Cell towers in Orleans Parish, LA

The FCC registry lists 89 constructed antenna structures in Orleans Parish, 2% of Louisiana's 3,704. Ownership is spread across 43 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 11 (12%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 27 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 89
2Tallest 1050 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 278 ft) 148 ft

Structures

rank 13 of 64 in LA

Most common type

Tower

39% of structures

Over 200 feet

40% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

33% built then

Who owns the towers in Orleans Parish

43 different registrants own the 89 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name this site withholds. Owner names are the registrant's legal entity as filed with the FCC; the large tower companies file under many subsidiary names, which this site groups into families where the brand is in the name or listed in the company's SEC filings.

Constructed structures in Orleans Parish by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 148 feet, 130 feet shorter than the Louisiana median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a structure near Chalmette at 1050 feet, built in 1984. More than in any other decade, 33% were built in the 1990s.

Structures in Orleans Parish by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Structures in Orleans Parish by decade built, columns to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Every registered structure

Sorted tallest first. The registration number opens the FCC record, which shows the exact location and the owner's contact for the structure. A tower on your land that is not in this list is probably under 200 feet and away from airports, so it did not need registering — see why some towers aren't listed.

FCC reg.	Type	Height	Built	City	Owner
1000007	Other or unspecified	1050 ft	1984	Chalmette	BAYOU BIENVENUE TOWER
1028290	Tower	1049 ft	1980	New Orleans	SWI Funds Tower Holdings, LLC
1020780	Guyed tower	1034 ft	1987	New Orleans	American Towers LLC
1207793	On a building	732 ft	1999	New Orleans	Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
1021764	Tower	500 ft	2003	New Orleans	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1026699	Tower	499 ft	1997	New Orleans	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1028289	On a building	495 ft	1967	New Orleans	WGNO, INC.
1203308	On a building	461 ft	2023	New Orleans	Tulane University
1275868	Tower	450 ft	2011	New Orleans	City of New Orleans
1018132	Tower	443 ft	1985	New Orleans	Private owner (name withheld)
1261105	Tower	442 ft	1991	New Orleans	Entergy Services, LLC
1300473	Guyed tower	400 ft	1983	New Orleans	Subcarrier Communications, Inc.
1022241	Other or unspecified	380 ft	1976	New Orleans	Entercom Louisiana, LLC
1037768	Tower	357 ft	1999	New Orleans	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1022280	Guyed tower	347 ft	1983	New Orleans	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1023943	Tower	315 ft	2010	New Orleans	AT&T Corp
1022242	Other or unspecified	310 ft	1976	New Orleans	Entercom Louisiana, LLC
1264417	Tower	303 ft	2009	New Orleans	City of New Orleans
1300472	Lattice tower	295 ft	1983	New Orleans	Subcarrier Communications, Inc.
1206389	On a building	294 ft	1970	New Orleans	City Of New Orleans, Local Government
1045163	Other or unspecified	269 ft	2005	New Orleans	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1045164	Other or unspecified	269 ft	2005	New Orleans	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1045165	Other or unspecified	269 ft	2005	New Orleans	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1045166	Other or unspecified	269 ft	2005	New Orleans	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1045167	Other or unspecified	269 ft	2005	New Orleans	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1032652	Lattice tower	268 ft	1982	New Orleans	American Towers LLC
1002108	Tower	268 ft	1986	New Orleans	LOUISIANA, STATE OF
1002045	Tower	267 ft	1993	Metairie	LOUISIANA, STATE OF
1302266	On a building	265 ft	1980	New Orleans	BELLSOUTH TELECOMUNICATIONS, INC.
1022912	Tower	235 ft	1987	Little Woods	Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1234235	Tower	233 ft	1978	New Orleans	Bakewell Media of Lousiana, LLC
1045168	Other or unspecified	230 ft	2004	New Orleans	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1045169	Other or unspecified	230 ft	1982	New Orleans	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1045170	Other or unspecified	230 ft	1982	New Orleans	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1238467	Tower	223 ft	2004	New Orleans	Lockheed Martin Corporation
1284829	Pole	210 ft	2012	New Orleans	American Towers LLC
1021566	Tower	195 ft	2003	New Orleans	Cellco Partnership
1231981	Lattice tower	172 ft	1999	New Orleans	SBA Towers VII, LLC
1243391	Tower	160 ft	1994	New Orleans	Alltel Corporation
1282858	Mast	160 ft	1994	New Orleans	Crown Castle South LLC
1061096	Monopole	150 ft	1998	New Orleans	American Towers, LLC
1212188	Tower	150 ft	2000	New Orleans	CSX Transportation
1218762	Monopole	150 ft	2001	New Orleans	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1296648	Monopole	150 ft	1998	New Orleans	American Towers LLC
1270934	Pole	148 ft	2011	New Orleans	STAR Holdings, LLC.
1200111	Monopole	147 ft	1995	New Orleans	Alltel Corporation
1231230	Tower	145 ft	2002	New Orleans	STC Five LLC
1230279	Tower	140 ft	2002	New Orleans	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1227144	Tower	138 ft	2001	New Orleans	STC Five LLC
1055872	Monopole	135 ft	1998	New Orleans	American Towers LLC
1230987	Tower	135 ft	2005	New Orleans	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1264506	Tower	135 ft	2001	New Orleans	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1229533	Monopole	131 ft	2001	New Orleans	SBA Towers VII, LLC
1314895	Monopole	131 ft	2018	New Orleans	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1228719	Monopole	130 ft	2001	New Orleans	American Towers LLC
1259263	Monopole	130 ft	2007	New Orleans	American Towers LLC
1270082	Tower	130 ft	1999	New Orleans	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1278771	Pole	130 ft	2011	New Orleans	Vertical Bridge CC FM, LLC
1325372	Monopole	130 ft	2025	New Orleans	CitySwitch II, LLC
1022064	On a building	128 ft	1995	New Orleans	CONGREGATION OF THE MISSION SOUTHERN PROVIDENCE
1003428	Tower	127 ft	1997	New Orleans	STC Five LLC
1033049	Other or unspecified	127 ft	2009	New Orleans	American Towers, LLC
1020440	On a building	126 ft	1992	New Orleans	SVJ LLC
1209639	Tower	122 ft	1996	New Orleans	New Orleans Hearst Television Inc.
1021558	Monopole	120 ft	1996	New Orleans	Cellco Partnership
1271753	Tower	120 ft	2009	Gretna	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1315102	Monopole	120 ft	2017	New Orleans	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1244376	Monopole	116 ft	1998	New Orleans	American Towers LLC
1205139	Monopole	109 ft	2000	New Orleans	STC Five LLC
1281832	Mast	103 ft	1992	New Orleans	Crown Castle South LLC
1321029	Monopole	100 ft	2023	New Orleans	Branch Towers III, LLC
1269331	Tower	96 ft	2005	New Orleans	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1289865	Lattice tower	92 ft	2005	Metarie	US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
1244578	Tower	85 ft	1998	New Orleans	Alltel Corporation
1282251	Monopole	85 ft	1999	New Orleans	CCATT LLC
1304155	Monopole	85 ft	2016	New Orleans	New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC
1282459	Monopole	78 ft	2021	New Orleans	Crown Castle South LLC
1275759	Tower	75 ft	2010	New Orleans	Cellco Partnership
1244564	Tower	72 ft	1998	New Orleans	Alltel Corporation
1018561	Pole	69 ft	1997	New Orleans	Crown Castle South LLC
1244567	Tower	69 ft	1994	New Orleans	Alltel Corporation
1244367	Tower	68 ft	1992	New Orleans	Alltel Corporation
1244375	Tower	68 ft	1994	New Orleans	Alltel Corporation
1244374	Tower	67 ft	1995	New Orleans	Alltel Corporation
1277768	Pole	66 ft	2011	New Orleans	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1249146	Tower	63 ft	1999	New Orleans	Alltel Corporation
1277769	Pole	63 ft	2011	New Orleans	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1278776	Pole	63 ft	2011	New Orleans	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1276530	Other or unspecified	35 ft	2010	New Orlenas	Norfolk Southern Railway Company

If you have a tower lease in Orleans Parish

Find your structure above, open its FCC record and confirm the owner — that is the company your lease runs to today, even if a different carrier signed it originally. Before answering a buyout offer, put your current rent, escalator and remaining term into the calculator to see what the rent is worth and what return the offer assumes.

Counties in Louisiana with similar tower counts: Vernon Parish (97), Tangipahoa Parish (96), St. Landry Parish (93), Lafourche Parish (77), Natchitoches Parish (75).

Source: FCC Antenna Structure Registration, weekly public access file (r_tower.zip, created 2026-10-18); constructed registrations only; locations rounded. Checked 2026-10-23. Methodology.