Tangipahoa Parish, LA Code Violation Reporting: How to Report (2026)

Under § 32-20(c), the parish government's notice process starts either by its own inspection or "after receipt of a bona fide complaint" that a property outside the municipalities has grass or weeds over 18 inches, or has become a breeding ground for rats, mice, mosquitoes or other pests, or holds trash, rubbish or noxious matter under § 32-20(a) and (b). The code names no dedicated online portal; the process runs through the parish government office referenced throughout § 32-20. Once confirmed, the parish sends two notices, one certified and one first-class mail, under § 32-20(d), and the owner gets 20 calendar days to correct the problem before penalties in subsection (j) begin.

For structural or housing problems, Article V's Minimum Housing Standards work the same way in reverse: § 32-152(a) lets the code official act "whenever the code official determines that there has been a violation of this Code or has grounds to believe that a violation has occurred," meaning a resident's tip can prompt the official to issue formal notice, which must give 30 days to correct and must inform the owner of the right to appeal, § 32-152(b). Individual sewerage system complaints run through a separate channel: § 32-145 lets a complaint filed with the parish or the office of public health trigger an investigation by the parish sanitarian, and § 32-146 authorizes "any member of the public" to file a criminal complaint directly with the state district court, the justice of the peace, or the 7th Ward Court.

Nuisance and stripped-vehicle prosecutions fall to the justice of the peace for the ward where the violation occurred, who shares concurrent jurisdiction with district court under § 32-21 and § 32-113.