (used on this page). Verizon names the place on its own locations page (shown as "Listed by Verizon").
- L4: Provider-confirmed address. Only the address check reaches this level. It returns the offer for your street address and unit.
- L5: User-confirmed orderable. We never claim this level. You confirm it when you place the order.
Deciding in Louisiana
Louisiana has the highest share of cellular-only households of the 25 states on Verizon's 5G Home list, at 15%, and the lowest broadband subscription rate, at 86.6%. Where cost is the barrier, start with the lower-cost internet options guide.
Some provider reports fixed wireless at 79.6% of units, the lowest share of the 25. That statewide figure does not establish the choices outside cities. Check wired and wireless options at your address. Read how fiber, cable and 5G home internet differ before choosing among them.
- In New Orleans, work out how much speed your household needs before trading a phone plan for home service.
- The list also covers Louisiana's western neighbor and the next Gulf state east of Mississippi: Verizon 5G Home across Texas and across Alabama.
Compare every provider in Louisiana on Konecteaze.
Common questions
Is Verizon 5G Home available outside New Orleans?
It can be. New Orleans is an example on Verizon's list, and the FCC's December 2025 data shows Verizon fixed wireless at 50.1% of Louisiana's residential units.
Is Verizon 5G Home available in Baton Rouge?
Baton Rouge is not on Verizon's Louisiana 5G Home list (checked Oct 27, 2026). In East Baton Rouge Parish, which contains the city, Verizon reports fixed wireless at 64.4% of residential units (FCC, Dec 31, 2025), against 50.1% statewide.
How many Louisiana households rely only on cellular data?
15% of households statewide use only a cellular data plan (Census ACS 2020-2024), the highest share of any state on Verizon's 5G Home list. New Orleans matches it.
Does Verizon's New Orleans page cover Metairie and Covington?
It lists both, along with Hammond and Poplarville, Mississippi (checked Oct 27, 2026). Across the New Orleans-Metairie metro, Verizon reports service at 63.4% of residential units in the FCC's December 2025 data.
Sources and scope
- Verizon Home Internet locations Checked · Supports: Places Verizon names for 5G Home in Louisiana
- Federal Communications Commission — National Broadband Map data: Verizon's fixed broadband location files Checked · Data as of Dec 31, 2025 (released Sep 15, 2026) · Supports: Verizon's fiber and fixed-wireless residential locations by state and county, and the top download tier it files at each
- Federal Communications Commission — National Broadband Map data: provider summary by geography Checked · Data as of Dec 31, 2025 (released Sep 15, 2026) · Supports: Verizon's and Frontier's share of residential units, and how many providers report service
- Federal Communications Commission — National Broadband Map data: fixed broadband summary by geography Checked · Data as of Dec 31, 2025 (released Sep 15, 2026) · Supports: residential units and the share reached by each technology and speed level
- U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates: internet subscriptions, computers and population Checked · Data as of 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Supports: households, how they connect and population
- Verizon — Verizon Internet in New Orleans, Louisiana Checked · Supports: Towns Verizon's New Orleans page asks you to check
- U.S. Census Bureau — 2020 Census block assignment files Checked · Data as of 2020 Census geography · Supports: county