# Chalmette, LA rack market

Chalmette, LA wholesale fuel rack market. 3 terminals post there; no pipeline tariff on file. 1 running refinery can reach it by published route, 1 confirmed.

- Terminals: 3 (#104 of 422 rack markets by terminals)
- Pipeline systems delivering: none on file
- Refineries that can reach it: 1 (1 confirmed or named in a tariff, 0 per research, the rest inferred from a shared city)
- Trade area (estimate): 593,400 people across 12 counties (12 shared with other markets)
- Estimated fuel demand in the trade area: 654,321 gal/day gasoline, 236,737 gal/day diesel (state taxed gallons, FHWA 2025, split by EPA county vehicle miles)
- Fuel taxes in Louisiana (state + federal, ¢/gal, EIA July 1, 2026, before local taxes): gasoline 39.3, diesel 45.3; taxed at terminal rack
- Pipeline supply: No pipeline tariff delivers here on file: the market depends on truck, rail or water, or its tariff has not been read.
- Terminal operators: 3; largest Chalmette Logistics with 1 of 3 terminals (by count, not volume)
- Pump price, regular gasoline (PADD 3, EIA, 2026-10-05): $3.911/gal
- Pump price, diesel (PADD 3, EIA, 2026-10-05): $5.819/gal

## Terminals
- Chalmette Logistics Company (T-72-LA-2360), Chalmette, LA
- Stolthaven New Orleans LLC (T-72-LA-2399), Braithwaite, LA
- Valero Refining - Meraux Terminal (T-72-LA-2371), Meraux, LA

## Refineries that can supply it
- Valero Meraux Refinery, Meraux, LA — via  (named in a tariff)

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Source: Thinking On Energy Supply Explorer — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/market/market-chalmette-la/
Built from published FERC pipeline tariffs, EIA-820, the IRS Terminal Control Number list and sourced research. Rates are line-haul only. Cite as: Thinking On Energy, Supply Explorer, 2026-10-08.