How to get your car out of impound in Belle Chasse
If your car got towed in Belle Chasse, here's how to get it back fast, including where it likely went and what you'll owe.
What Louisiana law says
New Orleans runs its own city pound instead of relying on a scattered network of private storage lots. The Department of Public Works Parking Division operates two facilities: the Claiborne Avenue Auto Pound at 400 N. Claiborne Ave, directly beneath the expressway at Claiborne and Conti St, and a payment-only lot at 10200 Almonaster Ave. Claiborne handles both payment and vehicle release and is open 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week. The Almonaster lot only takes payments and runs 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, so if you drive out there expecting to pick up your car, you'll be turned around. Call (504) 658-8100 to confirm your car was towed, or (504) 658-8284 to check the fee balance tied to your plate. As of July 27, 2026, tow and storage fees run on a new schedule: a Light Duty tow starts at $228.75 for the first 90 minutes, then $76.25 per additional half-hour, and storage adds $19 a day, capped at $500 total. Any parking citations 90 or more days old have to be paid off too before the car's released. Quick Tow New Orleans is a private tow company, not the city pound. We can't waive fees the city sets, but we can help with transport once your car's released.
How it works in Belle Chasse
- 1 Find out where your car went
Call (504) 658-8100 to confirm your car was towed to the Claiborne Avenue Auto Pound. Outside Orleans Parish, call the local parish sheriff's office instead.
- 2 Go to the right lot
The Almonaster Ave lot only takes payments. Your car itself is released at the Claiborne Avenue Auto Pound, 400 N. Claiborne Ave.
- 3 Check the hours before you drive over
Claiborne's vehicle-release window runs 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. The Cashiering Office at the same address, for tickets and boots only, runs 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays, so confirm which one you need by phone first.
- 4 Confirm your balance
Call (504) 658-8284 to check the fee tied to your plate, and clear any parking citations 90 or more days old, since those have to be paid before release too.
- 5 Pay the pound directly
Quick Tow New Orleans doesn't set or collect the city's impound fees. You pay the pound, not us.
- 6 Retrieve your vehicle
Bring valid ID and be ready to pay the full balance. Most releases happen the same day once you're there during release hours.
What this looks like around Belle Chasse
Algiers tows still route through the Claiborne Avenue Auto Pound, since Algiers is Orleans Parish. Everywhere else on this side of the river, Gretna, Harvey, Marrero, Westwego, Terrytown, and Belle Chasse, sits in Jefferson or Plaquemines Parish, so call the number on the tow-away sign or the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office at (504) 363-5500 instead.
LA-23/Belle Chasse Hwy is the only road connecting this community north to Terrytown and Gretna and south down the length of Plaquemines Parish, so any breakdown or crash on it strands traffic for the entire community and everyone further south, a long-rural-tow market, not a short-hop one. Belle Chasse sits in Plaquemines Parish, not Jefferson Parish, the only place in this list outside Jefferson on the West Bank side. No Plaquemines Parish-specific towing rate ordinance could be confirmed in our research, so the Louisiana Public Service Commission's statewide cap applies: $152.50 an hour for a Light Duty nonconsensual tow, plus a $152.50-an-hour transit-time charge that matters on a corridor this long. Ask the yard for an itemized bill. Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans sits here too, headquarters of the Louisiana Air National Guard's 159th Fighter Wing, meaning PCS turnover and young service-member drivers add their own steady call volume alongside the Belle Chasse Tunnel under the Intracoastal Waterway. Population was 10,579 in 2020, down 16.6% from 12,679 in 2010, with a median household income of $66,653 in a community that's 75.85% non-Hispanic White.
Common Belle Chasse questions
How do I find out where my car was towed in Belle Chasse?
Call the Claiborne Avenue Auto Pound at (504) 658-8100 to confirm the tow. Payment can also be handled at the Almonaster Ave lot, but your car is released at Claiborne.
What are the current impound fees in Belle Chasse?
As of July 27, 2026, a Light Duty tow starts at $228.75 for the first 90 minutes, plus $76.25 per additional half-hour, and storage runs $19 a day, capped at $500 total.
What hours can I pick up my car in Belle Chasse?
The Claiborne Avenue Auto Pound releases vehicles 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. The Cashiering Office at the same address handles tickets and boots only, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays.
Can Quick Tow New Orleans release my car from impound in Belle Chasse?
No, we're a private tow company, not the city pound. We can't waive fees, but we can help with transport once your car is released.
Related help for Belle Chasse
Impound release process in the rest of the West Bank area
Need your car towed once it's released in Belle Chasse?
We can't waive the yard's fees. We can tow it home the moment it clears.