Tangipahoa Parish, LA Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

Sec. 12-13 of the Tangipahoa Parish Code sets the parish's building inspection process in four parts. Under subsection (a), a request for inspection must be applied for at least 24 hours before the requested time, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, though the inspection division will respond as soon as possible in hardship cases and dire emergencies. Subsection (b) prohibits covering up or concealing any portion of the work until it has been inspected; in new buildings or new additions, the contractor must notify the inspection division as soon as portions about to be concealed are ready, and if that notice is not given, the inspection division may issue a stop-work order that stays in effect until the work is uncovered and inspected.

Subsection (c) requires a final inspection: immediately upon completion, the contractor must notify the inspection division, and no installation may be put into operation until the final inspection is made and approved. Subsection (d) makes a signed and dated inspection card the official record that an inspection occurred. Sec. 12-14 layers a flood-safety review on top of this process: the building official must review all building permit applications for new construction or substantial improvements, including manufactured and mobile homes, to determine whether the site is reasonably safe from flooding, and if the site carries a flood hazard, the project must be anchored against flotation, collapse or lateral movement, built with flood-resistant materials and utility equipment, and constructed using methods that minimize flood damage.