Tower 1005420 — Laplace, LA

At 78 m, structure 1005420 is roughly in line with the 84 m average across the 42 structures registered in St. John the Baptist Parish. It is about 10% below the Louisiana average of 87 m across 5,039 registrations. Among the 75,198 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (TOWER), the average overall height is 76 m, so this one is roughly in line with that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 76 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 78 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 2 m, which puts the top of the structure 80 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Laplace in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, at coordinates 30.08444, -90.51500, with the site address filed as "END OF BERT ST". St. John the Baptist Parish has 42 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 48th-largest count among the 64 Louisiana counties with registrations, and 30 of them are marked constructed. Louisiana as a whole has 5,039 registrations, the 14th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Vacherie, LA · 1021971, a tower at 609 m (granted (not yet constructed)).

Canceled means the registration is no longer active in the FCC registry; the record is kept here as part of the registry's history. The FCC issued registration 1005420 on Dec 12, 1996. Nationally, 15,900 of the 197,833 registrations (8%) carry the canceled status, including 342 in Louisiana.

The FCC record lists SPRINT PCS of Metairie, LA as the registered owner.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 96-ASW-2912-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1J, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 7, is listed on the FCC registration form as "FAA Style E". The painting and lighting specification on file cites FAA chapters 4, 8, 13.