How to get your car out of impound in Lakeview
If your car got towed in Lakeview, 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 Lakeview
- 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 Lakeview
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Lakeview is a fully rebuilt, affluent lakefront neighborhood with a real boating community, meaning late-model vehicles, marina and yacht-club lot enforcement, and a stretch of city that still floods first and worst whenever the drainage system gets tested. The 17th Street Canal floodwall breach here during Katrina was catastrophic, with some sections taking on 14 feet of water, and the neighborhood was almost entirely rebuilt after 2005. Lakeview sits in Orleans Parish, so a tow here, including any flood-recovery pull, follows the City of New Orleans' fee schedule, $228.75 minimum for Light Duty. Release is at the Claiborne Avenue Auto Pound, open 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week, or the Almonaster Ave lot for payment only, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. West End Blvd, Canal Blvd, Harrison Ave, and Robert E. Lee Blvd carry most local traffic past two yacht clubs and New Basin Canal Park, with I-610 forming the southern boundary. Lakeview's roughly 8,388 residents, per a 2019 estimate, are upscale and highly educated, with 31% holding a graduate or professional degree.
Lakeview rebuilt almost entirely after the 17th Street Canal floodwall failure sent 14 feet of water through parts of the neighborhood during Katrina, and today it's one of the more affluent, late-model-vehicle markets on our map. West End Blvd and the two yacht clubs along the lakefront generate marina-lot enforcement and boat-trailer calls in season, and Harrison Ave's rebuilt commercial strip pulls its own daily traffic. The flip side of a fully modern, well-drained-looking neighborhood is that Lakeview still floods first and worst whenever the city's pump system gets pushed, this is the same drainage network that failed catastrophically here once already, and residents here take a stalled engine in standing water seriously rather than risking a restart. We cover West End Blvd, Canal Blvd, and the edge of City Park, reaching most calls in about 25 to 35 minutes. Flatbed is common given the newer vehicle fleet the area runs, with wheel-lift for the ordinary driveway or roadside call.
Common Lakeview questions
How do I find out where my car was towed in Lakeview?
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 Lakeview?
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 Lakeview?
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 Lakeview?
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 Lakeview
Impound release process in the rest of the Lakefront & East area
Need your car towed once it's released in Lakeview?
We can't waive the yard's fees. We can tow it home the moment it clears.