Public Health Rules in New Orleans, LA (2026)
2 verified public health rules for New Orleans, Louisiana, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Rodent Control
New Orleans requires every structure and exterior property to stay free of rodent harborage and infestation under Code of Ordinances § 26-161. The owner must eliminate pests before renting or leasing a unit, and the occupant keeps the space rodent-free afterward, unless the infestation traces back to a defect in the building, which shifts the duty back to the owner.
New Orleans Rodent and Pest Control Duty
Some RestrictionsNew Orleans City Code § 26-161
(a)All structures and exterior property shall be kept free from rodent harborage and infestation. Where rodents are found, they shall be promptly exterminated by approved processes which will not be injurious to human health. After extermination, proper precautions shall be taken to eliminate rodent harborage and prevent re-infestation.(b)The owner of any structure shall be responsible for pest...
Syringe Disposal
New Orleans makes it unlawful to dump medical waste, hypodermic needles or syringes into any public waterway, lake, bayou, drainage canal or other body of water in the city without department of sanitation or state/federal authorization, under City Code § 54-495. Because the section names no specific fine, the Code's general penalty at § 1-13 applies instead.
New Orleans Bans Illegal Needle Disposal
Some RestrictionsNew Orleans Code of Ordinances § 54-495; general penalty § 1-13
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, dump, discard, throw or otherwise dispose of any medical waste or hypodermic needles or syringes into or upon any public waterway, lake, bayou or drainage canal or body of water in the city unless such disposal is authorized, at the particular disposal site and in the particular manner in which it is done, by the department of sanitation or...