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title: "Is LaJaunie's Pest Control legit?"
description: "LaJaunie's Pest Control is listed active in Louisiana, renewal not confirmed. It scores 7.3 out of 10 and ranks #108 of 164 in the West."
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# Is LaJaunie's Pest Control legit?

By [Uri Mittelman](https://handshakereviews.com/authors/uri-mittelman.md), Editor · Research and verification: Handshake Research Desk · Updated November 5, 2026

[Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/lajaunies-pest-control.md) · Is it legit? · [How to cancel](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/lajaunies-pest-control/cancel.md)

**Answer:** As of November 5, 2026, LaJaunie's Pest Control is listed active in Louisiana, renewal not confirmed. Its BBB profile shows a B- grade and 2 complaints in the last three years across its BBB files. Three resolved government actions count against it in our scoring. Its Handshake Score is 7.3 out of 10, #108 of 164 in the West.

## Licenses

Company pesticide licenses in each state where it has a location, with the status the issuing agency showed on the date retrieved.

- **Louisiana** Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry: Place of Business Permit (sources [5](https://www.bbb.org/us/la/new-orleans/profile/pest-control/lajaunies-pest-control-llc--0985-90019317), [20](https://assets.ctfassets.net/pc5e1rlgfrov/tjVKL2ygRWREmMpyaP0kh/9610757631562338f96719e2e5d2fbf7/POB_List_04_20_2026_ADA.pdf)) _Status: Active (list revised April 20, 2026) · Number 0020KH · Expires June 30, 2026_
- **Louisiana** Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry: Place of Business Permit (sources [20](https://assets.ctfassets.net/pc5e1rlgfrov/tjVKL2ygRWREmMpyaP0kh/9610757631562338f96719e2e5d2fbf7/POB_List_04_20_2026_ADA.pdf)) _Status: Active (list revised April 20, 2026) · Number 0020KJ · Expires June 30, 2026_

## Better Business Bureau record

- Its BBB profile shows a B- grade and 2 complaints in the last three years across its BBB files. Not BBB accredited. (sources [5](https://www.bbb.org/us/la/new-orleans/profile/pest-control/lajaunies-pest-control-llc--0985-90019317), [18](https://www.bbb.org/us/la/baton-rouge/profile/pest-control/lajaunies-pest-control-0835-90048587)) [Full BBB record](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/lajaunies-pest-control.md)

## What customers say

Ratings and counts as each site showed them on the date retrieved.

- **Google** 8,091 reviews across 5 western US listings, averaging 4.9 out of 5 (weighted by review count). (sources [9](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=17428504708221602118), [10](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=11887648987732821275), [11](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=7898483963305975095), [12](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=544102458148308046), [13](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=9519739791258160744))
- **Other** 4.9 out of 5 from 3,289 reviews (Review widget on lajaunies.com). (sources [6](https://www.lajaunies.com/)) _Retrieved October 28, 2026_

Review excerpts and the themes customers raise are on the company’s review page.

## Legal and regulatory record

Only resolved government actions count toward the score. Pending lawsuits, private suits and allegations are listed as such; they are allegations, not findings.

- Louisiana Structural Pest Control Commission Case 2339: stipulated $1,000 penalty, Jared LaJaunie (company owner), LRS 3:3371(A)(3) pesticide application (2021) (sources [24](https://wwwcfprd.doa.louisiana.gov/boardsandcommissions/MeetingMinutes/531_SPCC%20Minutes%20-%20March%2016%202021%20-%20Final.pdf), [25](https://legis.la.gov/Legis/LawPrint.aspx?d=86256)) _Counted in the score: −1_
- Louisiana Structural Pest Control Commission Case 2345: stipulated $3,000 penalty, Jared LaJaunie (company owner), six violations of LAC 7:XXV.141(A)(2) (2021) (sources [25](https://legis.la.gov/Legis/LawPrint.aspx?d=86256), [26](https://wwwcfprd.doa.louisiana.gov/boardsandcommissions/MeetingMinutes/531_SPCC%20Minutes%20-%20June%2029%202021%20-%20Final.pdf)) _Counted in the score: −1_
- Louisiana Structural Pest Control Commission Case 2370: stipulated $1,000 penalty, Jared LaJaunie (company owner), two violations of LAC 7:XXV.141(J) (2021) (sources [22](https://wwwcfprd.doa.louisiana.gov/boardsandcommissions/MeetingMinutes/531_September%2021,%202021%20Meeting%20Minutes.pdf)) _Counted in the score: −1_
- Federal civil case Lajaunie’s Pest Control LLC v. Convex Insurance UK Limited, E.D. La., No. 2:23-cv-04627, filed August 28, 2023, terminated October 15, 2024 (RECAP archive; 28 docket entries indexed). LaJaunie’s is the plaintiff in what the caption suggests is an insurance dispute; the nature of the claim is not stated on the page read. A private commercial matter, not a consumer, government or wage case; not scored. CourtListener’s RECAP archive covers PACER filings only and has no state-court records. (sources [23](https://www.courtlistener.com/?q=%22LaJaunie%27s+Pest+Control%22&type=r)) _August 28, 2023 · US District Court, E.D. La. · Lawsuit · Not scored_
- Louisiana Structural Pest Control Commission, hearing of January 16, 2018 (scanned minutes, read by OCR): Case No. 2079, Jared Lajaunie; ‘Continuance requested by Respondent was granted by the Hearing Officer.’ The charge is not stated and the outcome is not in the posted minutes (the posted set has no minutes between January 16, 2018 and June 24, 2020). Unresolved as far as the record shows: recorded, not scored. Same name as the company’s owner. (sources [27](https://wwwcfprd.doa.louisiana.gov/boardsandcommissions/MeetingMinutes/531_January26Proceedingstopost.pdf)) _January 16, 2018 · Louisiana (Structural Pest Control Commission, LDAF) · Enforcement · Not scored_

Four other records (complaint summaries and permits) are on its review page.

## Does it sell door to door?

- N/A: the research didn’t establish door-to-door selling. It isn’t proof that the company never knocks. [Sales evidence](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/lajaunies-pest-control.md)

## How it ranks

- **#108 of 164 in the West** Handshake Score 7.3 out of 10, Medium confidence. Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (5.5/10). [How we scored it](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/lajaunies-pest-control.md) · [Full rankings](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-west.md)

## Pest control in Louisiana

- [#7 of 13 in Louisiana](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-louisiana.md): [Baton Rouge area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/baton-rouge.md), [New Orleans area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/new-orleans.md)

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## Related

- [LaJaunie's Pest Control review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/lajaunies-pest-control.md)
- [How to cancel LaJaunie's Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/lajaunies-pest-control/cancel.md)
- [Rankings by state](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-west.md)
- [How we review companies](https://handshakereviews.com/how-we-review.md)

## Sources

Numbered as in the full source list of [the LaJaunie's Pest Control review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/lajaunies-pest-control.md). Dates are when our researchers retrieved each page.

5. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/la/new-orleans/profile/pest-control/lajaunies-pest-control-llc--0985-90019317) — Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026
6. [lajaunies.com](https://www.lajaunies.com/) — Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026
9. [Google — New Orleans, Louisiana](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=17428504708221602118) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
10. [Google — Gray, Louisiana](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=11887648987732821275) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
11. [Google — Mandeville, Louisiana](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=7898483963305975095) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
12. [Google — Baton Rouge, Louisiana](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=544102458148308046) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
13. [Google — Louisiana (service-area listing, no address; pin 30.426, -89.876)](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=9519739791258160744) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
18. [LaJaunie’s Pest Control (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)](https://www.bbb.org/us/la/baton-rouge/profile/pest-control/lajaunies-pest-control-0835-90048587) — bbb.org · BBB · retrieved October 28, 2026
20. [Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry](https://assets.ctfassets.net/pc5e1rlgfrov/tjVKL2ygRWREmMpyaP0kh/9610757631562338f96719e2e5d2fbf7/POB_List_04_20_2026_ADA.pdf) — assets.ctfassets.net · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 28, 2026
22. [Louisiana (Structural Pest Control Commission, LDAF)](https://wwwcfprd.doa.louisiana.gov/boardsandcommissions/MeetingMinutes/531_September%2021,%202021%20Meeting%20Minutes.pdf) — wwwcfprd.doa.louisiana.gov · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 28, 2026
23. [US District Court, E.D. La.](https://www.courtlistener.com/?q=%22LaJaunie%27s+Pest+Control%22&type=r) — courtlistener.com · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 28, 2026
24. [Louisiana (Structural Pest Control Commission, LDAF)](https://wwwcfprd.doa.louisiana.gov/boardsandcommissions/MeetingMinutes/531_SPCC%20Minutes%20-%20March%2016%202021%20-%20Final.pdf) — wwwcfprd.doa.louisiana.gov · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 28, 2026
25. [Louisiana (Structural Pest Control Commission, LDAF)](https://legis.la.gov/Legis/LawPrint.aspx?d=86256) — legis.la.gov · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 28, 2026
26. [Louisiana (Structural Pest Control Commission, LDAF)](https://wwwcfprd.doa.louisiana.gov/boardsandcommissions/MeetingMinutes/531_SPCC%20Minutes%20-%20June%2029%202021%20-%20Final.pdf) — wwwcfprd.doa.louisiana.gov · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 28, 2026
27. [Louisiana (Structural Pest Control Commission, LDAF)](https://wwwcfprd.doa.louisiana.gov/boardsandcommissions/MeetingMinutes/531_January26Proceedingstopost.pdf) — wwwcfprd.doa.louisiana.gov · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 28, 2026

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