Sell a junk car in Metairie, Kenner and Harahan
Junk car pickup in Metairie, Kenner, Harahan and River Ridge. Who to call about a tagged car in Jefferson Parish, and how the paperwork works here.
Who buys junk cars in Metairie and Kenner?
NOLA Junk Car Buyers is a website and phone line. Calls from Metairie and Kenner go to a towing and salvage yard on Paris Road in Chalmette, which makes the offer, picks up the car and pays you.
Give the year, make, model, what is wrong with it, what paperwork you have and where it sits. With that, the yard gives you its number.
The East Bank of Jefferson Parish is the biggest stretch of driveways in the metro. Metairie alone had 143,507 people in the 2020 Census, more than any place around New Orleans except the city itself. Kenner had 66,448, River Ridge 13,591 and Harahan 9,116.
That is a lot of cars that stopped running and never left.
City or parish: who enforces where your car sits
This is the part people get wrong on the East Bank. Metairie and River Ridge are unincorporated, so Jefferson Parish rules apply there. Kenner and Harahan are their own cities, with their own codes inside city limits.
For Metairie and River Ridge, Jefferson Parish’s Department of Code Compliance and Enforcement runs an abandoned and junk vehicle line at 504-364-3543. In Kenner or Harahan, call your city hall first.
Whatever the local rule says, state law sets the minimum. Under R.S. 33:4876, a car is inoperable after 72 straight hours on public property or 30 straight days on private property, and the local government must give at least 10 days’ notice before removing it. New Orleans’s 48-hour NOPD notice is a city rule. Do not assume it applies on your side of the parish line.
Paperwork from the East Bank
- Selling with a title: Louisiana normally wants your signature in front of a notary, or two witnesses plus a notarized acknowledgment, under R.S. 32:705. Ask what the buyer needs before paying a notary.
- Lost title: a duplicate runs $68.50 plus an $8 handling fee, per OMV Policy 69.00. Check the OMV office locator for Jefferson Parish offices and hours. You can sign the duplicate title affidavit in front of an OMV or public tag agency employee instead of a notary, per OMV Policy 15.00.
- No title and an old car: Louisiana has two legal routes. One covers cars over 15 years old with no registration for 3 years. The other covers cars only worth parts or scrap. Details in junking a car without a title.
- A parent’s car: the Affidavit of Heirship route does not need a court.
Getting it from the East Bank to Chalmette
The yard is on Paris Road in Chalmette. From Metairie, Kenner and Harahan, the tow runs I-10 east through the city to I-510. Tell us if the car sits in a tight driveway, under a carport, or behind a locked gate. It changes which truck comes.
What to say when you call
Year, make, model. Whether it runs. What is missing: engine, transmission, catalytic converter, wheels. Whether it was ever in water. Title status. The cross streets. With that, the yard can give you a number that fits your car. Here is how the price is figured.
Communities in Metairie and Kenner
Tell the yard your street or cross streets when you call.
- Metairie
- Kenner
- Harahan
- River Ridge
Which cars does the yard buy in Metairie and Kenner?
What people in Metairie and Kenner ask
Who do I call about a tagged junk car in Metairie?
Jefferson Parish Code Compliance runs an abandoned and junk vehicle line at 504-364-3543 for unincorporated areas like Metairie and River Ridge. In Kenner or Harahan, call city hall.
Does the NOPD 48-hour notice apply in Metairie?
No. That is a New Orleans rule. The state minimum under R.S. 33:4876 applies everywhere: 72 straight hours on public property or 30 straight days on private property, then at least 10 days of notice before removal.
Do I need a notary for a duplicate title?
No. You can sign the duplicate title affidavit in front of an OMV or public tag agency employee instead, per OMV Policy 15.00.
Other areas the yard covers
Ready to get that car gone?
Call or text with the year, make, model and where it sits. The yard gives you its number.