Public Conduct in Bossier Parish, LA (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
Verified from official government sources
Aggressive Panhandling
Bossier Parish does not single out aggressive conduct by name; instead, Sec. 86-2 requires anyone panhandling in unincorporated Bossier Parish to hold the same $100.00 annual license as a door-to-door peddler, and bars all panhandling, licensed or not, before 8:00 a.m. and after 6:00 p.m.
Panhandling License and Hours in Bossier Parish
Significant RestrictionsBossier Parish Code § 86-2(b)
Further, unless permit is obtained by the company and the individual panhandler(s), the panhandling or solicitation of any monies in the unincorporated areas of the parish is declared to be unlawful. ... (4)Any person, whether a permit is required or not required to go door to door and/or street to street, and panhandling anywhere in the unincorporated areas of Bossier Parish, is prohibited fro...
Public Urination
The Police Jury bans urinating or defecating on the Bossier Parish courthouse grounds in Benton, and the same ban extends to every other parish-owned building and grounds parishwide, unless the person uses a restroom or portable toilet. The prohibitions sit alongside bans on intoxication, weapons, and littering on the same properties.
Public Urination Ban on Bossier Parish Grounds
Some RestrictionsBossier Parish Code §§ 10-53(g), 10-56
(g)No person shall void any excrement or urine on the courthouse grounds unless that person is using a facility designed for that purpose such as a restroom or portable toilet. ... Any person found guilty of violating the provision of this article shall be punished as provided in section 1-13 of the Bossier Parish Code of Ordinances.
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
In unincorporated Bossier Parish, the Police Jury's only public-place smoking restriction targets the parish courthouse in Benton. Smoking is barred inside courthouse corridors, restrooms, stairwells and meeting rooms on floors one through five, and outdoors within 30 feet of both courthouse entrances, with one designated outdoor smoking area.
Outdoor Smoking Ban at Bossier Parish Courthouse
Some RestrictionsBossier Parish Code § 78-1
(a)It shall be unlawful for any person to smoke any form of tobacco:(1)In any corridor, restroom, stairwell or public meeting room on the first—fifth floors of the parish courthouse, and in the snack shop, Room No. 206, of the second floor of the parish courthouse. Department heads shall determine the smoking policy in offices under their control on each floor.(2)Outdoors within 30 feet of the ...
Public Alcohol Use
Bossier Parish's Police Jury bans drinking, consuming, or possessing an open container of alcohol inside any private vehicle on public roads, streets, parks, and highways of the unincorporated parish. The rule reaches both the person drinking and any owner or driver who knowingly keeps an open container in the vehicle. Violators face a fine up to $500.00 or 30 days in jail.
Open Container Ban in Bossier Parish Vehicles
Some RestrictionsBossier Parish Code § 6-5
(a)Declared unlawful. It shall be unlawful for any person to drink, consume or possess alcoholic beverages in an open container in any private motor vehicle when such vehicle is upon the public roads, streets, parks and highways in the parish. ... (c)Violations; penalties. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500.00 or imprisonment for a ter...
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