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Gas Prices in Louisiana

As of early October 2026, a gallon of regular gasoline in Louisiana averages $3.93 — that is $1.04 per litre, and ranks #31 of 225 places we track, where #1 is the cheapest.

Regular, per gallon

$3.93

$1.04 per litre

Diesel, per gallon

$5.80

$1.53 per litre

World rank

#31

of 225, cheapest first

A gallon costs

of an average day’s income

Why Louisiana pays this much

Low-tax U.S. state

Louisiana has some of the lowest state fuel taxes and sits close to Gulf-Coast refineries and pipelines, so its pump price runs below the U.S. average.

Where the money goes

An estimated split of a $3.93 gallon in Louisiana. Crude oil trades as one global price, so the part that differs between countries is mostly tax.

Component	Per gallon	Per litre
Crude	$2.12	$0.56
Refining	$0.56	$0.15
Distribution	$0.86	$0.23
Tax	$0.39	$0.10
Pump price	$3.93	$1.04

Tax here is the published figure, not an estimate: 20.9¢ a gallon in Louisiana state taxes plus the 18.4¢ federal excise.

How that compares

Comparison	Per gallon	Difference
Louisiana	$3.93	—
World average of all 225	$5.55	−$1.62
U.S. average	$4.38	−$0.45
Cheapest anywhere — Libya	$0.09	−$3.84
Priciest anywhere — Hong Kong	$16.70	+$12.77

Since 2026-09-16, the average in Louisiana has risen by $0.17 a gallon.

Nearby in U.S.

Texas$3.82 Ohio$3.87 Indiana$3.91 North Carolina$3.91 Mississippi$3.93 Tennessee$3.93 Arkansas$3.96 Alabama$3.97

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