Where Louisiana's moving companies are
The largest concentrations of moving companies in our Louisiana data are in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Lafayette, Shreveport, Houma, Sulphur, Metairie and Lake Charles. Competition for the map pack is heaviest there, and so is the reward: the same review count that dominates a small town is invisible in Baton Rouge.
The map pack in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 45.2% of moving companies have fewer than ten reviews. That is the good news if you have twenty: most of your local competitors are not trying. The bad news is that the three shops in the map pack for New Orleans searches are not in that group. They are near 318 reviews and they ask every customer.
The website gap in Louisiana
A website is the clearest marker of a moving company that is going to compete for the map pack, and 29.4% of moving companies in Louisiana do not have one linked. Across the country the median review count with a site is 58, without one 1. If your shop is in the 29.4%, start there.
What to do first in Louisiana
- Put up a real website if you are in the 29.4% without one. Service pages, city pages for Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Lafayette, tap-to-call on every screen.
- Set a review velocity. One review per job day, asked at the door, moves a 13-review shop past the Louisiana 75th percentile (95) within a year. The guides have the scripts.
- Finish the Google profile: primary category, every service you offer, real job photos, and hours that match reality. It is free and it is where Louisiana customers decide.
- Follow up every lead within five minutes. Speed to lead beats ad spend in a trade where the customer is collecting three quotes. The calculator shows what slow replies cost.
- Then, and only then, spend on ads. Pointed at a profile with 13 reviews and no website, ads pay for your competitor's education. Pointed at a finished profile, they work.
The full national picture, with percentiles, ratings and hours, is in the benchmark report. The method is on the about page.