RV Winterization in Louisiana

In Louisiana, local rv deadlines run from Nov 19 to Dec 29, with a median around Dec 3 — a spread of weeks that a single statewide date would miss. Find your city below; each links to local freeze odds, a live 10-day outlook, and a checklist.

Motorhome parked on a snowy street in falling snow — drain and antifreeze the water system before the first hard freeze — Louisiana deadlines city by city — Photo: Arlind Photography / Unsplash

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Notable cities

Monroe — earliest deadline in the state
New Orleans — latest deadline in the state
Alexandria — near the state median

All Louisiana cities

City	Local deadline	Median first 28°F
Monroe	Nov 19	Nov 29	View →	Checklist
Shreveport	Nov 30	Dec 10	View →	Checklist
Bossier City	Nov 30	Dec 10	View →	Checklist
Baton Rouge	Dec 1	Dec 11	View →	Checklist
Alexandria	Dec 3	Dec 13	View →	Checklist
Lafayette	Dec 20	Dec 30	View →	Checklist
Lake Charles	Dec 24	Jan 3	View →	Checklist
Kenner	Dec 28	Jan 7	View →	Checklist
New Orleans	Dec 29	Jan 8	View →	Checklist

Local rv winterization deadlines for Louisiana cities — built from each city’s own NOAA station, not one statewide date.

RV Winterization in Louisiana: related searches

Louisiana homeowners search for: RV winterization checklist, how to winterize a camper, and "rv winterization near me" — every city page below answers those with local NOAA dates.

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Back to the national RV Winterization guide, or see the methodology. You can also compare how the rv winterization window shifts in Kentucky and Maine.

Data: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals; live outlook by Open-Meteo. Last updated: July 25, 2026.