Louisiana · Statewide
Card processing and POS for Louisiana restaurants, bars, shops, contractors, and service businesses, from New Orleans to Shreveport. Month-to-month. Next-day funding. Pricing you can actually read. Start with a Free Rate Analysis.
New business? No statements needed. Fill in the form and we'll set you up from scratch.
Prefer to talk? Call 949-946-2442 or text us
Tell us a little about your business and we'll follow up. No statements needed to start.
ClearCost Payments is based in Aliso Viejo, California, and works with Louisiana businesses by phone, text, and email.
Louisiana has 511,235 small businesses, 99.5% of all businesses, and they employ 54.1% of the state's workers. (2022 data)
Health care and social assistance employs more small-business workers here than any other industry: 149,910 people.
Healthcare payments →
"Other services," the category that covers repair shops, salons, and membership groups, is the most common type of small business here, with 66,737 firms.
Salon payments →
Sources: SBA Office of Advocacy, 2025 Louisiana Small Business Profile
Each industry page shows the POS systems, terminals, and payment tools we set up for that kind of business.
New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner, and Slidell have restaurants, bars, shops, and tourism businesses of every kind.
Baton Rouge and its suburbs have restaurants, contractors, and businesses tied to the university, state government, and petrochemical plants.
Lafayette, Lake Charles, Houma, and the Cajun towns have seafood restaurants, dance halls, contractors, and suppliers to the energy industry.
Shreveport, Bossier City, Monroe, and Alexandria have restaurants, auto shops, and businesses serving casinos, the military, and farm country.
Month-to-month with no cancellation fee, next-day funding, free equipment if you qualify, and processor and POS support 24/7, except most federal holidays. Day-to-day questions come straight to us at 949-946-2442, Mon–Fri 7am–7pm Pacific. See pricing →
A fast counter line at lunch and catering trays for office parties.
Setup: FigurePOS with a kitchen display, plus catering deposits collected ahead by payment link.
Big groups and packed weekends from late winter through spring.
Setup: HotSauce POS with handhelds, so servers split checks for big tables without walking back to a terminal.
Storm damage jobs after every big blow and deposits up front.
Setup: Payments that work alongside JobNimbus, deposits by payment link, and Clover Go to collect the balance on-site.
Huge crowds along the parade route for two straight weeks.
Setup: SwipeSimple Tap to Pay on iPhone, with the Swift B250 reader on hand for customers who want to insert a card.
These are examples, not specific clients. Your setup is based on how your business runs and what you process.
French Quarter bars and Baton Rouge game days keep Louisiana busy. Here's how we set them up.
Bourbon Street is known for its bars, and Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop is called the oldest bar in America still operating as a bar.
Setup: Union POS lets crowded courtyards order and pay from their phones instead of waiting at the bar.
LSU's Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge seats 102,321.
Setup: Extra handhelds and pre-authorized tabs for Saturday nights when the whole city is out.
Sources: Wikipedia, French Quarter · Wikipedia, Tiger Stadium
No. ClearCost Payments is based in Aliso Viejo, California. Louisiana businesses work with us by phone, text, or email.
Yes. From New Orleans and Baton Rouge to Lafayette, Lake Charles, and Shreveport, we work with businesses by phone, text, and email.
Yes. Clover handhelds and SwipeSimple Tap to Pay on iPhone run on cell data, so you can take cards anywhere you set up.
Yes. Clover splits checks by seat or by item, and handhelds let servers take payment at the table.
Opening a new business in Louisiana? Start here and we'll set you up from scratch.
Attach your last 2 months of statements if you have them. If not, send your details and we'll follow up.
No statements needed. Tell us about the business and we'll recommend the POS and payment setup that fits, then follow up to go over it.