A Louisiana home warranty can provide homeowners with the peace of mind that their systems and appliances can quickly and easily be repaired if a breakdown occurs.

We are here to help your research process in discovering the right home warranty for your home. We’ve reviewed the best home warranty companies nationwide and compiled a list of providers available in Louisiana. We based our top picks on their plan options, pricing, customer service, and more.

Louisiana’s Top 3 Home Warranty Companies

Here are our highest-rated Louisiana home warranty companies:

 

American Home Shield

American Home Shield (AHS) is one of the most experienced home warranty providers, with close to 50 years in the business. It offers three home warranty plans, a network of 17,000 contractors, and has paid out $2 billion in home warranty claims in the last five years.

Pros and Cons

✔ Provides 24/7 customer service
✔ Offers rust, corrosion, and sediment damage coverage
✔ Covers items damaged due to rust and corrosion

✘ Not as many add-ons as competitors
✘ More expensive than Select Home Warranty

Plans and Pricing

American Home Shield offers three coverage plans: ShieldSilver, ShieldGold, and ShieldPlatinum. The ShieldSilver protects a variety of major systems, while the ShieldGold covers systems and major appliances. The ShieldPlatinum includes coverage for all ShieldGold items, plus an increased $6,000 coverage cap per covered item.

Customers can choose between a service fee of $100 and $125—the cheaper the service fee, the more expensive the monthly premium.

Here’s a look at what each plan would cost with a $100 service fee:

  • ShieldSilver: $64.99 per month
  • ShieldGold: $84.99 per month
  • ShieldPlatinum: $99.99 per month
For a free quote from American Home Shield, fill out this online form or call 844-529-9298.

Learn more: American Home Shield Review

 

Liberty Home Guard

Liberty Home Guard (LHG) offers three comprehensive plan options, an impressive suite of add-ons, a workmanship guarantee that’s double the length of the industry average, and a responsive customer service team available through the company’s live chat feature. For these reasons, we recommend LHG as one of the top choices for Louisiana homeowners.

Pros and Cons

✔ Offers up to 38 additional coverage options, including TV mounting, carpet cleaning, and pest control
✔ Provides a 60-day workmanship guarantee
✔ Includes a built-in live chat customer support feature

✘ Doesn’t display service call fee during quote process
✘ Requires claims to be filed as soon as discovered

Plans and Pricing

Liberty Home Guard provides three home protection plans: the Appliance Guard, Systems Guard, and Total Home Guard. Liberty pairs each plan with a $2,000 coverage cap per covered system, appliance, or add-on. In addition, it extends a 60-day workmanship guarantee on completed repairs.

Liberty Home Guard assigns a service call fee to your account based on your home’s size, type, your location, add-ons, and plan selections. This fee will always fall between $65 and $125. 

Here’s a look at Liberty Home Guard’s monthly plan pricing:

  • Appliance Guard: $49.99 per month
  • Systems Guard: $54.99 per month
  • Total Home Guard: $59.99 per month

To request a customized quote, call or fill out Liberty Home Guard’s online form. 

Learn more: Liberty Home Guard Review

 

Select Home Warranty

Select Home Warranty is another company we recommend for Louisiana homeowners due to its affordable HVAC coverage. In addition to solid heating and cooling system coverage, Select includes $400 roof-leak repair per plan.

Pros and Cons

✔ Offers discounts when you sign up for several years of coverage
✔ Includes roof coverage
✔ Provides coverage for rental properties

✘ Charges a $75 cancellation fee after the first 30 days
✘ Prevents you from choosing your own service provider

Plans and Pricing

Select Home Warranty offers three plans to customers: Gold Care, Bronze Care, and Platinum Care. Gold Care covers six major home systems, Bronze Care covers eight home appliances, and Platinum Care covers everything under the Gold Care and Bronze Care plans, plus a few extra home systems and appliances.

The service fee for Select Home Warranty plans will range between $60–$75 per repair or replacement.

Here’s a cost breakdown of each Select Home Warranty plan:

  • Gold Care: $44.42 per month
  • Bronze Care: $44.42 per month
  • Platinum Care: $47.75 per month
For a free quote from Select Home Warranty, fill out this online form or call 888-370-3956.

Learn more: Select Home Warranty Review

 

Our Conclusion

American Home Shield is our top recommendation for Louisiana homeowners due to its comprehensive plan options with high coverage caps. We also recommend Liberty Home Guard due to over 30 unique add-on coverage options, plus it holds the highest customer ratings of all the providers in this list. Select Home Warranty is another worthy choice for homeowners on a budget.

Finding the right home warranty provider can be a hassle, which is why the our team has laid out the three best home warranty options in Louisiana. Whether you live in Baton Rouge or Shreveport, we encourage you to get a quote from all three providers in this article since plan pricing will vary by region, type of coverage, and square footage of a home.

 

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Our Rating Methodology

The This Old House Reviews Team backs up our home warranty ratings and recommendations with a detailed rating methodology to objectively score each provider. We conduct research by speaking with company representatives, requesting quotes, analyzing sample contracts from each company, and conducting focus groups and consumer surveys. We then score each provider against our review standards for coverage, value, trustworthiness and transparency, availability, and customer service to arrive at a final score out of 100.  

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