Fire Regulations in Kenner, LA (2026)
3 verified fire regulations for Kenner, Louisiana, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Fireworks
The City of Kenner bans the possession, sale, manufacture, and discharge of fireworks and other pyrotechnics anywhere within city limits, with a narrow exception for a public display authorized by a city permit approved by both the chief of police and the fire chief.
Kenner Fireworks Ban and Display Permits
Heavy RestrictionsKenner Code of Ordinances § 7-163
(a)It shall be unlawful for any person to have, keep, store, use, manufacture, offer to sell, handle, or transport any pyrotechnics within the corporate limits except as herein provided, it being the intention of this section to prohibit the sale of, distribution of, or discharge of pyrotechnics of any kind or description whatsoever within the corporate limits.(b)Pyrotechnics means any sparkler...
Outdoor Burning
Kenner Code § 8-1 bans bonfires, leaf fires, rubbish fires, trash fires, and waste fires anywhere in the city. The Kenner Fire Department may issue a $35-per-day certificate of compliance to burn cleared land, brush, or grass only, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at least 1,000 feet from any dwelling. Violators face a $500 fine and up to 60 days in jail.
Kenner Outdoor Burning Ban and Permits
Significant RestrictionsKenner Code of Ordinances § 8-1
(b)No person shall kindle or maintain any bonfire, leaf fire, rubbish fire, trash fire, or waste fire, or authorize any such fire to be kindled or maintained.(c)Exception to prohibition against burning. Burning of trees, brush, grass, and other vegetation may occur under the following conditions:(1)The trees, brush, grass or other vegetation matter is the result of land that is being cleared.(2...
Smoke Detectors
In the City of Kenner, every residential unit, rooming or boarding house, hospital, school, day care center or nursery must have Underwriters' Laboratory-approved smoke detectors under Sec. 5-3. One detector is required per 800 square feet of living space, and the city will not issue a building permit for construction or repair unless detector locations are clearly shown on the plans.
Kenner Smoke Detector Requirement
Some RestrictionsKenner Code of Ordinances § 5-3
Every residential unit of any single or multifamily designation, or rooming house, boarding house, lodging house, hospital, school, day care center or nursery, and other such places where persons may rest or sleep, not necessarily limited to the specific types of structures enumerated herein, and the units and rooms therein, shall have installed smoke-detecting devices of a type approved by the...
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