Fire Regulations in Gretna, LA (2026)
4 verified fire regulations for Gretna, Louisiana, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Fire Pits & Backyard Fires
In the City of Gretna, open fires for recreational purposes, such as campfires, are allowed outdoors as long as no nuisance is created, under Gretna Code of Ordinances § 24-24(2). The code enforcement official administers the article and can order abatement if a fire becomes a nuisance.
Gretna Recreational Fire and Campfire Rule
Light RestrictionsGretna Code of Ordinances § 24-24(2)
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article: ... (2)Open fires may be set for recreational purposes, such as campfires, provided no nuisance is created.
Fireworks
In the City of Gretna, only 25 fireworks retailer permits/licenses exist under Code of Ordinances § 12-3, reserved for the 25 locations that held a license in 2015. Retailers apply between January 2 and April 1 each year, paying a $250.00 license fee and a $1,250.00 permit fee, and no felon can hold a permit or sell fireworks in the city.
Gretna Fireworks Retailer Permit Cap
Significant RestrictionsGretna Code of Ordinances § 12-3(a), (c)
(a)The number of fireworks permits and licenses is fixed at 25 and shall only be issued to the 25 locations holding a license in 2015. A location change may occur during the permit year or at the time of permit renewal, however any location change by an existing license holder shall be pre-approved by the city. ... (c)Applications for fireworks permits/licenses shall be available from the city ...
Outdoor Burning
In the City of Gretna, burning refuse or kindling an open fire in any public or private place outside a building is unlawful under Gretna Code of Ordinances § 24-25. The code enforcement official enforces the ban, and only cooking fires, supervised recreational fires and heating stoves are exempted elsewhere in the same article.
Gretna Open Burning Prohibition
Significant RestrictionsGretna Code of Ordinances § 24-25
No person shall burn refuse or kindle an open fire in any public or private place outside any building.
Propane Storage
Gretna adopts the storage limits in Chapter 66 of NFPA 1 for flammable liquids and restricts bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas under section 24-250, and separately prohibits the construction of any new aboveground storage tank anywhere in the city, continuing restrictions that predated this 2016 ordinance.
Gretna's Propane and LP-Gas Storage Limits
Heavy RestrictionsGretna Code of Ordinances § 24-250
The limits referred to in Chapter 66 of the NFPA 1 are hereby adopted in which storage of flammable liquids in outside aboveground tanks is prohibited; in which bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas is restricted; and in which storage of explosives and blasting agents is prohibited. Consistent with ordinances adopted prior to the adoption of this article, the construction of new above ground ...
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