Ascension Parish, Louisiana Eviction Risk: Low

Ascension Parish scores 2.5/10 (Low) on the EvictionRiskMap scale, placing it among the more landlord-friendly markets in Louisiana eviction laws. Ranked 57th out of 64 parishes statewide, only 7 Louisiana eviction laws parishes are less risky, meaning 56 carry higher eviction risk than Ascension. Across the parish's 6 tracked cities, scores range from 2.2 to 3.2/10, a tight band that signals broadly stable operating conditions rather than pockets of severe distress. With an average rent of $1,305 and a rent burden rate of 30.7%, the tenant base here is stretched but not at crisis levels.

For landlords and investors, that combination matters. A low county average does not guarantee frictionless operations at the address level, but it does suggest the underlying market dynamics, including tenant stability and local economic conditions, tilt in the landlord's favor relative to most of the state. The parish's total population across those 6 cities is 58,404, anchored overwhelmingly by Prairieville, which makes Ascension one of the more suburban, owner-skewed parishes in the region.

The cities inside Ascension Parish

The highest-risk city in the parish is Donaldsonville at 3.2/10, a small city of 6,831 residents. Gonzales, the parish's second-largest city with 13,108 residents, scores 2.5/10, as does the much smaller community of Darrow. These three cities sit at the top of the intra-county risk range, though even at 2.5 to 2.6 they remain well below the state's more challenging markets. Landlords operating in Gonzales eviction risk or Donaldsonville should expect slightly more tenant turnover pressure than elsewhere in the parish, but the statewide statutes described below apply uniformly.

On the lower end, Prairieville, the largest city in Ascension Parish with a population of 35,238, scores 2.3/10, and Sorrento matches that figure. Darrow records the lowest reading in the parish at 2.2/10. The 0.5-point spread across all six cities confirms that risk here is genuinely hyper-local: even within a low-risk parish, the city you choose shapes your exposure.

State-level laws that apply here

Louisiana state law under La. R.S. § 9:3251 et seq. sets the procedural floor for every landlord in Ascension Parish. For non-payment of rent or a lease violation, landlords must deliver a 5-day notice before filing. Ending a tenancy without cause requires a 30-day notice. Once a case is filed, uncontested matters typically resolve in 14 to 30 days; contested cases can run 30 to 90 days. Understanding the full Louisiana eviction laws eviction process is essential before committing to a property here, because even a favorable parish score does not insulate you from procedural missteps that extend timelines.

On costs, the Louisiana eviction costs can range from modest to substantial depending on whether a tenant contests the case. Court filing fees run $170 to $300, sheriff lockout fees add $50 to $175, and attorney fees span $500 to $3,000 for contested matters. Louisiana eviction laws imposes no just-cause requirement for non-renewal and, critically, the state preempts local rent control, so no parish or city in Louisiana eviction laws can enact rent caps. That statewide preemption is a meaningful structural advantage for buy-and-hold investors comparing Ascension against parishes in tenant-protective states.

Ascension Parish's average poverty rate of 11.7% and renter share of 24.3% round out the risk picture: a relatively modest renter population concentrated in the cities listed above, with limited distress signals at the county level. Review the city grid above to compare scores across all 6 communities before targeting a specific submarket.