Kenner, LA Code Violation Reporting: Common Violations (2026)

Sec. 5-212 lists prohibited conduct item by item, each tied to its own Kenner Code section or Louisiana statute, so a resident reporting a problem can point to the exact rule at issue. The list runs from violent and drug offenses, including battery, armed robbery, and drug traffic loitering, through property-condition violations that code enforcement most often cites: failure to comply with Sec. 5-91's cleanliness and vermin infestation standard, violations of unnecessary noise under Sec. 7-166, littering under Sec. 7-171, leaving an abandoned motor vehicle on private property under Sec. 7-171.1, failing to remove accumulated refuse under Sec. 9½-4, and failing to remove weeds, grass, or other noxious matter under Sec. 9½-7. The list also reaches zoning misuse, covering use of a dwelling or property in violation of the permitted uses defined at Unified Development Code Appendix A Sec. 6.02, and closes with a catch-all for any violation of a code the Department of Code Enforcement enforces.

Once the Kenner Police Department or the Office of Code Enforcement has probable cause that any of this conduct occurred on a rented property, Sec. 5-213 requires notice to the owner and occupants that the property is a problematic rental property and a public nuisance that must be abated. Sec. 5-214 requires that notice by summons, or by certified mail plus publication in the city's official journal, giving thirty days before a mayor's court appearance.