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24ft Mobile Kitchen
The compact standard kitchen for a cafeteria, kitchen, or catering line that needs a full cooking line on a small footprint.
Starting from $4,995 / month
County · Louisiana
Louisiana Mobile Kitchen Trailer Rentals in Rapides Parish — Dishwashing Trailers and Emergency Walk-In Cooler Trailers
Rapides Parish is one of 64 counties and county equivalents in Louisiana, with its seat at Alexandria, covering about 1,324 square miles. Formed in 1807, it has about 125,899 residents (Census Bureau 2024 estimate). When a hospital, school, care-home, or government kitchen there closes for renovation, construction, or an emergency, Desi Commercial Kitchen Virginia can bring in a mobile kitchen trailer rental with a dishwashing trailer and emergency refrigerated trailer, by the week or by the month. Our home market is Virginia, and Louisiana projects are quoted case by case. Nearby we also serve Woodworth, Alexandria, and Forest Hill. Call 24/7 or request a quote.
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Rapides Parish at a glance
- Type
- County (seat: Alexandria)
- Population (2024 estimate)
- 125,899 (2020 base: 130,016)
- FEMA major disasters since 2000
- 16
- Local government
- Rapides Parish
Kitchen, dish, and cold storage trailers for Rapides Parish
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38ft Mobile Kitchen
Adds a deep fryer and a longer line for kitchens serving several hundred meals across multiple periods.
Starting from $7,995 / month
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22-26ft Low Temp Dish Trailer (Tier 1-4)
A push-through low-temperature dishmachine with soil tray, scraping table, and 3-compartment sink.
Starting from $4,995 / month
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20ft Refrigerated Trailer (Tier 1-4)
A full walk-in replacement, offered in cooler and freezer set points, for a commercial walk-in that has failed.
Starting from $1,895 / month
Local conditions
What public records show for food service in Rapides Parish
Past emergency
Hurricane Ida (2021)
FEMA declared major disaster DR-4611, hurricane ida, on August 29, 2021 for Rapides Parish, for an incident that began August 26, 2021. It is one of 16 major disaster declarations covering Rapides Parish since 2000. Hurricanes bring power loss, flooding, and blocked roads that can shut a commercial kitchen for days. A refrigerated trailer can save the stock in a failed walk-in first, and a kitchen trailer can follow if the building in Rapides Parish stays closed.
Major construction
Public works repair in Rapides Parish
FEMA's Public Assistance program funded "Utilities lines and poles repair including three transformers" (utilities, about $317,000) in Rapides Parish after DR-4590, a severe storm declared March 9, 2021; FEMA lists the project as eligible. When work like this reaches Rapides Parish, a kitchen can lose water or power for a shift or a week, and trucks may need another way in. A crew camp on a long repair job can use a mobile kitchen trailer for its meals.
Major renovation
Rebuilding public buildings in Rapides Parish
FEMA's Public Assistance program funded "District #1 Building Repairs" (buildings and equipment, about $176,000) in Rapides Parish after DR-4570, a hurricane declared October 16, 2020; FEMA lists the project as eligible. When a public building is repaired after a disaster, its kitchen can be out of service for months. A temporary kitchen on site covers meal service at a school, shelter, or government building in Rapides Parish until the work is done.
Emergency equipment access
Getting equipment to Rapides Parish
Louisiana is in FEMA Region 6, which coordinates federal disaster support with the state's emergency management agency; locally, Rapides Parish emergency management leads response. Those public operations are separate from our rental deliveries. Projects in Louisiana are outside our Virginia lead market and are quoted case by case, with delivery distance and timing set out in the quote. Equipment for Rapides Parish would travel I-10 and local routes, as it would for nearby Woodworth and Alexandria. We confirm the route and site access with you before dispatch.
Local rental costs
Kitchen trailer rental costs in Rapides Parish
Starting monthly rates on our current price list: mobile kitchen trailers $4,995 / month, dishwashing trailers $4,995 / month, and refrigerated trailers $1,895 / month. Delivery to Rapides Parish, setup, and pickup are quoted for your site, including the distance from Virginia. See the full price reference.
Planning scenario · illustrative, not a past project
Renovation plan: a senior nutrition program's production kitchen in Rapides Parish
A worked example of how we would plan temporary food service here, using Rapides Parish's own public records and our current price list. It describes what a facility like this could do, not a job we have done.
1. Situation
Suppose a senior nutrition program's production kitchen in Rapides Parish schedules a 2-month renovation, rebuilding its walk-in cooler and freezer, while it keeps serving meals.2. Trailer setup
A 40ft Bulk Kitchen, 38ft High Temp Conveyor Dishwashing Trailer, and 40ft Refrigerated Container (Tier 1-4), set on a level pad close to the facility's power and water connections.3. Site and delivery
Equipment would travel the I-10 corridor, with the final route and gate access confirmed with the facility before dispatch. Plan on roughly 5 hours from parking to cooking for the kitchen and dishwashing trailers, about 1 hour for cold storage, and 4–6 hours more if a ramp is needed instead of stairs.4. Timeline
Lock in dates when the renovation contract is signed. The trailers arrive just before demolition and stay 2 months, through final inspection of the new kitchen.5. Estimated rental cost
40ft Bulk Kitchen $10,995 + 38ft High Temp Conveyor Dishwashing Trailer $6,995 + 40ft Refrigerated Container (Tier 1-4) $3,995 = $21,985 per month on our starting price list, or about $43,970 for 2 months. Delivery, setup, and pickup are added in the quote. This is an estimate, not a quote.
Cities and towns in Rapides Parish
Rental terms at a glance
- Rental terms
- Weekly and monthly rentals, short-term or long-term lease
- Hours
- 24/7 phone line, every day
- Delivery
- Scheduled to your Rapides Parish site; timing confirmed with each quote
- Setup time
- About 5 hours for kitchen and dishwashing trailers; about 1 hour for other units
- Stairs or ramp
- Stairs: 5–15 minutes. Ramp: 4–6 hours
- GPS tracking
- Available on request
- Customers
- Commercial, institutional, and industrial only
A quote covers the equipment, rental period, delivery, setup, and pickup for your location. An inquiry does not reserve equipment; availability is confirmed when you accept a quote.
Why Rapides Parish organizations call Desi Commercial Kitchen Virginia
When a kitchen in Rapides Parish closes, meals still have to go out. We plan the temporary kitchen around your site, utilities, and schedule before anything ships.
Accelerated Deployment
Placement and utilities at your Rapides Parish site are confirmed before delivery.
24/7 Emergency Service
Emergencies in Rapides Parish get a live answer on our 24/7 line.
End-to-End Project Support
We plan kitchen, dishwashing, and refrigeration trailers together as one layout.
Flexible Rental Solutions
Weekly rentals for emergencies, monthly leases for long renovations.
Heavy-Duty Commercial Equipment
Commercial cooking lines and dishmachines sized for institutional meal counts.
Experienced Logistics Coordination
Long-distance delivery along I-10 coordinated with your team.
Emergency kitchen trailer rentals in Rapides Parish, 24/7
Kitchen fire, flooded dish room, or a walk-in freezer that quit overnight? Call our 24/7 line and have your Rapides Parish site address, the meals or storage you need to cover, and the power and water available on site. We will help you match a mobile kitchen, dishwashing, or refrigerated trailer to the problem.
Rapides Parish kitchen trailer rental questions
Can you deliver a kitchen trailer to Rapides Parish?
Yes. Projects in Louisiana are outside our Virginia lead market and are quoted case by case, with delivery distance and timing set out in the quote. Send your Rapides Parish site address and dates, and delivery timing is confirmed with your quote.
Is pricing in Louisiana the same as in Virginia?
The monthly starting rates are the same: kitchen trailers $4,995 / month, dish trailers $4,995 / month, refrigerated trailers $1,895 / month. Delivery to Rapides Parish is quoted for the distance.
How fast can a kitchen trailer be set up?
Kitchen and dishwashing trailers take about 5 hours to set up once on site with utilities ready; refrigerated trailers take about an hour.
What should I have ready when I call about Rapides Parish?
The site address, the dates, how many meals you serve, the power and water available, and photos of where the trailer would park. Our line is answered 24/7.
Request a kitchen trailer quote for Rapides Parish
What to send for an accurate quote
- Project city, county, and ZIP code
- Trailer type and number of units
- Meals per day and service periods
- Dishwashing volume or rack counts
- Cold storage needed and target temperature
- Start date and rental length
- Electrical service available (voltage, phase, amps)
- Potable water and wastewater options
- Level placement area and delivery access
- Stairs or ramp needs
- Emergency or planned project
Rapides Parish sources and references
Public reports and records cited on this page. Project examples describe public work, not our customers.
- Rapides Parish official websiteLocal government
- DR-4611: Hurricane IdaFEMA, declared August 29, 2021
- DR-4590: Severe Winter StormsFEMA, declared March 9, 2021
- DR-4570: Hurricane (Public Assistance project)FEMA, declared October 16, 2020
- OpenFEMA Public Assistance funded projects detailsFEMA
- OpenFEMA disaster declarations summariesFEMA
- City and town population totals, Vintage 2024 (sub-est2024)U.S. Census Bureau
- Rapides Parish on WikidataWikidata
- 2024 Gazetteer files (locations and land area)U.S. Census Bureau
- Louisiana disaster declarations and recoveryFEMA
- FEMA Region 6FEMA