Noise Ordinances in Bossier Parish, LA (2026)

Bossier Parish Code § 46-36(a)(2)

(2)Yelling, shouting, etc. Yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling or singing on the public streets, particularly between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., or at any time or place so as to disturb the quiet, comfort, repose of persons in any hospital, dwelling, hotel or other type of residence, or of any persons in the vicinity.

Bossier Parish Code § 46-36(a)(8)

(8)Construction and repairing of buildings. The following acts are declared to be loud, disturbing and unreasonable noises, and noises in violation of this article:a.Construction and demolition activity, excluding emergency work, shall not be performed in or immediately adjacent to any residential zoned use or noise sensitive receiver between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on weekdays, or...

Bossier Parish Code § 14-3(b)(2)

(2)Every owner or keeper of an animal shall exercise proper care and control of such animal to prevent the animal from becoming a public nuisance. Excessive or untimely barking, howling or yelping so as to disturb the peace and quiet of a neighborhood or its residents; being repeatedly at large; chasing vehicles; or scratching on, digging into or urinating or defecating upon lawns, shrubs, buil...

Bossier Parish Code § 46-36(a)(10)

(10)Landscaping.a.Commercial and industrial use of landscaping and yard maintenance equipment, excluding emergency work, shall not be operated on or within 250 feet of a regulated receiver between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays, or between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. on weekends or federal holidays, unless such activities can meet the limits set forth in section 46-35...

Bossier Parish Code § 46-36(a)(13)

(13)Sound-amplifying equipment.a.Unless otherwise permitted, the playing of any radio, television set, sound-amplifying equipment, or other sound-producing device or any musical instrument in such a manner or with such volume, as to disturb the quiet, comfort or repose of persons in any office, hospital or in any dwelling, hotel or other type of residence, and of any persons in the vicinity or ...

Bossier Parish Code § 46-36(h)

(h)Airport and aircraft operations:(1)The AHJ shall consult with the airport proprietor to recommend changes in airport operations to minimize any noise disturbance which the airport owner may have authority to control in its capacity as proprietor.(2)Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit, restrict, penalize, enjoin or in any manner regulate the movement of aircraft which are i...

Bossier Parish Code § 46-35(a), Table 1

(a)No person or entity shall cause, allow, or permit the operation of any source of sound which creates a sound level that exceeds the continuous background sound level by more than 7 dBA in daytime, the continuous background sound level by more than 5 dBA in nighttime, or the applicable levels in Table 1 at a regulated receiver, whichever is greater ... Table 1: Maximum permissible A-weighted ...

Bossier Parish Code § 46-36(a)(7), (f)

(7)Exhausts. The discharge of any process vent, high-velocity gas stream, high-pressure gas, forced-exhaust stream, steam engine, stationary internal combustion engine, motor-driven vehicle of any type or motorboat engine except through a muffler or other device which will effectively prevent loud noises therefrom. ... (f)Motor vehicles and motorcycles on traffic ways of the parish are exempt f...