How many railroad crossings are in Louisiana?

The FRA inventory of 21 October 2026 lists 2,748 public railroad crossings in Louisiana. 43% have gates, and 728 incidents were reported since 2016.

FRA inventory of . Sources and dates. For reporters
Public crossings
2,748
Public crossings with gates
43%
Incidents at public crossings since 2016
728
Public crossings with signs only
1,149

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@misc{railcrossingatlas-LA-fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da,
  author = {{Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions}},
  publisher = {Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions},
  title = {Railroad crossings in Louisiana},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-21},
  version = {fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da},
  url = {https://railcrossingatlas.tansolutions.org/crossings/states/louisiana?revision=fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da}
}
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The map counts public and private crossings; the totals above count public crossings only. Use the legend to compare the number of crossings in each area.

  1. 2,748 public crossings are listed in Louisiana.

    The map shades each area by how many crossings it holds.

  2. 42% of public crossings in Louisiana have signs only, with no lights or gates.

    The map shows the share of crossings with signs only in each area.

  3. The largest group of Louisiana crossings sees 1–4 trains a day.

    The map shows the median number of trains a day in each area.

How Louisiana's public crossings are equipped and used.

Gates are the most common warning device in Louisiana.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.

728 incidents have been reported in Louisiana since 2016.

Source: FRA incident reports, through 2026-07-31. An unfinished year is partial.

The largest group of Louisiana crossings sees 1–4 trains a day.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.

Calcasieu has more public crossings than any other county in Louisiana.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.
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Calcasieu 153, East Baton Rouge 146, Ouachita 135, Caddo 131, Orleans 117, Jefferson 112, St Landry 95, Rapides 84, Tangipahoa 80, Iberia 79, Bossier 74, Morehouse 69, St Mary 59, Webster 59, Grant 57, Lafayette 57, West Baton Rouge 56, Vernon 53, Acadia 52, Allen 52, Beauregard 52, De Soto 52, St John The Baptist 52, Pointe Coupee 50, Evangeline 42, Iberville 42, Livingston 42, Natchitoches 42, Jefferson Davis 40, St Charles 39, Vermilion 39, St Bernard 37, Avoyelles 34, Bienville 33, St James 33, East Carroll 31, Madison 31, Claiborne 30, Ascension 29, Jackson 27, Lincoln 27, Red River 27, Caldwell 26, Richland 26, Winn 26, Sabine 23, St Tammany 19, Plaquemines 17, Washington 17, East Feliciana 11, La Salle 10, St Martin 9, Lafourche 6, Terrebonne 6, Assumption 1.

The federal inventory for Louisiana lists 5,098 crossing records, including 5,089 with usable map locations. The record list below includes public and private crossings.

Record coverage

Each measure covers all 5,098 records in this state. Missing information remains in the directory.

Usable map locations
5,089 of 5,098 records9 records have missing information.
Reported road counts
4,628 of 5,098 records470 records have missing information.
Complete train counts
5,098 of 5,098 recordsEvery record has this information.

A complete train total requires valid daytime, nighttime and switching counts. Learn what reported train counts mean.

All 5,098 crossings in Louisiana, public and private

Records 1–100 of 5,098

Sources were checked on . Counts are reported records, not a rating of any crossing. Sources and dates