Webster Parish, Louisiana Eviction Risk: Low

Webster Parish carries a county average eviction-risk score of 2.7/10 (Low), yet that headline number masks meaningful variation across the 10 cities tracked here. Scores across the parish range from 2.4 to 3.2, a full point spread on a 10-point scale. Louisiana eviction laws as a whole leans landlord-favorable at the statutory level, and Webster Parish reflects that tendency, but landlords should note that the parish ranks 12th of 64 Louisiana parishes, meaning only 11 parishes carry higher risk scores. That places Webster Parish in the higher-risk third of the state, not its low-risk floor.

With an average rent of $829 and a rent burden rate of 39.6%, a large share of tenants in this market are financially stretched. When renters are spending a high fraction of income on housing, the probability of payment difficulty rises, and landlords in any of the parish's 10 communities should price that reality into their underwriting. The 45.6% renter share tells you rental housing is a meaningful portion of the local stock, which supports market depth but also concentrates operating risk.

The cities inside Webster Parish

At the higher end of the local risk range, Minden (score 2.6/10, population 11,455) and Springhill (score 3.2/10, population 4,599) account for the bulk of the parish's rental population. Cullen and Dixie Inn also score 3.2/10, confirming that the top of the range is shared by several communities rather than driven by a single outlier. Sibley and Cotton Valley come in at 2.4/10, Sarepta at 2.9/10, and Doyline at 2.5/10.

The lowest score in the data sits at 2.3/10, and the lowest city-level figure in the biggest-cities list belongs to Dubberly at 2.4/10. Risk is genuinely hyper-local here: a landlord operating in Minden eviction risk or Springhill faces a measurably different environment than one whose portfolio sits in smaller, lower-scoring communities. Investors comparing submarkets within the parish should treat city-level scores as primary and the county average as secondary guidance.

State-level laws that apply here

All Webster Parish landlords operate under Louisiana state law, specifically La. R.S. § 9:3251 et seq. (Louisiana Lease Law). For non-payment of rent, the required notice period is 5 days. A lease-violation cure notice also runs 5 days, while an end-of-term no-cause termination requires 30 days notice. Louisiana does not require just cause to terminate a tenancy, and state law preempts any local rent-control ordinance, so there is no rent cap to navigate at the parish level.

On the cost side, court filing fees range from $170 to $300, sheriff lockout fees add $50 to $175, and attorney fees for a contested case typically run $500 to $3,000. An uncontested eviction resolves in 14 to 30 days; a contested one can stretch to 30 to 90 days. Landlords planning their cash-flow models should budget across that full range. The Louisiana eviction process is comparatively streamlined versus many states, but contested cases still carry real timeline and cost risk. Separately, Louisiana security deposit limits are governed by state statute, and landlords should confirm current rules before setting deposit amounts. Understanding Louisiana eviction costs in detail before the first filing prevents unpleasant surprises when a case turns contested.

A 34.1% average poverty rate across Webster Parish is one of the highest concentrations of financial vulnerability in the state, and it is the single most important backdrop for interpreting the city-level risk scores in the grid above.