Bossier Parish, LA Code Violation Reporting: Common Violations (2026)

Section 18-3(b) of the Bossier Parish Code supplies a 'nonexclusive illustrative enumeration' that code enforcement officers use to identify the property conditions that trigger action under the parish's dilapidated and dangerous structures ordinance. Under this subsection, any building or other structure is deemed a violation if it is in such a dilapidated condition that it is unfit for human habitation, or unfit for its intended use if that use is not human habitation; if it is kept in such an unsanitary condition that it becomes a menace to the health of people living nearby; or if it presents a fire hazard that is more than ordinarily dangerous given where it sits.

Because the list is expressly nonexclusive, the Property Standards Board, made up of the Police Jury members sitting in that capacity under Section 18-3(c), is not limited to only these three conditions when it decides whether a structure violates Section 18-3 overall. A parish administrator's written report describing which of these conditions apply typically supports the notice that starts the condemnation process: at least ten days' written notice to the record owner, a hearing where the owner may show cause, and, if the board finds the violation, an order to repair, seal, demolish or remove the structure.

A resident who spots one of these conditions on unincorporated parish property, an unsafe, unsanitary or fire-hazardous structure, can report it to the parish administrator's office, which is authorized under Section 18-3(e) to enter the property at reasonable times to check for these conditions when there is reason to believe they exist.