Lafayette Parish, LA Code Violation Reporting: How to Report (2026)
Key Facts
- How to report
- Phone, in writing, or in person
- Record retention
- Kept on file three years
- Enforcing office
- Public works director / Environmental Quality
- First-offense fine
- $250 per day
- Coverage
- City of Lafayette plus unincorporated parish
Summary
Lafayette Consolidated Government accepts citizen reports of illicit discharges, spills, and other stormwater violations by phone, in writing, or in person, and keeps every report on file for three years.
(a)All citizens are encouraged to report to the city-parish any spills, releases, illicit discharges, illicit connections, other instances of anyone discharging pollutants into the MS4 or waters of the state, and any other violation of this article of which they become aware.(b)All citizen reports received by telephone, in writing, and in person will be kept on file for a period of three years. When necessary, complaints will be referred to the other appropriate local, state, or federal agencies.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 65).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 34-571 of the Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government Code encourages citizens to report spills, releases, illicit discharges, illicit connections, and any other pollutant discharge into the MS4 or state waters, plus any other violation of the stormwater ordinance. Reports can be made by telephone, in writing, or in person, and the city-parish keeps every report on file for three years. When necessary, the public works director refers complaints to other local, state, or federal agencies. Because the stormwater ordinance applies city-parish-wide under Sec. 34-403, this reporting channel covers both the City of Lafayette and the unincorporated parish alike.
Violations & Fines
Confirmed illicit discharges draw escalating fines set by the public works director: $250 per day for a first offense, $500 for a second, and $1,000 per day for a third offense and beyond.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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