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Gutter Installation Cost in Louisiana (2026)

Whole-house gutter installation in Louisiana typically runs $1,300–$5,000, with 6-inch oversized K-style seamless aluminum the dominant residential profile and roughly 60 inches of annual precipitation driving sizing. Louisiana's 60-inch annual rainfall is the highest in the contiguous United States outside of Hawaii — concentrated in summer tropical-driven and hurricane-season downbursts that overwhelm 5-inch K-style and force 6-inch oversized profiles on every coastal parish — and post-Katrina BFE elevation rules drive below-grade downspout-discharge re-routing on every full envelope re-side in flood-prone parishes.

State Louisiana
Cities Covered 9
Typical whole-house seamless aluminum K-style with downspouts $1,300 – $5,000
BLS roofer wage $19.94/hr

Louisiana rainfall & drainage drivers

  • Annual rainfall: 60 inches/yr — drives K-style sizing and downspout count
  • Dominant residential gutter profile: 6-inch oversized K-style seamless aluminum — dominant in high-rainfall and steep-pitch corridors
  • Ground snow load: 0 psf — drives gutter bracket spacing and ice-shield requirements
  • Ice-dam risk tier: No ice-dam exposure
  • Hurricane wind tier: High — 140 mph+ design wind on coastal counties
  • Tree-canopy density: High — mature deciduous canopy drives gutter-guard demand and 2x annual cleaning frequency

Louisiana licensing & permits

  • License status: Statewide license required
  • License board: Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors — Residential Building Contractor (official site)
  • Permit: parish building permit typical for gutter installation on new construction

How gutter installation costs vary in Louisiana

State-specific code or insurance rule: Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code adopts 2015 IRC with hurricane wind-design overlays on every Gulf Coast parish — and unique to Louisiana, post-Katrina and post-Ida disaster-recovery work drove the LSLBC to require Hurricane Hardware certification (impact-rated bracket spacing and stainless components) on every gutter installation in Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines parishes, with FEMA reimbursement for hurricane-resistant gutter upgrades through the FMA program.

Cities in Louisiana

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Alexandria, LA

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Baton Rouge, LA

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Bossier City, LA

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Kenner, LA

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Lafayette, LA

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Lake Charles, LA

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Monroe, LA

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New Orleans, LA

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Shreveport, LA

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Pricing ranges reflect Louisiana market labor (BLS OEWS roofer (gutter installers) mean $19.94/hr) and Woogoro regional cost modeling. For the most localized estimate, see your nearest city page above.