Louisiana: Drone Sightings Near Aircraft

Recent reports

• 2026-06-12 · New Orleans, Louisiana

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: NEW ORLEANS, LA/UAS SIGHTING/1831C/LAKEFRONT ATCT ADVISED, CIRRUS SR22T, NEW - LFK, REPORTED A UAS 500 FEET BELOW WHILE WNW BOUND AT 2,000 FEET 2 SSW NEW. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. NEW ORLEANS PD NOTIFIED.

• 2026-05-30 · New Orleans, Louisiana

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: NEW ORLEANS, LA/UAS SIGHTING/1255C/NEW ORLEANS APCH ADVISED, HELO, REPORTED A YELLOW QUADCOPTER UAS 100 FEET BELOW FROM THE 3 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE ESE BOUND AT 1,000 FEET 6 S NEW. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. ORLEANS PARISH SHERIFF NOTIFIED.

• 2026-05-19 · Shreveport, Louisiana

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: SHREVEPORT, LA/UAS SIGHTING/1809C/SHREVEPORT ATCT ADVISED, CIRRUS SR22, DTN - DTN, REPORTED UAS WHILE W BOUND AT 1,000 FEET VCNTY DTN. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. LEO NOTIFIED.

• 2026-05-14 · New Orleans, Louisiana

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: NEW ORLEANS, LA/UAS SIGHTING/1050C/NEW ORLEANS ATCT ADVISED, BEECH BE36, REPORTED UAS WHILE N BOUND AT 300 FEET 9 N NEW ORLEANS VOR (HRV). NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. ORLEANS LEVEE PD NOTIFIED.

• 2026-05-13 · Alexandria, Louisiana

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: ALEXANDRIA, LA/UAS SIGHTING/1407C/SHREVEPORT DOWNTOWN ATCT ADVISED, BEECH BE36, REPORTED A UAS AT THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE AT 7,500 FEET 12 N ALEXANDRIA VORTAC (AEX). EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN. RAPIDS PARISH SHERIFF WAS NOTIFIED. WOC DJ/DJ