re: Roof Vent Recommendations | NOLA Area

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Yes, have ridge vents.

Reading another thread, I realized that I do not have soffit ventilation (just gutters) down the side so I may not be getting any air movement under the soffit and through the ridge vent.

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No matter what kind of roof vents you get for the roof, you will need soffit vents installed, unless there is another way to get airflow into the attic. So a solution is to buy a bunch of soffit vents, cut holes in the soffit all around your house and install the vents. You could hire the work or do it yourself if it's not too high and within your capability.

At my last house my soffits were very high. I wanted more soffit vents and I just paid to get them installed. I had additional rectangular vents installed. The contractor made a template for the correct hole size, would draw the holes with a pencil and then plunge cut the holes with a small battery operated circular saw. They also make round soffit vents if you prefer those. Those might require drilling like a 1/2" pilot hole on the edge of each of each proposed round vent hole and then using a jig saw to cut the right size vent hole.