LA time guide

Time Zones in Louisiana

Louisiana is entirely in Central Time and observes daylight saving time statewide.

1 time zoneOne statewide zoneObserved statewide

Time-zone coverage

Statewide coverage

Central Time

All of Louisiana is legally in Central Time.

Standard time
CST · UTC-06:00
Daylight time
CDT · UTC-05:00
Daylight saving
Observed throughout this zone
IANA identifiers
America/Chicago, America/Indiana/Knox, America/Menominee, America/North_Dakota/Center
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Daylight saving time in Louisiana

Louisiana follows the federal daylight-saving schedule.

Check an address near a boundary

Time-zone boundaries can follow county lines and local legal definitions rather than a simple east-west line. Check the exact address when timing matters.

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