Lawn Grass Type suggestions

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Zoysia is just so slow growing.

from what I've seen, zoysia also doesn't do well with rotary mower. this is the main reason i will be going with st aug over zoysia. centipede apparently doesn't do well in clay. this pretty much just leaves st. aug for a good full sun grass

Where is this lawn going to be?

I bought a house in Tennessee with a Bermuda lawn and fescue in the shady areas. Unfortunately I've learned more about lawns since I bought this house than I ever wanted to. The lawn at my place was so poorly maintained by the previous owner that I'm slowly having to level and replace the Bermuda sod. The fescue is surprisingly strong even in the crappy soil near the base of my oak trees. Zoysia works well up here also.

I would not recommend fescue for south Louisiana because of the heat. It would look green in the fall and spring an brown out in the summer.

Bermuda is fairly cheap and very drought and heat resistant, but it can't survive in any real shade. You can put down Bermuda sod almost all year though - even when it's dormant like it is now. When dormant, it turns brown but it becomes a vivid green in early spring. You can get Bermuda sod pretty easily for cheap. If you have a pickup truck, you can get a pallet at a time and install it yourself.

At Augustine is good choice if you are on the gulf coast, and spreads very rapidly but it struggled more in dry heat than Bermuda. My parents have this type of lawn in south Louisiana and it has held up very well with minimal maintenance, and chokes out weeds and even the neighbor's Bermuda fairly easily. It does grow fast in rainy seasons and may require more frequent mowing than Bermuda.

I've learned that when I over seed, I end up feeding the birds more than actually improving my lawn. It ended up being cheaper for me to install Bermuda sod.

Centipede looks like your best option. I'm not a fan of St Aug either but it does grow well in the deep south and is fairly drought tolerant. Bermuda is the best looking (there's a reason it's used on golf courses) but maintenance will be an issue if you have a large yard. Oh and welcome to the OT

I really like the hybrid bermuda but even bermuda they recommended using a reel mower to get a nice look. Not sure I am that committed.

You dont' seed St Aug and just go with a Bermuda if you're seeding it. A regular mower will cut it fine if it's Common Bermuda or Bermuda Tif 419.

South Louisiana? Buy a dozen or so squares of St Augustine sod, install them along the sidewalk or driveway and keep it watered for a few weeks. In 3 years your whole 1/4 acre lawn will be St Augustine....and probably some of your neighbor's yard too. That is probably the easiest, low maintenance choice if you live in SoLa. You can buy them in plugs and install a little all over the place if you want. It spreads pretty quickly especially in a wet, humid climate with mild winters.

It grows like a vine with runners over the ground. It chokes our most weeds and will probably choke out your Bermuda pretty quickly.