Louisiana Lawn Care Guide

Lawn care guide for 64 counties · Average LDS: 32/100

Louisiana covers USDA hardiness zones 8–9, with lawn difficulty averaging 32/100 across 64 counties. Centipedegrass is the most widely recommended grass in the state.

County grass atlas

Louisiana grass suitability by county

A compact 2.5D surface of per-species lawn suitability. Toggle Tall Fescue, Kentucky Bluegrass, Bermudagrass, and Zoysiagrass to see which counties best fit each grass — brighter = better fit.

Counties

64/64

Avg best fit

93%

Species

Counties by Lawn Difficulty

County	LDS	Zone	Top Grass
Concordia Parish	17	9a	Bermudagrass
West Carroll Parish	17	8b	Tall Fescue
Grant Parish	19	9a	Bermudagrass
Red River Parish	19	8b	Tall Fescue
Jackson Parish	21	8b	Centipedegrass
Madison Parish	24	8b	Tall Fescue
Ascension Parish	25	9a	Bermudagrass
Bossier Parish	25	8b	Tall Fescue
Caddo Parish	25	8b	Tall Fescue
Catahoula Parish	25	8b	Tall Fescue
St. James Parish	25	9a	St. Augustinegrass
De Soto Parish	26	8b	Tall Fescue
West Feliciana Parish	26	9a	Bahiagrass
East Carroll Parish	27	8b	Tall Fescue
Natchitoches Parish	27	9a	Bahiagrass
St. Bernard Parish	27	9b	St. Augustinegrass
St. Charles Parish	27	9b	Bahiagrass
Tensas Parish	27	8b	Tall Fescue
Winn Parish	27	8b	Tall Fescue
Evangeline Parish	28	9a	Bahiagrass
Rapides Parish	28	9a	Bahiagrass
Lincoln Parish	29	8b	Centipedegrass
Pointe Coupee Parish	29	9a	St. Augustinegrass
St. Helena Parish	29	9a	Centipedegrass
Claiborne Parish	30	8b	Centipedegrass
Union Parish	30	8b	Centipedegrass
Bienville Parish	31	8b	Centipedegrass
LaSalle Parish	31	8b	Centipedegrass
Livingston Parish	31	9a	Centipedegrass
Ouachita Parish	31	8b	Centipedegrass
Plaquemines Parish	31	9b	Bermudagrass
St. Mary Parish	31	9b	Bahiagrass
Webster Parish	31	8b	Centipedegrass
Lafourche Parish	32	9b	Bermudagrass
Sabine Parish	32	8b	Centipedegrass
Vermilion Parish	32	9a	Bahiagrass
West Baton Rouge Parish	32	9a	St. Augustinegrass
Caldwell Parish	33	8b	Centipedegrass
Cameron Parish	33	9b	Bermudagrass
Franklin Parish	33	8b	Centipedegrass
Morehouse Parish	33	8b	Centipedegrass
Vernon Parish	34	9a	Centipedegrass
Lafayette Parish	35	9a	Bahiagrass
St. John the Baptist Parish	35	9b	Bermudagrass
St. Martin Parish	35	9a	Bermudagrass
Avoyelles Parish	36	9a	Bermudagrass
East Feliciana Parish	36	9a	Centipedegrass
Jefferson Parish	36	9b	Bahiagrass
Orleans Parish	37	9b	Bahiagrass
Richland Parish	38	8b	Centipedegrass
St. Landry Parish	38	9a	Bahiagrass
Terrebonne Parish	38	9b	Bermudagrass
East Baton Rouge Parish	39	9a	Bahiagrass
Iberia Parish	39	9b	Bermudagrass
Iberville Parish	39	9a	St. Augustinegrass
Jefferson Davis Parish	39	9a	Centipedegrass
Washington Parish	39	9a	Centipedegrass
Calcasieu Parish	40	9a	Centipedegrass
Tangipahoa Parish	40	9a	Centipedegrass
Acadia Parish	41	9a	Centipedegrass
Allen Parish	41	9a	Bermudagrass
Beauregard Parish	41	9a	Centipedegrass
Assumption Parish	43	9b	Bermudagrass
St. Tammany Parish	45	9a	Bermudagrass