Updated August 2026
Best beaches in Louisiana by water quality
Louisiana has 30 public beaches in the EPA monitoring dataset, 19 of them with enough bacteria samples to grade. 4 grade an F for frequently exceeding the safe-swimming limit. Full ranking below.
| Grade | Beach | County | % over limit | Samples | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Gib3 | Jefferson | 8.4% | 154 | Fair |
| C | Gib2 | Jefferson | 9.5% | 295 | Fair |
| C | Gisp4 | Jefferson | 10% | 100 | Fair |
| C | Gib1 | Jefferson | 11.1% | 99 | Fair |
| D | Gisp1 | Jefferson | 13.3% | 105 | Poor |
| D | Gbrz1 | Cameron | 14.5% | 304 | Poor |
| D | Gisp3 | Jefferson | 15.5% | 103 | Poor |
| D | Dung1 | Cameron | 18.5% | 151 | Poor |
| D | Holly2 | Cameron | 19.6% | 475 | Poor |
| D | Holly5 | Cameron | 20.1% | 159 | Poor |
| D | Cypt1 | St. Mary | 20.9% | 172 | Poor |
| D | Ltfl1 | Cameron | 21.3% | 155 | Poor |
| D | Holly6 | Cameron | 22.2% | 153 | Poor |
| D | Elmr1 | Jefferson | 23.4% | 154 | Poor |
| D | Holly3 | Cameron | 24.4% | 156 | Poor |
| F | Fntb1 | St. Tammany | 27.6% | 710 | Failing |
| F | Lcnb1 | Calcasieu | 29.2% | 168 | Failing |
| F | Mart1 | Cameron | 36.4% | 162 | Failing |
| F | Ruth1 | Cameron | 41.1% | 158 | Failing |
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