The Louisiana Pool Tournament Index
What it costs to play competitive pool in Louisiana — computed from 68 live tournament listings at 39 pool halls and bars. Updated November 2026. Free to cite with a link to this page.
Weekly tournaments by night
Key findings
- The median entry fee for a Louisiana pool tournament is $20, level with the U.S. median of $20 (from the 40 Louisiana listings that publish a fee).
- Slidell is the cheapest place to play in Louisiana (median $15); Lafayette is the most expensive at $25.
- Friday is Louisiana's biggest pool night with 12 weekly tournaments, ahead of Sat (12), Sun (7).
- Slidell hosts the most tournaments in the state (13).
- 8-Ball is Louisiana's game of choice, 31 events to 9-Ball's 18.
- 1 of 68 listings (1%) post a Fargo cap — handicap-protected events for amateur players.
- Louisiana venues add $50 per week of guaranteed added money across the weekly tournaments that publish it.
Median entry fee by city
Cities with at least 5 fee-listing tournaments, cheapest first.
| City | Median entry | Listings |
|---|---|---|
| Slidell | $15 | 9 |
| New Iberia | $20 | 7 |
| Lafayette | $25 | 7 |
Most tournaments by city
| City | Tournaments |
|---|---|
| Slidell | 13 |
| Lafayette | 11 |
| New Iberia | 9 |
| Alexandria | 5 |
| Baton Rouge | 5 |
| Shreveport | 5 |
| New Orleans | 2 |
| Pearl River | 2 |
| Ruston | 2 |
| Sulphur | 2 |
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Methodology
Action Buddy aggregates public tournament listings and venue submissions across Louisiana. Each recurring weekly series counts once. Fee statistics use the 40 events that publish an entry fee. Figures regenerate automatically as the dataset refreshes; media are welcome to cite this page (attribution: Action Buddy, https://actionbuddy.app/pool-tournament-index/la/).
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