Current time in Louisiana, United States

· week 43 · day 294/365

Sun today ↑ 07:07 ↓ 18:24 (11 hours 18 minutes)CDTUTC-5Daylight saving time is active

Time zone
CDT
UTC now
UTC−5
Next change
Calling code
+1
Cities listed
30

Time difference with your location

Louisiana is 5 hours behind UTC. Compare with your local time →

Louisiana time now

Time zone of Louisiana

Louisiana (United States) is on Central Time (CDT, UTC−5). Next clock change: Nov 1, 2026, UTC−5 → UTC−6.

IANA time zone: America/Chicago

Major cities in Louisiana

The 20 most populous cities, with boroughs and urban districts merged into their city.

LocationPopulation
New Orleans362,701
Baton Rouge227,470
Shreveport187,593
Metairie138,481
Lafayette121,374
Lake Charles76,070
Bossier City68,094
LocationPopulation
Monroe49,598
Alexandria47,889
Houma34,287
New Iberia30,754
Laplace29,872
Slidell27,942
Prairieville26,895
LocationPopulation
Ruston22,340
Hammond20,480
Bayou Cane19,355
Natchitoches18,365
Opelousas16,591
Zachary16,448

Time difference with world cities · Louisiana

Current local times, including each location’s current daylight saving offset.

LocationTimeDifference
Los Angeles ☀PDT
−2h
Mexico City CST
−1h
Washington D.C. ☀EDT
+1h
London ☀BST
+6h
Abuja WAT
+6h
Dublin ☀IST
+6h
Berlin ☀CEST
+7h
Madrid ☀CEST
+7h
Rome ☀CEST
+7h
Paris ☀CEST
+7h
Jerusalem ☀IDT
+8h
Riyadh AST
+8h
Ankara TRT
+8h
Dubai GST
+9h
New Delhi IST
+10h30m
Hanoi ICT
+12h
Bangkok ICT
+12h
Manila PHT
+13h
Beijing CST
+13h
Tokyo JST
+14h
Seoul KST
+14h
Canberra ☀AEDT
+16h
Sydney ☀AEDT
+16h
Wellington ☀NZDT
+18h

Quick time conversionLouisiana ↔ UTC, EST, IST, CET

Each row is a full local hour. Zone columns use their named fixed offsets.

Louisiana (CDT)CDT to UTCUTC+0CDT to ESTUTC-5CDT to ISTUTC+5:30CDT to CETUTC+1
00:0012:00 AM05:005:00 AM00:0012:00 AM10:3010:30 AM06:006:00 AM
01:001:00 AM06:006:00 AM01:001:00 AM11:3011:30 AM07:007:00 AM
02:002:00 AM07:007:00 AM02:002:00 AM12:3012:30 PM08:008:00 AM
03:003:00 AM08:008:00 AM03:003:00 AM13:301:30 PM09:009:00 AM
04:004:00 AM09:009:00 AM04:004:00 AM14:302:30 PM10:0010:00 AM
05:005:00 AM10:0010:00 AM05:005:00 AM15:303:30 PM11:0011:00 AM
06:006:00 AM11:0011:00 AM06:006:00 AM16:304:30 PM12:0012:00 PM
07:007:00 AM12:0012:00 PM07:007:00 AM17:305:30 PM13:001:00 PM
08:008:00 AM13:001:00 PM08:008:00 AM18:306:30 PM14:002:00 PM
09:009:00 AM14:002:00 PM09:009:00 AM19:307:30 PM15:003:00 PM
10:0010:00 AM15:003:00 PM10:0010:00 AM20:308:30 PM16:004:00 PM
11:0011:00 AM16:004:00 PM11:0011:00 AM21:309:30 PM17:005:00 PM
Louisiana (CDT)UTCUTC+0ESTUTC-5ISTUTC+5:30CETUTC+1
12:0012:00 PM17:005:00 PM12:0012:00 PM22:3010:30 PM18:006:00 PM
13:001:00 PM18:006:00 PM13:001:00 PM23:3011:30 PM19:007:00 PM
14:002:00 PM19:007:00 PM14:002:00 PM00:3012:30 AM+1day20:008:00 PM
15:003:00 PM20:008:00 PM15:003:00 PM01:301:30 AM+1day21:009:00 PM
16:004:00 PM21:009:00 PM16:004:00 PM02:302:30 AM+1day22:0010:00 PM
17:005:00 PM22:0010:00 PM17:005:00 PM03:303:30 AM+1day23:0011:00 PM
18:006:00 PM23:0011:00 PM18:006:00 PM04:304:30 AM+1day00:0012:00 AM+1day
19:007:00 PM00:0012:00 AM+1day19:007:00 PM05:305:30 AM+1day01:001:00 AM+1day
20:008:00 PM01:001:00 AM+1day20:008:00 PM06:306:30 AM+1day02:002:00 AM+1day
21:009:00 PM02:002:00 AM+1day21:009:00 PM07:307:30 AM+1day03:003:00 AM+1day
22:0010:00 PM03:003:00 AM+1day22:0010:00 PM08:308:30 AM+1day04:004:00 AM+1day
23:0011:00 PM04:004:00 AM+1day23:0011:00 PM09:309:30 AM+1day05:005:00 AM+1day

The difference can change when daylight saving time starts or ends.

Louisiana at a glance

Country
United States
Largest city
New Orleans
Time zones
CDT
Cities listed
30
Population
1,946,878(sum of listed cities)

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Louisiana in?

Louisiana is on Central Time (CDT), currently UTC−5.

Does Louisiana observe daylight saving time?

Yes. The next change is on Nov 1, 2026: clocks go from UTC−5 to UTC−6.

What is the largest city in Louisiana?

New Orleans is the largest city in Louisiana, with a population of 362,701.

What is the time difference between Louisiana and Washington D.C.?

Louisiana is 1 hour behind Washington D.C.