2026 Q3 · rank 31 of 51
Roof replacement cost in Louisiana
An architectural shingle roof in Louisiana costs $470 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index, -6.0% against the US typical of $500. Roofers in Louisiana earn a mean $25.38/hour (BLS, May 2025), a labor index of 0.908.
All materials in Louisiana
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $372 | $470 | $568 | $500 | -6.0% |
| 3-tab shingles | $262 | $332 | $402 | $355 | -6.5% |
| Standing seam metal | $854 | $1,190 | $1,526 | $1,250 | -4.8% |
| Metal panel | $463 | $845 | $1,226 | $900 | -6.1% |
| Tile | $654 | $1,699 | $2,744 | $1,800 | -5.6% |
| Slate | $963 | $1,917 | $2,871 | $2,000 | -4.1% |
| Flat membrane | $232 | $445 | $659 | $475 | -6.3% |
A typical 2,000 sq ft footprint at a medium pitch is about 24.6 squares, so multiply the per-square figure by roughly 25 for a whole-roof number before tear-off, permit and extras. Use the calculator below for your own footprint.
Metro areas in Louisiana
| Metro (BLS MSA) | Typical / square | vs state | Metro rank of 263 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette, LA | $469 | -0.2% | 154 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $468 | -0.4% | 156 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $463 | -1.4% | 170 |
| Monroe, LA | $462 | -1.7% | 171 |
Only metros with a BLS roofer wage row appear. Areas outside these metros use the state figure.
How Louisiana compares
Louisiana ranks 31 of 51 states. Nearby on the Index: Maine ($475), Kansas ($473), Iowa ($466), Utah ($463). The spread across all states runs from $609 to $428 per square, and the whole gap is labor: material is priced nationally in this edition.
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index. A written guide for Louisiana is added when the state is activated with a roofer partner and a county footprint source. Methodology.
Estimate a roof in Louisiana
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