Sell a junk car on the West Bank: Gretna, Harvey, Marrero
Junk car pickup in Gretna, Harvey, Marrero, Westwego, Terrytown, Algiers and Belle Chasse. Which rules apply where, and how the car crosses the river.
Who buys junk cars in The West Bank?
NOLA Junk Car Buyers is a website and phone line. Calls from The West Bank 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.
The West Bank spans three parishes and several cities, so the rule that applies to your dead car depends on exactly where it sits. The yard buys across all of it, and the tow crosses the river to Chalmette.
Three parishes, several rulebooks
- Algiers is Orleans Parish. New Orleans rules apply, including NOPD’s 48-hour windshield notice.
- Gretna and Westwego are incorporated cities in Jefferson Parish, with their own codes inside city limits. Gretna had 17,814 people and Westwego 8,568 in the 2020 Census.
- Harvey, Marrero and Terrytown are unincorporated Jefferson Parish. Junk car complaints there go to Jefferson Parish Code Compliance at 504-364-3543. Marrero is the largest of the three at 32,382 people, then Terrytown at 25,278 and Harvey at 22,236.
- Belle Chasse is in Plaquemines Parish, with 10,579 people.
State law sets the minimum everywhere. Under R.S. 33:4876, a car is inoperable after 72 straight hours on public property or 30 straight days on private property, and the parish or city must give at least 10 days’ notice before removal.
Other places you could take a junk car on the West Bank
You have options here, and it is worth knowing them.
- Scrap yards that take cars you deliver. EMR runs a scrap yard in Westwego. At EMR’s New Orleans yard, you deliver the car yourself. Ask the Westwego yard whether it works the same way. Under Louisiana’s Scrap Metal Recyclers Law, scrap operators cannot pay more than $300 in cash for metal like a car hulk. Above that, they pay by check or card and ask for your ID and a current utility bill.
- A towing and salvage yard that comes to you. That is where calls to this site go. A truck picks the car up where it sits, which matters when it does not roll.
Water on the West Bank
Plaquemines knows storm surge. During Hurricane Isaac in 2012, surge topped the levee at Braithwaite, on the east bank of the parish, and the area was still under four feet of water eight days later.
If your car ever sat in water, Louisiana requires you to disclose it in writing to whoever buys it. Here is how selling a flooded car works.
Crossing the river
The yard is on Paris Road in Chalmette. From the West Bank, the tow comes over the Crescent City Connection, which has been toll-free since 2013 after voters rejected renewing the tolls. Then it runs east through the city to I-510.
Paperwork
If you lost the title, a duplicate is $68.50 plus an $8 handling fee under OMV Policy 69.00. Find an office on the OMV office locator. But first check the two no-title routes. An old, unregistered car or one that is only good for scrap may not need a title at all.
Communities in The West Bank
Tell the yard your street or cross streets when you call.
- Gretna
- Harvey
- Marrero
- Westwego
- Terrytown
- Algiers
- Belle Chasse
Which cars does the yard buy in The West Bank?
What people in The West Bank ask
Which rules apply to a junk car on the West Bank?
It depends on the address. Algiers is Orleans Parish, so New Orleans rules apply. Harvey, Marrero and Terrytown are unincorporated Jefferson Parish, where complaints go to Code Compliance at 504-364-3543. Gretna and Westwego have their own city codes.
Is there a toll to get the car across the river?
No. The Crescent City Connection has been toll-free since 2013.
How much is a duplicate title?
$68.50 plus an $8 handling fee at the OMV, per OMV Policy 69.00. Check the no-title routes before paying for one.
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.