Louisiana Tap Water Quality Report
Louisiana's water has 2 contaminants above EPA MCLGs. Consider using a certified water filter for additional protection.
Other systems listed for Louisiana with results above guidelines: PIKE COUNTY PWSD 1 (2 above guidelines)
People Served
3,364
Health-based violations since 2020
10
LOUISIANA PWS. EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Latest sample on file
Dec 2025 · LOUISIANA PWS
Utilities publish newer results in their annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report).
Is Louisiana Tap Water Safe to Drink?
We recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems. Louisiana's water has 2 contaminants above EPA health-based guidelines (MCLGs).
LOUISIANA PWS, Louisiana's water system, serves 3,364 people. 1 other system is listed for Louisiana. Each system's results are listed under its own name, never added to LOUISIANA PWS's. Water quality testing is conducted regularly and reported to the EPA. The latest sample on file for LOUISIANA PWS is from Dec 2025.
Boil water advisories are issued by water systems and state agencies, and they change from day to day. Boil water advisories in Missouri
Louisiana Water Service Areas
What these numbers actually mean for Louisiana, MO
We read Louisiana, MO’s published record and send you a short report — which findings warrant a decision, which to ignore, and what to do about it. Including when the answer is nothing.
- 2 contaminants above EPA MCLGs, 8 contaminants with an EPA health goal detected in some samples (no level on file) and 10 health-based EPA violations that began after the latest compliance result on file
- 165 results on file
- 23 PFAS compounds on record
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Fluoride in Louisiana's water
PIKE COUNTY PWSD 1
PWSID MO2024471
No fluoride level in our data for PIKE COUNTY PWSD 1. Your utility's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it.
LOUISIANA PWS
PWSID MO2010479
LOUISIANA PWS reported 0.73 mg/L, at or above the 0.7 mg/L U.S. Public Health Service recommendation and below the 1.5 mg/L WHO guideline value and NTP neurodevelopment review level.
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Recommended Water Filters for Louisiana
Based on Louisiana's water quality data, these NSF-certified filters are recommended to remove contaminants above EPA MCLGs.
Culligan
ZeroWater
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
1.9 gpm
Daily Production
1 gpd
Highlights:
- Compact design
- Easy to set up
- Affordable
- NSF-42, NSF-53, NSF-401 certified
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Strontium, Molybdenum, Fluoride, Uranium, Lead, Total PFAS, Chlorine, 25, Phosphorus, Bicarbonate, Calcium, Carbonate, Magnesium, Sodium
Santevia
Bath Filter
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
0.36 gpm
Highlights:
- Organic cotton design reduces plastic used in construction
- Affordable upfront & ongoing cost
- The only bath filter that removed 100% chlorine with “normal” faster faucet flow
Removes 1 contaminants:
Waterdrop
A1
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
1 gpm
Highlights:
- Performance certified
- Lower price than Philips
- Hot water dispensing
- Compact design
Removes 5 contaminants:
Whirlpool Corporation
W11256135
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.7 gpm
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Turbidity
Test Your Water Quality
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA9) Test
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What Louisiana's water readings can explain
Utility-reported data for Louisiana includes manganese and sulfate — the readings behind these common tap water questions. We publish a city-level hardness figure for Louisiana, resolved from its water systems where they report one and estimated from county sampling where they do not. Each page starts with the hot-tap and cold-tap check, then shows what your own water system reported.
On a private well near Louisiana? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Pike County well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
Water softener cost and installation in Louisiana
Louisiana's tap water measures 10.4 grains per gallon (177.7 mg/L) — hard on the USGS scale, the range where scale on fixtures and appliances is the usual complaint.
Water softener cost for 10.4 gpg water in Louisiana — equipment and local installation labour for your ZIP code, with the sizing arithmetic shown in full. For the national picture first, read what a water softener costs — equipment, installation labour and ten-year ownership, each separated out. For Missouri as a whole, read water softener cost in Missouri — priced against the plumber wage published for the state.
Frequently Asked Questions About Louisiana Tap Water
Louisiana's water has 2 contaminants above EPA MCLGs. We recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems. EPA records 10 health-based violations for LOUISIANA PWS that began after its latest compliance result on file (Dec 2020): Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average (Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)), 4 violations, the first beginning on July 1, 2024 and the latest on January 1, 2026; Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average (TTHM), 6 violations, the first beginning on July 1, 2021 and the latest on January 1, 2025. Every such result predates them; its later EPA UCMR 5 results (Dec 2025) screen for unregulated contaminants and cannot show the water met this standard, so this page does not call the water safe.
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