Sell a junk car in Chalmette and St. Bernard Parish
Junk car pickup in Chalmette, Arabi, Meraux and Violet. The yard that buys your car sits on Paris Road, so St. Bernard is home turf. Parish rules inside.
Who buys junk cars in St. Bernard Parish?
NOLA Junk Car Buyers is a website and phone line. Calls from St. Bernard Parish 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.
St. Bernard is home. The yard that buys your car sits on Paris Road in Chalmette, so a car in Arabi, Meraux or Violet is a short tow, not a trip across the metro.
Who lives here and what the cars have been through
St. Bernard Parish had 43,764 people in the 2020 Census, and Chalmette alone had 21,562. The Census Bureau’s 2024 estimate puts the parish at 44,783, which makes it one of the few parishes around New Orleans that grew after 2020.
Almost every family here knows what water does to a car. Katrina flooded about 95 percent of St. Bernard Parish, mostly from levee overtopping and breaches along the MRGO. Water from the Industrial Canal floodwall breaches also flowed into Arabi and Chalmette. In Meraux, a Murphy Oil tank released about 1.05 million gallons of crude during the storm and oiled roughly 1,700 to 1,800 homes in Chalmette and Meraux, according to the EPA.
Smaller storms still matter. On August 5, 2017, St. Bernard got 5.74 inches of rain in a single day. A car that sat in that water can carry damage for years. If yours took on water, read selling a flooded car in Louisiana before you sell it to anyone, because Louisiana requires the seller to disclose flood damage in writing.
If the parish or a neighbor says the car has to go
State law sets the floor for every parish. Under R.S. 33:4876, a parish can ban junk cars on lots, streets and sidewalks. A car counts as inoperable after 72 straight hours on public property or 30 straight days on private property. The parish has to give at least 10 days’ notice before it removes the car.
On the state side, a car left inoperable on public property for more than 24 hours, or on someone else’s private property without consent for more than three days, is legally abandoned under R.S. 32:471.
If you have a notice on your windshield, call us that day. Selling it before the deadline means you decide where the car goes and you get paid for it.
Paperwork from a St. Bernard address
- You have the title: sign it over. Louisiana normally wants the seller’s signature in front of a notary or two witnesses, under R.S. 32:705. Ask us what the yard needs before you go find a notary.
- You lost the title: a duplicate costs $68.50 plus an $8 handling fee at the OMV, per OMV Policy 69.00. You can sign the affidavit in front of an OMV or public tag agency employee instead of a notary. Find the nearest office on the OMV office locator.
- The car is old and unregistered, or only good for scrap: you may not need a title at all. See junking a car without a title in Louisiana.
- The owner passed away: that has its own route. See selling a parent’s car in Louisiana.
Getting the car to Paris Road
Paris Road (LA 47) runs through Chalmette and connects to I-510 and New Orleans East over the Paris Road Bridge, the tall green bridge over the Intracoastal channel. From Arabi, St. Claude Avenue and Judge Perez Drive bring a tow truck in without the interstate. From Meraux and Violet it is a straight run up the parish.
Tell us where the car sits: driveway, backyard, street, or behind a locked gate. If the wheels are gone or it is buried in a shed, say so. It changes what truck shows up.
Communities in St. Bernard Parish
Tell the yard your street or cross streets when you call.
- Chalmette
- Arabi
- Meraux
- Violet
- Poydras
Which cars does the yard buy in St. Bernard Parish?
What people in St. Bernard Parish ask
How long can a junk car sit before St. Bernard Parish can act?
State law sets the floor. Under R.S. 33:4876, a car counts as inoperable after 72 straight hours on public property or 30 straight days on private property, and the parish must give at least 10 days of notice before it removes the car.
How do I replace a lost title from St. Bernard Parish?
A duplicate title costs $68.50 plus an $8 handling fee at the OMV, per OMV Policy 69.00. Use the OMV office locator for the nearest office. If the car is old or only good for scrap, read the no-title guide first.
My car took on water. Does that change the sale?
Yes. Anyone selling a car with flood damage in Louisiana has to tell the buyer in writing, per OMV Policy 76.00. The flooded car guide covers the form and the title types.
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.