Louisiana sits in the middle of the national picture with 28 certified checking accounts — #31 of the 51 states and territories we track, against a median of 32. 14 of those come from institutions based in or focused on Louisiana and 14 from national banks. At 50% locally supplied against a 36% median across states, Louisiana is one of the markets where a certified account is most likely to come from a hometown bank or credit union.
21 of the 28 carry a $0 monthly maintenance fee; the 7 that do charge run from $4 to $13 a month. 23 can be opened with $0 on deposit, and the largest opening deposit asked anywhere on this list is $100. 25 run no overdraft program at all; the other 3 still cannot charge overdraft or NSF fees on the certified account itself and offer coverage only as a separate service you would have to opt into.
Of the 14 state-based listings, the most come from Alive Credit Union, Bank of Oak Ridge and BOM Bank.