Elizabeth, LA 70644 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Elizabeth, LA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/03, roughly 187 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/25, about 268 frost-free days later.
Elizabeth sits in USDA Zone 9a (20 to 25°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 13 weeks of growing season left in Elizabeth before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/03 isn't a guarantee
03/03 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Elizabeth compares
Elizabeth's growing season runs about 268 days, ranking 5,820 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within LA, it ranks 420 of 710.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Elizabeth's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Elizabeth's dates instead of trusting one.