Shreveport to New Orleans Movers

I-49 south to I-10 east through Cajun country, 320 miles into the Crescent City

Your ZIPs land on Lori’s desk at the Bossier intake office — reviewed personally, no broker handoff, used only to price your Shreveport-Bossier local move.

ProMover AMSA Certified
BBB Accredited A+ Rating
US DOT FMCSA Registered
State Licensed LA HHG Mover
IAM Member Intl. Movers Assn.
NJWMA Warehousemen Assn.

The Shreveport to New Orleans route is the longest in-state Louisiana run A-Class books. Three hundred and twenty miles down I-49 south to Lafayette, then I-10 east the entire bayou-country corridor, through the Atchafalaya basin and into the Crescent City. Phil schedules it as a two-day standard.

I-49 south through Cajun country

From the Greenwood Road yard the truck pushes south on I-49 past Natchitoches, Alexandria, and Opelousas, transitions onto I-10 east at Lafayette, and rolls the long Louisiana freight spine into the New Orleans metro through the Kenner / Metairie corridor.

  • I-49 south the whole way from Shreveport to Lafayette
  • I-10 east transition at Lafayette, Cajun country pass
  • Atchafalaya basin bridge, Baton Rouge bypass
  • Kenner / Metairie corridor into the New Orleans metro

Crescent City binding pricing

Ben’s rule on the New Orleans leg is the same as Tulsa — longer route, tighter binding paperwork. The figure you sign is the figure you pay, even if NOLA traffic on the Bonnet Carre stretch turns ugly.

Home size Binding flat range Typical timeline
Studio / dorm $3,995 – $5,095 Two-day load and unload
1-bed apartment $4,995 – $6,795 Two-day load and unload
2-bed home $6,795 – $9,595 Two-day load and unload
3-bed home $9,595 – $13,200 Three-day with overnight rest

What to expect on move day

  1. Day 1 5am brief at the Greenwood Road yard, ELD log opened
  2. Day 1 Shreveport load done by noon, I-49 south departure by 1pm
  3. Day 1 overnight Lafayette / Baton Rouge corridor
  4. Day 2 6am departure, I-10 east into the New Orleans metro
  5. Day 2 mid-morning unload, reassembly, signed close-out with Phil

Comparing with other long Louisiana legs? Shreveport to Baton Rouge shares the same corridor up to Mid-City, and Shreveport to Lafayette is the shorter I-49 south spine. The long-distance and interstate page covers every route, and the A-Class home page covers the Shreveport-Bossier crew.

Ben Whitfield, owner of A-Class Student Movers
8+years
From Ben’s Desk

One Owner, One Calendar

“I walked out of the Atlas Van Lines Shreveport branch in 2018 after seven years on the warehouse floor — with one rule for the new shop: build the calendar around the Aug-1 dorm cycle and the May-lease churn, not the other way around. 8 years on, that’s still the deal. I walk every estimate, sign every binding figure, and every Shreveport-Bossier crew at your door is on my W-2 payroll — whether the move is a Centenary dorm room or a 3-bed in South Highlands rolling over the Louisiana Street bridge to Bossier.”
Ben Whitfield
Owner · A-Class Student Movers

Four Lines, A Signed Flat Rate, And Ben’s Countersign

Ben pulls the calendar against the Greater Shreveport hitch-shifts and writes the binding figure on Greenwood Rd letterhead, and the reply lands in your inbox — bilingual EN loads inside an hour, ES paperwork within two. No deposit, no chase calls if you walk.

See My Bilingual Flat Figure ☎ (888) 278-9005