Louisiana bingo is charity bingo played in commercial halls and lodge halls: a licensed landlord rents the room to several charities, so the bigger halls have two to four sessions every day. The busiest are in Metairie and Gretna outside New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Hammond, Alexandria and Shreveport, and two tribal casinos add bingo of their own. The state’s records show no weekly bingo site in Orleans Parish, Kenner or Bossier City. Last checked: October 2026. Of the 42 games and licensed sessions below, 12 have a page from the hall, lodge, charity or casino itself behind them, though five of those pages give no current game times, and 30 rest only on the Louisiana Office of Charitable Gaming’s license records for January 1 to June 30, 2026; 7 more are unconfirmed leads. Those records show when a session is licensed to start, which can be an hour or two before the first number is called, and at lodges and clubs they do not name the game, so phone for the game time before you drive.
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Louisiana Bingo at a Glance
- Who regulates it: the Louisiana Office of Charitable Gaming, part of the Louisiana Department of Revenue
- Minimum age: none in state law for charity bingo, but no one under 18 may play video bingo machines, and Coushatta’s casino hall is 21 and over
- Main prize limit: $4,500 in prizes per session, with progressive jackpots on top
- Games on this page: 42 games and licensed sessions, mostly around Metairie and Gretna, the Northshore, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles and Alexandria
- Casino bingo: Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder, Thursday to Sunday, and a players club game at Paragon Casino Resort in Marksville
- Last checked: October 2026
New Orleans Metro Bingo Halls
The weekly halls for greater New Orleans sit in Jefferson Parish: two in Metairie and one in Gretna on the West Bank. The state’s records for January to June 2026 show only one-off events inside New Orleans itself and nothing weekly in Kenner, so the Lions hall on Airline Drive is the closest for Kenner players. For Chalmette, the one weekly site in St. Bernard Parish is next door in Arabi.
Worth a stop nearby (map links):
Olister’s Napoleon Room (Metairie)
- Address: 4631 W Napoleon Avenue, Metairie, LA 70001 (Directions)
- Phone: (504) 454-8193
- Days and times: Monday to Thursday: 12:00pm and 7:30pm. Friday: 12:00pm, 7:30pm and 11:00pm. Saturday: 12:00pm, 3:00pm, 7:30pm and 11:00pm. Sunday: 4:30pm and 7:30pm
- Good to know:
- Daily charity bingo since 1979, with local nonprofit groups sponsoring the sessions. The hall advertises cash jackpots up to $4,500, guaranteed $1,000 blackout games and two progressive jackpots at every session.
- Paper buy-ins are 6 cards for $10 at the 12:00pm, 3:00pm and 4:30pm games, 12 cards for $15 at 7:30pm, and 6 cards for $20 at the 11:00pm high roller game on Friday and Saturday. Upgrades are $5.
- Handheld Bingo Mates mark your cards for you: $35 for 36 cards at the daytime games and $45 for 90 cards at 7:30pm. For the 11:00pm game the site shows $45 on one page and $50 on another, so ask.
- Non-smoking, with free parking, a police detail, a concession stand, a full bar and an ATM.
- The hall’s site carries no date and parts of it look old, but the state’s 2026 license records fit this schedule. No age rule is posted.
Gretna Bingo Palace
- Address: 1900 Franklin Ave., Gretna, LA 70053 (Directions)
- Phone: (504) 368-4443
- Days and times: Every day, 25 sessions a week. The hall posts its game times only as a picture, so call for them. Sessions are licensed from 2:00pm, 6:00pm and 10:00pm daily (10:30pm on Friday), plus 10:00am Wednesday to Saturday
- Good to know:
- The hall advertises a $4,500 giveaway every session. Its recent super games and raffle games were listed for 3:00pm and 8:00pm, which hints at when the afternoon and evening games are called.
- Regular games: the minimum buy-in is a 15-card pack for $12, with 36 cards at $18 and 48 at $24. Machines are $36 for 72 cards and $45 for 90.
- Speed games: the minimum buy-in is a 6-card pack for $20, and machines run from $50 to $120.
- There is an enclosed non-smoking area and a snack bar.
- Thirteen charities played here in the first half of 2026, among them the Gretna Historical Society and the Westbank Rotary and Optimist clubs. The hall’s site was updated in August 2026.
Lions Bingo Hall (Metairie)
- Address: 7401 Airline Dr, Metairie, LA 70003 (Directions)
- Phone: 504-737-6866 (from the state’s license list)
- Days and times: Every day, two sessions. Monday to Thursday licensed from 9:00am and 5:00pm; Friday to Sunday from 11:00am and 5:00pm. Game times not confirmed
- Good to know:
- The Louisiana Lions Eye Foundation, Lions clubs from Metairie, Pontchartrain and Kenner, and the Krewes of Isis and Atlas held sessions here in the first half of 2026.
- We found no website for the hall, so prices and any age rule are not confirmed. An undated directory shows weekday games at noon and 8:00pm.
Three more sites in the area have weekly licensed sessions. They come from state license records, which give no phone and do not name the game, so check locally before you go.
| Hall and address | Licensed days and start times, January to June 2026 | Map |
|---|---|---|
| Knights of Columbus Council 3091, 465 Ave B, Westwego, LA 70094 | Tuesday, licensed from 4:00pm | Directions |
| DVL 4, 151 Friscoville Ave, Arabi, LA | Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, licensed from 6:00pm | Directions |
| Luling-Boutte Lions Club, 13117 Hwy 90, Boutte, LA | Thursday, Friday and Saturday, licensed from 5:00pm | Directions |
Northshore and Houma-Thibodaux Bingo
On the Northshore, lodges and service clubs in Covington and Slidell play one or two days a week each, and the Kasey Club hall in Slidell has a different charity most nights. Hammond has two commercial halls licensed every day. In Houma and Thibodaux the licensed sessions are at Lions and carnival club halls.
Worth a stop nearby (map links):
American Legion Post 16 Bingo (Covington)
- Address: 2031 Ronald Reagan Hwy, Covington, LA 70433 (Directions)
- Phone: 985-892-0677
- Days and times: Wednesday 7:30pm and Friday 10:00am
- Good to know:
- The post lists regular games at $200, jackpots at $1,000 and a progressive jackpot of up to $6,000 in 50 balls or less.
- The game times and prize figures are on a page last dated 2023, so ask if they still hold. The two days match the state’s 2026 license records.
- Pack prices and any age rule are not posted.
Slidell Elks Lodge 2321 Bingo
- Address: 34212 Elks Rd, Slidell, LA 70460 (Directions)
- Phone: 985-641-1266 (lodge office)
- Days and times: Wednesday 10:30am to 2:30pm and Friday 6:00pm to 10:30pm
- Good to know:
- Taken from the lodge’s page on the Elks website, which carries a 2026 date.
- The page gives no prices and does not say whether non-members may play, so call before a first visit.
Slidell Noon Lions Club Bingo
- Address: 356 Cleveland Ave, Slidell, LA (Directions)
- Days and times: Tuesday and Thursday at 3:00pm. Also the last Saturday of the month at 11:30am, after the club’s pancake breakfast
- Good to know:
- At the corner of Cleveland and Carey.
- $5 a card with a two card minimum. Ten games pay $25 each.
- Game 11 is a blackout: $1 is collected for each card in play and the whole pot goes to the winner.
- Every card you buy earns a door prize ticket.
- The club’s bingo page gives no phone number.
Kasey Club of Slidell
- Address: 1578 West Hall Avenue, Slidell, LA 70460 (Directions)
- Phone: (985) 643-6009 (Knights of Columbus Council 2732)
- Days and times: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, licensed from 4:30pm. Wednesday is on file too, but its time is unclear, so ask
- Good to know:
- A different group holds each night: VFW 5735, Dionysus, the Krewe of Selene, the Our Lady of Lourdes School bingo club and the Knights themselves.
- The days come from state license records for January to June 2026. The council’s own site gives the address and phone but no game times.
- An undated directory shows games at 7:30pm. Ask when the first game is called.
The other Northshore and bayou sessions below come from the state’s license records. The times are when each session is licensed to start, and the phone numbers are the ones on the state’s list of hall landlords.
| Hall and address | Licensed days and start times, January to June 2026 | Phone | Map |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covington Lions Club, 2027 Ronald Reagan Hwy, Covington, LA | Thursday, licensed from 6:00pm | Not confirmed | Directions |
| Mandeville Ladies Club, 725 Lafitte St, Mandeville, LA | Tuesday, licensed from 6:00pm | Not confirmed | Directions |
| Ponchatoula Lions Club, 750 E Pine St, Ponchatoula, LA 70454 | Wednesday, licensed from 5:00pm | Not confirmed | Directions |
| Cypress Palace Bingo, 14175 Hwy 190 West, Hammond, LA 70401 | Every day. Licensed from 8:00am, 2:00pm and 8:00pm Monday to Saturday; from 2:00pm and 8:00pm on Sunday | 985-542-8555 | Directions |
| Bingo Alley, 1612 W Thomas St, Hammond, LA 70401 | Every day. Licensed from 12:00pm and 6:00pm Monday to Wednesday; from 10:00am, 2:00pm and 8:00pm on Thursday; from 8:00am, 2:00pm and 8:00pm on Friday and Saturday; from 12:00pm and 6:00pm on Sunday | 985-507-7664 | Directions |
| Evergreen hall, 4694 W Main St, Houma, LA 70364 | Wednesday, licensed from 9:30am and 5:00pm; Saturday and Sunday, licensed from 11:00am and 5:00pm. Four Lions clubs and the Evergreen Association share the sessions | Not confirmed | Directions |
| Mardi Gras Hall, 7880 Main St, Houma, LA 70360 | Tuesday and Thursday, licensed from 5:30pm, held by two carnival clubs | 985-868-4115 | Directions |
| Schriever Lions Club, 1614 Canal Blvd, Thibodaux, LA | Monday and Friday, licensed from 6:00pm; Thursday, licensed from 11:00am | Not confirmed | Directions |
Baton Rouge Area Bingo Halls
Baton Rouge has one large charity hall, Bingo Zone on Airline Highway. Baker Bingo, north of the city on Plank Road, is licensed for three sessions a day, shared by six groups that include the Rotary Club of Baker, the fire fighters association and the police reserves. Baker Bingo has a Facebook page but no website, so its times in the table are license start times, not game times.
Worth a stop nearby (map links):
Bingo Zone (Baton Rouge)
- Address: 7685 Airline Highway, Suite A, Baton Rouge, LA 70814 (Directions)
- Phone: (225) 572-9915
- Days and times: Open every day. Posted hours: Monday to Friday 11:00am to 3:00pm and 6:00pm to 10:00pm, Saturday 10:00am to 10:00pm, Sunday 2:00pm to 10:00pm. Call for game times
- Good to know:
- Those are the hall’s opening hours. The only game schedule on its site covers November 2023 to June 2024, so we have not printed it.
- State records for the first half of 2026 show sessions licensed every day: weekdays from 10:00am and 4:00pm, Saturday from 10:00am, 2:00pm and 6:00pm, and Sunday from 1:00pm and 6:00pm.
- A charity hall with cash prizes and progressive jackpots. LA All Star Baseball, the National Community Pharmacy Partnership, Friends of Arts Council GDS and Musicians Inc held the 2026 sessions.
- Prices and any age rule are not posted.
| Hall and address | Licensed days and start times, January to June 2026 | Phone | Map |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Bingo, 14500 Plank Rd, Baker, LA 70714 | Every day. Licensed from 10:00am, 3:00pm and 8:00pm Monday to Saturday; from 12:00pm, 4:00pm and 8:00pm on Sunday | 225-252-6697 | Directions |
| Knights of Columbus Council 6389, 43477 Black Bayou Rd, Gonzales, LA | Sunday, licensed from 3:30pm | Not confirmed | Directions |
| St. John Fathers Club, 24833 Hwy 1 S, Plaquemine, LA | Tuesday and Thursday, licensed from 5:00pm. An undated directory puts the games at 6:45pm | Not confirmed | Directions |
Lafayette and Acadiana Bingo Halls
Two halls serve Lafayette: Johnston Street Bingo in the city, played for the Police Association of Lafayette, and the ABL Bingo Ranch west of town near Duson, which funds the Affiliated Blind of Louisiana. We could not confirm game times for either, so the days here come from state license records. Around them, VFW posts, a Legion post and a Knights of Columbus council hold one or two licensed sessions a week.
Worth a stop nearby (map links):
ABL Bingo Ranch (Duson)
- Address: 425 Ranch Road, Duson, LA 70529 (Directions)
- Phone: 337-981-0031
- Days and times: Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, licensed from 5:00pm. Call for game times
- Good to know:
- Set up in 1987 to fund Affiliated Blind of Louisiana. The charity gives the town as Judice; the state records and directories use Duson for the same address.
- There is a full concession stand.
- State records through June 2026 showed no Tuesday or Wednesday sessions. ABL sends players to the Bingo Ranch Facebook page for hours and specials.
Johnston Street Bingo (Lafayette)
- Address: 4607 Johnston St, Lafayette, LA 70503 (Directions)
- Phone: 337-380-1707 (from the state’s license list)
- Days and times: Tuesday to Friday, licensed from 4:00pm. Saturday and Sunday, licensed from 12:00pm. No Monday sessions on file
- Good to know:
- Every 2026 session on file was held for the Police Association of Lafayette.
- The hall has also run a big one-day game. Its SuperBingo on December 6, 2025 advertised over $18,000 in payouts, with buy-ins from $80.
- We could not confirm regular game times or prices, so ask when you call.
| Hall and address | Licensed days and start times, January to June 2026 | Map |
|---|---|---|
| Bayouside Bingo, 910 E Main St Suite 4, New Iberia, LA 70563 | Every day, licensed from 10:00am and 4:00pm | Directions |
| VFW Post 1982, 1907 Jefferson Terrace Blvd, New Iberia, LA | Sunday, licensed from 4:00pm | Directions |
| Knights of Columbus Council 5499, 621 South Ave E, Crowley, LA | Monday, licensed from 6:00pm | Directions |
| VFW Post 8971, 3809 Hwy 190 E, Eunice, LA 70535 | Thursday and Sunday, licensed from 4:00pm | Directions |
| American Legion Post 271, 1504 American Legion Rd, Kaplan, LA | Thursday, licensed from 5:00pm | Directions |
Lake Charles Area Bingo
The Calcasieu Council on Aging’s Bingeaux Palace on Broad Street is the main charity hall in Lake Charles, with an evening game every day. Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder, to the northeast, runs a 312 seat bingo hall from Thursday to Sunday. Vinton, near the Texas line, has a commercial hall licensed every day; for games across the border see our Texas bingo halls page.
Worth a stop nearby (map links):
CCOA Bingeaux Palace (Lake Charles)
- Address: 2030 Broad St., Lake Charles, LA 70601 (Directions)
- Phone: (337) 478-4891 (hall) or (337) 474-2583 (Council on Aging office)
- Days and times: Monday 11:00am and 7:00pm. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 7:00pm. Friday and Saturday 6:45pm. Sunday 6:00pm
- Good to know:
- From the council’s 2026 bingo schedule, dated February 2026. The council, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Louisiana, the McNeese Cowboy Club and Girlie Girls Mentoring take turns.
- The schedule also has 11:00am slots on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and a 1:00pm slot on Saturday marked Open, with no charity named. Do not count on those. State records suggest Thursday morning may be filled, so ask.
- The council says there is room for smokers and non-smokers, and food is sold.
- Some directories wrongly give the council’s office on Gerstner Memorial Boulevard as the hall address. The Broad Street address is on the hall’s March 2025 schedule sheet and in state records through June 2026, but local TV news reported in December 2024 that the council broke ground on a new building, so ask whether bingo has moved before you drive.
- Prices and any age rule are not posted.
Bingo at Coushatta (Kinder)
- Address: 777 Coushatta Drive, Kinder, LA 70648 (Directions)
- Phone: 1-800-584-7263 (resort main line)
- Days and times: Thursday and Friday: doors 4:30pm, early birds 6:15pm, main session 7:00pm. Saturday: doors 10:00am, early birds 11:45am, main session 12:30pm, then an evening session at the Thursday times. Sunday: doors 12:00pm, early birds 1:45pm, main session 2:30pm
- Good to know:
- Tribal casino bingo in a 312 seat hall, with 6 early bird games, 10 regular games and 7 specials in each session. It is not state-licensed charity bingo, so the $4,500 session cap does not apply.
- Regular game paper is $20 on Thursday and Friday and $30 on Saturday. The Sunday sheet shows $25 in one place and $20 in another, so ask. Early birds are $3.
- Tablet packages start at $40 on Thursday and Friday, $55 on Sunday and $120 on Saturday.
- 21 and over. The casino does not let guests under 21 into any gaming area.
- Self-serve fountain drinks and a designated smoking area. Session sheets are on the casino’s bingo page.
| Hall and address | Licensed days and start times, January to June 2026 | Phone | Map |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Pelican Bingo Hall, 2211 Old Hwy 90, Vinton, LA 70668 | Every day. Licensed from 5:30pm on Monday and Thursday; from 4:30pm on Tuesday and Friday; from 9:00am and 5:30pm on Wednesday; from 12:30pm and 5:30pm on Saturday and Sunday | 337-233-7288 (state list; may be the owner’s office) | Directions |
| American Legion Post 179, 1403 W Napoleon St, Sulphur, LA 70663 | Wednesday and Friday, licensed from 5:00pm | Not confirmed | Directions |
| Knights of Columbus Council 8058, 645 Lori Ln, Sulphur, LA | Tuesday, licensed from 5:00pm | Not confirmed | Directions |
| Knights of Columbus Council 3006, 503 Hwy 90 East, Iowa, LA | Sunday, licensed from 4:00pm | Not confirmed | Directions |
Shreveport and Bossier City Bingo
One commercial hall on Shreveport Barksdale Highway carries the weekly charity bingo for both cities. The state’s records for January to June 2026 show no weekly site in Bossier Parish; an unconfirmed Bossier City lead is in the table further down.
Worth a stop nearby (map links):
Double Eagle Bingo Parlor (Shreveport)
- Address: 760 Shreveport Barksdale Hwy, Shreveport, LA 71105 (Directions)
- Phone: 318-868-4170
- Days and times: Every day. Monday to Thursday licensed from 4:00pm. Friday from 4:00pm and 9:00pm. Saturday from 11:00am and 4:00pm, plus 9:00pm on some Saturdays. Sunday from 10:00am and 4:00pm
- Good to know:
- Ten groups shared the sessions in the first half of 2026, among them DAV 30, the Air Force Sergeants Association, Epilepsy Alliance Louisiana and two Bossier City groups, the Optimist Club and the Parkway band boosters.
- These are license start times from state records. The hall has a Facebook page but no website that we could find, so phone for game times and prices.
Monroe and Alexandria Bingo
Alexandria has a commercial hall on Bolton Avenue licensed every day, a smaller hall on Lee Street with three nights a week, and a Legion post with two daytime sessions. Paragon Casino Resort in Marksville, to the southeast, plays a players club bingo game twice a week. Around Monroe and West Monroe, eleven sites had regular sessions on file, but several run back to back around the clock under names such as Chance Video Bingo, which points to video bingo machines. We list the two whose licensed hours look like called sessions; ask on the phone whether a caller game is on offer.
Worth a stop nearby (map links):
Paragon Casino Resort players club bingo (Marksville)
- Address: 711 Paragon Pl, Marksville, LA 71351 (Directions)
- Phone: 800-946-1946 (resort main line)
- Days and times: Wednesday and Thursday at 6:00pm
- Good to know:
- A players club promotion at a tribal casino, not a bingo hall where you buy in. Cards are earned with Club Paragon points, and 2 points gets the first card.
- Earn 10 points between 3:00pm and 5:00pm for one more card, limit one a day. Every 25 points earns another card, limit two a day.
- Print a voucher at a kiosk by 6:30pm on game night and take it, your club card and ID to the box office.
- Prizes are free play of $25 to $250, to be used by midnight the same day. A progressive jackpot starts at $500 and resets every month.
- The promotion page was updated in July 2026 and posts no age rule for bingo.
| Hall and address | Licensed days and start times, January to June 2026 | Phone | Map |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mardi Gras Bingo Alexandria, 701 Bolton Ave, Alexandria, LA 71301 | Every day. Licensed from 9:00am, 3:00pm and 9:00pm Monday to Saturday; from 2:00pm and 7:00pm on Sunday | Not confirmed | Directions |
| D’Amico’s Bingo World, 4810 Lee St, Alexandria, LA 71302 | Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, licensed from 4:30pm | Not confirmed | Directions |
| American Legion Post 3, 3215 Rapides Ave, Alexandria, LA | Thursday and Friday, licensed from 11:00am | Not confirmed | Directions |
| The Bingo Center, 804 Cypress St, West Monroe, LA 71291 | Every day. Licensed from 10:00am and 6:00pm on Monday; from 6:00pm Tuesday to Thursday; from 10:00am, 6:00pm and 10:00pm on Friday; from 1:00pm, 6:00pm and 10:00pm on Saturday; from 1:00pm and 6:00pm on Sunday | Not confirmed | Directions |
| Calwood Services hall, 3000 Desiard St, Monroe, LA 71201 | Licensed from 4:00pm on Monday; from 10:00am and 4:00pm Tuesday to Friday; from 4:00pm on Saturday. No Sunday sessions on file | 318-372-4302 | Directions |
More Louisiana Bingo Listings
We could not confirm any of these for 2026. The first four come from an undated directory and are missing from the state session records we read. The last three hold a 2026 state hall license but had no sessions on file after early January. Call first.
| Hall and address | Days and times | Phone | Map |
|---|---|---|---|
| VFW Post 5951, 1315 Northgate Rd, Bossier City, LA 71112 | Sunday and Tuesday 6:30pm, from an undated directory | (318) 746-7611 | Directions |
| Knights of Columbus Council 3061, 75050 LA-25, Covington, LA 70435 | Saturday 11:00am to 4:00pm, from an undated directory | (985) 892-3212 | Directions |
| ABL Vermilion Bingo, 2114 Charity St, Abbeville, LA 70510 | Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 4:00pm to 10:00pm; Saturday and Sunday 1:00pm to 10:00pm, from an undated directory | (337) 898-9494 | Directions |
| VFW Post 3750, 140 Angus Dr, Luling, LA 70070 | Thursday and Friday 6:00pm to 10:00pm, from an undated directory | (985) 785-8379 | Directions |
| Carnival Casino Bingo, 925 Parc Helene Dr, Marrero, LA 70072 | Not listed. The last session on file was January 10, 2026. Some lists call it Azalea Bingo Hall | 337-274-4280 | Directions |
| Hammond Bingo Palace, 420 Morrison Blvd Ste A, Hammond, LA 70401 | Not listed. No sessions on file from January to June 2026 | 504-452-8867 | Directions |
| Royale Bingo Casino, 2603 S Range Ave, Denham Springs, LA 70726 | Not listed. No sessions on file from January to June 2026, and the name suggests machines | 318-680-2943 | Directions |
A few names from older Louisiana lists are not on this page. American Legion Post 1 is no longer on the Bingeaux Palace schedule in Lake Charles, and Drusilla Bingo Hall in Baton Rouge had no sessions on file in the first half of 2026. We left out the sites around Monroe, Bastrop and Farmerville that are licensed almost around the clock and appear to offer video bingo machines, and we could not confirm any bingo at the Cypress Bayou or Jena Choctaw Pines casinos.
Louisiana Bingo Rules
- Who regulates it: the Louisiana Office of Charitable Gaming, part of the Department of Revenue, under La. R.S. 4:701 to 4:740; it licenses the charities, the hall landlords (commercial lessors) and the suppliers
- Local say: each parish and city decides whether to allow charity bingo and may add its own license and rules on top of the state’s
- Who may run it: licensed charitable organizations, with net proceeds going to educational, charitable, patriotic, religious or public spirited uses; workers must be at least 18
- Prize limit: $4,500 in cash or prizes per session; progressive jackpots are extra and may reach $100,000
- Super bingo: a special license allows up to four sessions a year with as much as $25,000 in prizes in one day
- Sessions: no longer than eight hours; a charity may hold one session a day at a hall, and two groups may not play in the same place at the same time, which is why the big halls rotate several charities
- Minimum age: none in state law for charity bingo, though no one under 18 may play video bingo machines; a hall may set its own rule
- Electronics: handheld dabber units are allowed with up to 144 card faces a game; video bingo machines are a separate game with a $1,000 top prize
The prize cap is in La. R.S. 4:714, and the Office of Charitable Gaming lists licensed sessions in its Game Sites search. Its office number is 225-925-1835. Bingo at Coushatta and Paragon is run by tribal casinos outside the state charity law, so the limits above do not apply there. If gambling is causing problems, the Louisiana Problem Gamblers Helpline is 1-877-770-STOP (7867).
Louisiana Bingo FAQ
Where can I play bingo in Louisiana?
Louisiana has charity bingo halls in most of its larger cities. The busiest are in Metairie and Gretna near New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Baker, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Shreveport, Alexandria and Hammond, and most host several charities with sessions most days. Lodges, Lions clubs and Knights of Columbus councils add a night or two a week in smaller towns, and Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder runs bingo from Thursday to Sunday.
How old do you have to be to play bingo in Louisiana?
Louisiana law sets no minimum age to play charity bingo. The Louisiana Office of Charitable Gaming says the law does not bar people under 18 from playing, but they may not play video bingo machines, and workers must be 18. Halls can set stricter house rules, and Coushatta Casino Resort keeps anyone under 21 out of its gaming areas.
What is the biggest bingo prize allowed in Louisiana?
A licensed charity in Louisiana may award no more than $4,500 in prizes in one bingo session. Progressive jackpots sit outside that cap and may reach $100,000 under state law, and a special license allows up to four sessions a year with $25,000 in prizes in a day. Tribal casino bingo is not bound by these limits.
Who regulates bingo in Louisiana?
The Office of Charitable Gaming, part of the Louisiana Department of Revenue, licenses the charities, the commercial hall landlords and the suppliers. Parishes and cities decide whether to allow bingo locally and may add their own license and rules. The Office’s phone number is 225-925-1835.
Is there a bingo hall in New Orleans?
The weekly bingo halls for the New Orleans area are just outside the city in Jefferson Parish: Olister’s Napoleon Room and the Lions hall in Metairie, and Gretna Bingo Palace on the West Bank. Louisiana’s license records for January to June 2026 showed only one-off events inside Orleans Parish and nothing weekly in Kenner. Napoleon Room posts games every day, starting at 12:00pm Monday to Saturday and 4:30pm on Sunday.
Do Louisiana casinos have bingo?
Two tribal casinos in Louisiana post bingo on their own sites. Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder has a 312 seat bingo hall with sessions on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday for guests 21 and over. Paragon Casino Resort in Marksville plays a players club bingo game on Wednesday and Thursday at 6:00pm, with free play as the prize.
Why call before I go?
Many Louisiana halls publish their schedules only on Facebook, and the charities holding each session change during the year. Many times on this page come from state license records for January to June 2026, which show when a session may start, not when the first number is called. A two minute call confirms the day, the game time and the buy-in.
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