Right to Farm in Bossier Parish, LA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
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Farm Nuisance Protection
Unincorporated Bossier Parish exempts agricultural land from key parts of its noise ordinance: animal sounds from parcels zoned agricultural fall outside the animal-noise nuisance rule, and normal landscaping and yard maintenance sounds from agriculture-zoned uses are exempt from the equipment-hours restriction.
Bossier Parish Agricultural Noise Exemption
Few RestrictionsBossier Parish Code § 46-36(a)(4), (a)(10)a
(4)Animals, birds, etc. The keeping of any animal, bird or fowl which by causing frequent or long continued noise shall not disturb the comfort or repose of any person in the vicinity. This provision shall not apply to animal sounds originating from any parcel zoned for agricultural use. ... (10)Landscaping.a.Commercial and industrial use of landscaping and yard maintenance equipment, excluding...
Agricultural Zoning Protection
Bossier Parish's R-A residence-agriculture district protects farming, truck gardening and livestock raising as permitted-by-right uses on unsubdivided land near Benton, while keeping out scattered business and industrial uses unrelated to the area's development. It is the parish's closest zoning equivalent to a right-to-farm protection.
Bossier Parish Agricultural District Zoning
Few RestrictionsBossier Parish Code § 126-716(a)-(b)(1)
(a)Purpose; intent. The R-A residence-agriculture districts are composed mainly of unsubdivided lands that are vacant or in agricultural or forestry uses, with some dwelling and accessory uses. The regulations set forth in this section are designed to protect the essentially open character of such districts by prohibiting the establishment of scattered business, industrial and other uses that a...
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