Impound release process · Slidell, LA

How to get your car out of impound in Slidell

If your car got towed in Slidell, here's how to get it back fast, including where it likely went and what you'll owe.

The short version

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.

Step by step

How it works in Slidell

  1. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.

Slidell context

What this looks like around Slidell

{c} sits across the lake in St. Tammany Parish, a separate system from the City of New Orleans pound. Call the number on the tow-away sign, or the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, to find your car.

Slidell sits exactly where three interstates meet, I-10, I-12, and I-59, and that single interchange is the single biggest structural towing-demand generator on the entire Northshore, feeding constant commercial-truck and long-haul-commuter breakdown volume well beyond what the city's own population would suggest. The I-10 Twin Span Bridge crosses Lake Pontchartrain from here into New Orleans East, and Gause Blvd/US-190 carries local traffic past Textron Marine & Land Systems' global headquarters. Slidell sits in St. Tammany Parish, where a parish-specific towing rate ordinance could not be confirmed in our research. The Louisiana Public Service Commission's statewide cap on nonconsensual towing still applies: $152.50 an hour for Light Duty, 1.5-hour minimum, relevant given the volume of long-haul commercial traffic through that interchange. For real-time closures and incidents on any of those interstates, Louisiana's official traveler-information service, 511la.org or dial 511, covers speeds, construction, and weather statewide. Ask the yard for an itemized bill and compare it against those confirmed state figures. Slidell's population reached 28,781 in 2020, the 16th-most populous city in Louisiana, and storm surge here exceeded 10 feet during Katrina despite sitting on the nominally dry north shore.

Slidell sits at the one point in the metro where I-10, I-12, and I-59 all converge, and that single interchange is the biggest structural towing-demand generator on the entire Northshore, feeding constant commercial-truck and long-haul-commuter breakdown volume well beyond what the city's own population would suggest. The I-10 Twin Span, the bridge carrying traffic 5.6 miles across the eastern tip of Lake Pontchartrain toward New Orleans East, was destroyed by Katrina and rebuilt in phases through 2011, and it remains the only real link between Slidell and the rest of the metro for anyone not looping around through Baton Rouge. A breakdown on the Twin Span means open-water exposure with real wind and weather risk, not a routine roadside call, and we treat it that way. Gause Blvd and the area around Textron Marine's headquarters cover the everyday commercial and commuter side. We reach the I-10/I-12/I-59 interchange, the Twin Span approach, and Gause Blvd in about 25 to 35 minutes, flatbed for anything stalled on the open-water Twin Span and wheel-lift for the ordinary interchange traffic.

Slidell impound FAQs

Common Slidell questions

How do I find out where my car was towed in Slidell?

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 Slidell?

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 Slidell?

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 Slidell?

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.

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Need your car towed once it's released in Slidell?

We can't waive the yard's fees. We can tow it home the moment it clears.