Where to Skydive in Louisiana

Lisa LaVergne
If jumping out of a perfectly good airplane over scenic Louisiana sounds like a good time for you, you're in luck. Louisiana offers three drop zones that are USPA (United States Parachute Association) group members. These Louisiana drop zones follow USPA Basic Safety requirements for both novice and experienced skydivers and ensure that their first-jump courses are taught by current and experienced USPA-rated instructors.

Louisiana Sky Diving Location #1- Louisiana Airsports

Located 25 miles east of Lafayette at the LeMaire Memorial Airport, Louisiana Airsports is ideally located for those living in Southwest Louisiana. Louisiana Airsports offers tandem skydiving, as well as a course that will allow you to jump solo in just one day! Louisiana Airsports hours of operation are on Saturdays and Sundays, though during summer months they are sometimes open during the week by appointment only. To pay by credit or debit card, you will need to make your payment online via PayPal, as they only accept cash or checks at the dropzone. Gift certificates are also available. For more information on skydiving at Louisiana Airsports, visit their website at www.louisiana-skydiving.com.

Louisiana Sky Diving Location #2- Skydive Louisiana

Located 20 miles north of Shreveport at the Gilliam Airport, Skydive Louisiana is the place to go for those living in Northern Louisiana. Skydive Louisiana offers tandem skydiving, as well as student training through AFF (Advanced Free Fall) courses. Skydive Louisiana also offers Demo jumps, if you are interested in having experienced and licensed skydivers drop into an event such as football games, benefits, etc. If you prefer staying in the plane and watching a companion make their leap, Skydive Louisiana offers observer rides for you to enjoy the show from the comfort of the airplane. For more information on skydiving at Skydive Louisiana, visit their website at www.skydivelouisiana.net.

Louisiana Sky Diving Location #3- Skydive Nawlins

Located 41 miles northeast of New Orleans at the Slidell Municipal Airport, Skydive Nawlins is the ideal location for those living in Southeast Louisiana looking to skydive. Skydive Nawlins offers tandem skydiving, tadem progression to IAF courses and AFF courses. Skydive Nawlins also offers reasonable priced jumps for those already certified and jumping solo. Skydive Nawlins is open seven days a week, and offers gift certificates that make the perfect gift for the skydiving enthusiast in your life. For more information on skydiving at Skydive Nawlins, visit their website at www.skydivenawlins.com.

If you're looking to add a little excitement to your life, visit one of these great Louisiana skydiving locations today. It's sure to be an adventure that you will remember for the rest of your life!

Published by Lisa LaVergne

Lisa LaVergne is a professional freelance writer based in the southern United States. She specializes in creating web-based content in a variety of fields and is working towards completing her first novel.  View profile

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  • Roxanne Jones10/26/2011

    So, here we are TWO YEARS!!!, later so where is the large airplane coming to Baton Rouge, Lafayette, New Orleans and other parts of south Louisiana to do Skydiving events. Just where in Baton Rouge and New Orleans are these so call events going to take place.

  • FunFix.com12/8/2010

    Check out http://www.Funfix.com for all of the Skydive Drop Zones in Louisiana.

  • JL11/22/2010

    NEVER GO TO SKYDIVE NAWLINS....WORST EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE...THEY WANT TO STEAL YOUR MONEY, I AM TAKING LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THEM

  • Shotz is Kevin Dusch w Skydive Nawlins10/15/2009

    Lisa, you're exactly right. Too bad crybabies have to lie about it all and are so jealous when they cannot promote their own business enough to make sure it stays on the internet for eternity! Why not promote your own good works, Kevin/Shotz instead of trying to trash everybody else? They're not a bogus business but are temporarily closed. They will have a large airplane coming to Baton Rouge, Lafayette, New Orleans and other parts of South Louisiana to do skydiving events. Look forward to that!

  • Lisa S9/16/2009

    Please note that the skydiving location at Louisiana Airsports is no longer in business. Do to the inability to make changes or edit this article, some locations may no longer be in service. For up to date information on available skydiving sites, check the yellow pages. Given the fact that businesses often go out of business, some information found on websites online may be outdated. Rather than assuming someone is providing bogus information, take into consideration the date of the article publishing and the fact that at the time of publishing the article was indeed factual. Common sense lets us know that sometimes, places just go out of business.

  • Lisa Curcio11/1/2008

    =)

  • Lisa Riggs3/4/2008

    Great info for those braver than me! :)

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