Locksmith Prices in Kenner, LA

The full list

Every service and what it costs

Daytime means 8am to 6pm, Monday to Saturday. After hours means evenings, Sundays and public holidays.

Lockouts

Service	Daytime	After hours
House lockout	$89–$150	$125–$295
Car lockout	$89–$150	$95–$195
Business or storefront lockout	$95–$185	$145–$310
Room, closet or cabinet lockout	$65–$120	$95–$180
Padlock removal	$65–$135	$95–$185
Child or pet locked in a vehicle	Free	Free

Rekeying and keys

Service	Price
Rekey, first door	$105–$155
Rekey, each additional door	$45–$65
Typical three-door house	$195–$295
Rekey to match an existing key	$115–$165 first door
Spare brass keys	$3–$8 each
Key cut from a lock (no original)	$65–$125
Broken key extraction	$85–$165
Restricted / high-security key	$18–$45 each

Locks and hardware

Hardware cost is separate and shown to you before we fit anything. These are labour-inclusive ranges for common hardware.

Service	Price
Deadbolt supplied and installed	$195–$395
Knob or lever set installed	$155–$285
Smart lock installed	$195–$495
Lock repair (no replacement)	$95–$185
Strike plate realignment	$85–$145
Door frame reinforcement kit fitted	$125–$225
Mortise lock service (Rivertown-era doors)	$165–$395
Sliding or patio door lock	$115–$235
Mailbox lock replaced	$75–$145

Vehicles

Service	Price
Basic mechanical key cut	$5–$15
Transponder key, cut and programmed	$125–$250
Switchblade / flip fob	$150–$300
Smart key / push-to-start	$200–$400
All keys lost	$225–$595
Key fob battery and reprogram	$35–$85
Broken key out of the ignition	$95–$185
Ignition repair or replacement	$185–$495

Commercial

Service	Price
Commercial rekey, first door	$95–$195
Commercial rekey, each door after	$55–$85
Master key system design and fit	$95–$185 per cylinder
Restricted keyway conversion	$125–$245 per cylinder
Panic bar / exit device fitted	$395–$895
Door closer fitted or adjusted	$185–$425
Storefront deadlatch replaced	$225–$465
Safe opened (non-destructive)	$165–$450
Safe combination changed	$95–$185
File cabinet or desk lock	$75–$155

Why a range

What actually moves the price

Six things, and none of them are a mystery. Ask any locksmith to explain a quote using these and you’ll know quickly whether they’re being straight with you.

Factor	Effect	Why
Time of day	+$25 to $75	Someone is leaving their house at 2am. That gets paid for.
Lock grade	Up to 3×	A Grade 3 knob picks in seconds. A Medeco or Mul-T-Lock can take an hour and may need a specialist tool.
Vehicle year	+$75 to $250	Anything from roughly 2015 onward needs a scan tool on the OBD-II port. Older cars are mechanical.
Hardware	$25 to $300+	A builder-grade deadbolt is $30. A Grade 1 with a restricted keyway is $180.
Damage already done	+$50 to $200	If a previous attempt broke the cylinder or bent the door, that has to be fixed before anything else works.
Access	Varies	A second-storey window, a security gate, or a car in a stacked garage takes longer.

What does not change the price

• How stressed you sound. Not a factor. It shouldn’t be anywhere.
• What car you drive. The key technology matters. The badge doesn’t.
• Which neighbourhood you’re in. Rivertown and Chateau Estates pay the same rate.
• Whether you found us on Google or a neighbour sent you. Same list either way.

The bit that catches people

How the service call fee works

This is where most of the trouble in this trade lives, so it’s worth being precise.

A service call fee covers getting a stocked van and a licensed technician to your address. Every legitimate locksmith has one. The question is not whether there’s a fee — it’s whether they told you about it before they arrived, and whether the number they quoted already contained it.

Two ways it gets used

The question that settles it: “What is the total I will pay, including the service call, if nothing unexpected turns up?” A straight shop answers with one number. Anyone who won’t is telling you something.

If we can’t open it

You pay the $39 call-out and nothing else. That happens occasionally — a lock that’s already been drilled by someone else, a vehicle needing a dealer-only immobiliser reset, a safe with a fired relocker. We’ll tell you what it needs and who can do it.

Where the money goes

Four ways to get a key made in Kenner

We are genuinely not the answer to all of these. Here is the honest version.

	Walmart kiosk	Dealership	Dispatch network	Us
Spare brass house key	$5–$15 — best option	n/a	$45+	$3–$8 (if we’re already there)
Worn original key	Often fails	n/a	Varies	$65–$125 cut to code
Restricted keyway	Cannot	n/a	Cannot	$18–$45
Transponder car key	Limited	$150–$400	$180–$450	$125–$250
All keys lost	Cannot	$300–$600 + tow	$350–$700	$225–$595
Comes to you	No	No	Yes	Yes
Price before arrival	Shown	On request	Rarely	Always
LA licence published	n/a	n/a	Rarely	Yes

Local context

What people around here actually pay

We are not the only data point, and you shouldn’t take our word alone. Platform data covering 105 completed car key replacement jobs in Metairie — ten minutes from Kenner — put the local average at $140 to $201, with the full spread running $47 to $333 depending on the vehicle.

That lines up with our own automotive range. If a Kenner quote lands well outside it, ask why. There may be a good reason — an all-keys-lost job on a 2023 model genuinely costs more — but you are entitled to hear it.

Two Kenner-specific things worth knowing

• The median Kenner home was built in 1978. A lot of what we open is original hardware. Sometimes that means a rekey isn’t worth it and replacement is the honest answer. We’ll say so.
• Doors here move. Subsidence across this metro runs 0.2 to over 0.8 inches a year, so a sticking door is often a frame problem, not a lock problem. A strike realignment at $85 to $145 fixes what a $395 lockset replacement would not.

Why Kenner doors stick and deadbolts stop throwing →

Our promise

How we quote, and what your invoice looks like

• You get a total on the phone. Including the service call. By text if you want it in writing before we move.
• The number doesn’t change unless we find something genuinely different on arrival — and if we do, you hear it and approve it before anything is touched.
• We don’t drill by default. Picking, bypass or shimming first. Drilling is for cylinders already destroyed, and never a surprise.
• Cards accepted. Cash-only is a red flag anywhere in this trade, including here.
• Itemised invoice with parts, labour and service call listed separately.
• We tell you when you don’t need us. If it’s a $30 hardware-store fix, that’s what we’ll say.

What a proper locksmith invoice shows

Line	Example
Business name, address and phone	Kenner Lock & Key, 2110 I-10 Service Rd, Kenner LA 70062
Louisiana State Fire Marshal licence	application in progress
Technician name	The person who actually did the work
Date, arrival time and time on site	12 July 2026, arrived 6:42pm, 35 minutes
Service call fee	$39
Labour, described	Non-destructive entry, front deadbolt — $80
Parts, itemised	None / Grade 2 deadbolt — $58
Total and payment method	$119, Visa
Warranty on the work	[warranty period]

If an invoice is missing the licence number, the technician’s name, or an itemised breakdown, that is worth querying — with us or anyone else.

Questions

Pricing questions we get asked

How much does a locksmith cost in Kenner?

A daytime house or car lockout is $89 to $150. A three-door rekey is $195 to $295. A replacement car key runs $150 to $595 depending on the key technology. After-hours work adds roughly $25 to $75. Every figure includes our $39 service call.

Is the service call fee extra?

No. Our $39 call-out is contained in every price on this page, not added on top. If a locksmith quotes you a low call-out separately from the work, ask for the total including both before agreeing to anything.

Why won’t other locksmiths quote a price on the phone?

Some genuinely can’t until they see the lock. But a competent locksmith can give you a range from the lock type, door type and your address. A flat refusal to name any number is the most common warning sign consumers report about this trade.

What if you can’t open it?

You pay the $39 service call and nothing else. It happens occasionally — a lock already drilled by someone else, a vehicle needing a dealer-only immobiliser reset, or a safe with a fired relocker. We’ll tell you what it needs.

Do you charge more at night or on weekends?

Yes, roughly $25 to $75 depending on the job, and we state it on the phone before dispatch. It is never added to the invoice afterwards.

Is rekeying cheaper than replacing my locks?

Considerably. Rekeying runs about 30 to 40% of replacement cost — $105 to $155 for the first door versus $195 to $395 to replace it. Rekey when the hardware is sound and the problem is who holds keys. Replace when the hardware itself has failed.

Why is my car key more expensive than my friend’s?

Key technology, not the badge on the car. A plain mechanical key is $5 to $15. A transponder is $125 to $250. A push-to-start smart key is $200 to $400 because it needs a scan tool on the OBD-II port to pair with the immobiliser.

What does “all keys lost” mean and why does it cost more?

It means there is no existing key to copy, so the key has to be originated from the vehicle’s VIN and programmed from scratch. It takes longer and needs more equipment. $225 to $595. We also delete the lost key from the vehicle’s memory so it can no longer start the car.

Do you take cards?

Yes. A locksmith who insists on cash and won’t provide an itemised invoice is one of the clearest warning signs there is.

Are these prices guaranteed?

The total we quote you on the phone is what you pay, unless we find something materially different on arrival — in which case you hear the revised number and approve it before any work starts. The ranges on this page are typical; your quote will be a single figure.

Do you charge to come out and look?

The $39 service call covers the visit. If you go ahead with the work, it is already inside the quoted total rather than being added to it.

Is the Walmart kiosk cheaper?

For a spare brass house key cut from a clean original, yes — $5 to $15, and it is a sensible choice. It cannot help with worn originals, restricted keyways, or anything containing a transponder chip.