Bill Hood Ford

Of its 6 ports, 4 are DC fast and 2 are Level 2. DC fast ports deliver direct current straight to the battery and are the ones used for quick stops on longer trips. Level 2 ports are 240-volt AC chargers, typically used where a car is parked for an hour or more. That is about 86% above the Louisiana average of 3.2 ports per station. The registry lists 2 connector types: J1772, the standard Level 1/2 AC connector; CCS, Combined Charging System — the J1772-based DC fast connector.

Hammond has 7 charging stations in the DOE registry with 17 ports, the 10th-most of 70 cities and towns in Louisiana. Bill Hood Ford accounts for 35% of the charging ports in Hammond. It is the only Blink station in Hammond. Statewide, Louisiana has 319 stations and 1,029 ports, the 42nd-largest station count of the 51 states and DC. The biggest station in Louisiana, Lafayette, LA - Tesla Supercharger in Lafayette, has 24 ports.

Blink Charging's public network — largely Level 2. Blink operates 6,186 stations in the registry across 52 states, with 2,086 DC fast and 21,012 Level 2 ports in total. 22 of those stations are in Louisiana, 7% of the state's 319.

“Available” means the station is open and in service according to the DOE registry. Its access code is public, meaning it is listed as open to any driver. It opened on Jan 4, 2024, one of 61 stations in Louisiana with a 2024 open date. The station's record was last updated at the source on Oct 12, 2026.