Personal Loans ยท Louisiana

Best Credit Union Personal Loan Rates in Louisiana

136 credit unions in Louisiana report personal loan rates to the NCUA. Rates range from 0.60% to 18.00%.

Updated Q1 2026 ยท NCUA Call Report data

136

CUs Reporting Rates

0.60%

Lowest Rate

11.92%

State Average Rate

66

Cities Covered

Personal Loan Rates โ€” Louisiana

136 credit unions with reported rates, sorted by APR

#Credit UnionPersonal Loan APRCredit Card APR
1AVENUE BAPTIST BROTHERHOOD

Shreveport

0.60%โ€”
2RAPIDES

ALEXANDRIA

7.00%15.00%
3CABOT EMPLOYEES

FRANKLIN

7.36%โ€”
4RIVER REGION

LUTCHER

7.50%โ€”
5EFCU FINANCIAL

Baton Rouge

8.00%11.00%
6LIVINGSTON PARISH

DENHAM SPRINGS

8.00%โ€”
7RIVERLAND

NEW ORLEANS

8.03%11.00%
8CADDO PARISH TEACHERS

SHREVEPORT

8.15%8.99%
9MONTELL

Sulphur

8.50%โ€”
10LOUISIANA BAPTIST

alexandria

8.67%โ€”
11VERMILION EMPLOYEES

Abbeville

8.74%7.00%
12KRAFTMAN

Bastrop

8.90%9.90%
13XAVIER UNIVERSITY

New Orleans

8.99%โ€”
14ACCESS OF LOUISIANA

Lake Charles

9.20%โ€”
15POST OFFICE EMPLOYEES'

METAIRIE

9.41%8.10%
16FIRST STREET

DERIDDER

9.50%โ€”
17BEAUREGARD SCHOOL EMPLOYEES

DERIDDER

9.50%โ€”
18COGIC

Lafayette

9.54%โ€”
19ALEXANDRIA T & P

ALEXANDRIA

9.54%โ€”
20WESLA

Shreveport

9.64%12.90%
21LOUISIANA CENTRAL

HARAHAN

9.69%7.99%
22INSTEP

New Orleans

9.70%10.90%
23CARTER

SPRINGHILL

9.75%8.80%
24SHREVEPORT POLICE

SHREVEPORT

9.78%โ€”
25PAN AMOCO

METAIRIE

9.87%โ€”
26CUSA

Covington

9.90%9.90%
27UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA

Lafayette

9.95%9.95%
28TANGIPAHOA PARISH TEACHERS

AMITE

9.95%โ€”
29STATE AGENCIES

SHREVEPORT

9.99%12.00%
30LOUISIANA MACHINERY EMPLOYEES

Monroe

9.99%โ€”
31OUACHITA VALLEY

West Monroe

9.99%8.99%
32IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY

Lafayette

10.00%โ€”
33P.H.I.

Lafayette

10.00%9.20%
34G. C. A.

LAKE CHARLES

10.00%โ€”
35UNION

Farmerville

10.00%โ€”
36ANECA

Shreveport

10.00%8.42%
37ACADIANA MEDICAL

Lafayette

10.00%9.50%
38CENLA

Alexandria

10.00%10.00%
39CALCASIEU TEACHERS AND EMPLOYEES

Lake Charles

10.28%โ€”
40FORMATION

Baton Rouge

10.45%8.20%
41ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL 130

METAIRIE

10.48%โ€”
423RD DISTRICT HIGHWAY

Lafayette

10.50%โ€”
43NODA

SLIDELL

10.51%โ€”
44HEART OF LOUISIANA

PINEVILLE

10.52%8.69%
45ZELLCO

BOGALUSA

10.54%โ€”
46BAYOU

BATON ROUGE

10.61%12.25%
47RAPIDES GENERAL HOSPITAL EMPL

ALEXANDRIA

10.63%โ€”
48BATON ROUGE FIRE DEPARTMENT

Baton Rouge

10.65%โ€”
49BOSSIER

BOSSIER CITY

10.67%9.69%
50PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS

SHREVEPORT

10.77%โ€”
51S H P E

GREENSBURG

10.79%โ€”
52C-F LA.

DONALDSONVILLE

10.83%โ€”
53CENTRIC

West Monroe

10.87%11.67%
54N.O. PORT COMMISSION EMPLOYEES

New Orleans

10.89%โ€”
55NEIGHBORS

BATON ROUGE

10.99%10.99%
56GEISMAR COMPLEX

Geismar

10.99%8.90%
57NEW ORLEANS CLERK & CHECKERS

METAIRIE

11.00%โ€”
58JUDICIAL & JUSTICE

New Orleans

11.00%โ€”
59VALEX

Alexandria

11.08%9.90%
60LOUISIANA CATHOLIC

Shreveport

11.12%12.23%
61FLEUR-DE-LIS

Metairie

11.19%12.90%
62ALEXANDRIA MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES

Alexandria

11.24%9.90%
63WYMAR

GEISMAR

11.25%12.99%
64FELICIANA

ZACHARY

11.33%11.76%
65COAST GUARD EMPLOYEES

New Orleans

11.41%โ€”
66FIRST PIONEERS

LAFAYETTE

11.43%10.75%
67BARKSDALE

BARKSDALE AFB

11.47%12.90%
68LA CAPITOL

Baton Rouge

11.68%11.86%
69MORGAN CITY

MORGAN CITY

11.77%โ€”
70THE NEW ORLEANS FIREMEN'S

Metairie

11.83%10.47%
71WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL ASSOC

FRANKLINTON

11.87%โ€”
72LA TERRE

HOUMA

11.88%11.90%
73XPLORE

Metairie

11.95%14.30%
74EAGLE LOUISIANA

Baton Rouge

11.95%9.25%
75CALCASIEU PARISH EMPLOYEES

Lake Charles

11.98%โ€”
76ENGAGE

NATCHITOCHES

11.98%13.40%
77ST. BERNARD PARISH SCHOOL BOARD EMP

CHALMETTE

12.00%โ€”
78NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC BELT RAILROAD

NEW ORLEANS

12.00%โ€”
79EPIC

Metairie

12.00%6.99%
80T E A

Houma

12.00%โ€”
81JAMES WARD, JR.

JENNINGS

12.00%โ€”
82OLD SPANISH TRAIL

WESTLAKE

12.00%โ€”
83BATON ROUGE CITY PARISH EMP

BATON ROUGE

12.12%9.90%
84BRECO

Baton Rouge

12.24%9.90%
85MAPLE

Lafayette

12.25%7.90%
86FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

MONROE

12.25%โ€”
87ONPATH

Metairie

12.26%12.88%
88SEWERAGE & WATER BOARD EMPLOYEES

New Orleans

12.50%โ€”
89INTERNAL REVENUE

New Orleans

12.50%โ€”
90705

Lafayette

12.57%7.90%
91S T S P

Lacombe

12.65%โ€”
92LES

BATON ROUGE

12.72%11.14%
93BAYOU COMMUNITY

Saint Gabriel

12.72%16.99%
94BARTON PLANT EMPLOYEES

Luling

12.81%9.99%
95CSE

Lake Charles

12.81%2.99%
96JEFFERSON PARISH EMPLOYEES

HARAHAN

12.87%10.45%
97BATON ROUGE TELCO

Baton Rouge

12.98%8.21%
98MERITUS

LAFAYETTE

12.99%8.01%
99MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES

BOGALUSA

13.00%โ€”
100EAST BATON ROUGE TEACHERS

Baton Rouge

13.00%โ€”
101DISTRICT 58

Chase

13.00%โ€”
102GP LOUISIANA

ZACHARY

13.04%8.83%
103ACADIAN

Lafayette

13.16%9.20%
104POST OFFICE EMPLOYEES

Shreveport

13.18%6.99%
105SEVENFOLD

West Monroe

13.42%11.43%
106WILLIS KNIGHTON

SHREVEPORT

13.50%9.90%
107DAVISON EMPLOYEES

SULPHUR

13.63%โ€”
108ASCENSION

GONZALES

13.65%17.99%
109ESSENTIAL

Baton Rouge

13.90%โ€”
110U B C SOUTHERN COUNCIL INDUSTRIA WO

MINDEN

13.96%โ€”
111SABINE SCHOOL EMPLOYEES

MANY

14.00%โ€”
112PELICAN

Baton Rouge

14.13%13.47%
113TOTAL CHOICE

Hahnville

14.19%7.90%
114SOUTHERN TEACHERS & PARENTS

BATON ROUGE

14.99%12.50%
115IBERVILLE

PLAQUEMINE

15.00%โ€”
116ARABI SUGAR WORKERS

New Orleans

15.00%โ€”
117TULANE/LOYOLA

New Orleans

15.00%11.90%
118UNO

NEW ORLEANS

15.00%9.50%
119FOURTH WARD

amite

15.00%โ€”
120NEW ORLEANS POLICE DEPARTMENT EMP.

New Orleans

15.00%โ€”
121G G W

New Orleans

15.00%โ€”
122SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA VETERANS HEALTH

New Orleans

16.00%โ€”
123RICHLAND PARISH SCHOOLS

Rayville

16.00%โ€”
124DISTRICT 62 HIGHWAY

HAMMOND

16.22%โ€”
125DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Baton Rouge

16.64%8.90%
126ST. TAMMANY

SLIDELL

16.73%10.00%
127DISTRICT 08

ALEXANDRIA

16.78%13.90%
128SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA

Lake Charles

16.95%7.99%
129TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION #270

NEW ORLEANS

17.50%โ€”
130CONCORDIA PARISH SCHOOL EMP

FERRIDAY

18.00%โ€”
131IBERIA PARISH

New Iberia

18.00%โ€”
132ORLEANS PARISH SHERIFF'S

New Orleans

18.00%โ€”
133PEOPLE'S

RAYNE

18.00%โ€”
134W B R T

Port Allen

18.00%โ€”
135CAMPUS

Baton Rouge

18.00%16.25%
136ST. MARY PARISH SCHOOL EMP.

Franklin

18.00%โ€”
Rates from NCUA Call Report (5300) filings, updated Q1 2026. Actual rate depends on credit score and loan term.

Frequently Asked Questions

What can I use a credit union personal loan for?

Personal loans from credit unions are commonly used for debt consolidation, home improvements, medical bills, or major purchases. Unlike auto loans, they're unsecured โ€” no collateral required โ€” which is why rates are slightly higher than car loans.

Can personal loan rates help me consolidate credit card debt in Louisiana?

Yes. If you have credit card balances at 20โ€“25% APR, replacing them with a credit union personal loan at a lower rate can save hundreds or thousands in interest. The key is to not run up the cards again after paying them off.

How are these rates determined?

These rates come from NCUA Call Report (5300) filings โ€” quarterly financial reports that all federally insured credit unions must submit. They reflect each CU's weighted-average rate on outstanding unsecured personal loans, not a minimum advertised rate.

Debt Consolidation โ€” Does It Make Sense?

A $10,000 balance at 24% APR paying $250/month costs ~$2,800 in interest. At 12% APR, the same payment saves over $1,500. Run the numbers before committing.

Share-Secured Loans

Many credit unions offer loans secured by your own savings at very low rates โ€” useful for building or rebuilding credit history. Ask specifically if you're in credit-building mode.

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