Building Safety in Caddo Parish, LA (2026)
3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
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Building Permits
Caddo Parish requires a permit before anyone builds, alters, moves, demolishes, or changes the occupancy of a building or structure, or installs an electrical, gas, mechanical, or plumbing system in the unincorporated parish. The director of public works or a designee issues the permit, and the parish enforces the requirement under Code of Ordinances Sec. 10-3 using the 2006 International Building, Residential, and Mechanical Codes.
Caddo Parish Building Permit Required
Some RestrictionsCaddo Parish Code of Ordinances § 10-3
It shall be unlawful to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or change the occupancy of any building or structure, or to erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert or replace any electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system, the installation of which is regulated by the technical codes adopted in section 10-2, or to cause any such work to be done, without obtaining ...
Electrical Permits
Caddo Parish adopts the 2005 National Electrical Code for unincorporated areas and requires a permit from the director of public works before any electrical system is installed, altered or replaced. No electrical work may be occupied or used until a state-approved inspector certifies compliance.
Caddo Parish Electrical Permit & NEC Adoption
Some RestrictionsCaddo Parish Code of Ordinances § 10-2
Pursuant to R.S. 40:1730.21 et seq., the following codes are hereby adopted as the regulations governing the construction of buildings and other structures in the parish... The International Building Code, 2006 Edition... not including Chapter 1—Administration, Chapter 11—Accessibility, Chapter 27—Electrical, and Chapter 29—Plumbing Systems... National Electrical Code, 2005 Edition, as publishe...
Plumbing Permits
Caddo Parish adopts the Louisiana State Plumbing Code, Part XIV of the State Sanitary Code, for unincorporated areas, and requires a permit from the director of public works before any plumbing system is installed, altered or replaced. Occupancy is barred until a state-approved inspector certifies compliance.
Caddo Parish Plumbing Permit & Code Adoption
Some RestrictionsCaddo Parish Code of Ordinances § 10-2
Pursuant to R.S. 40:1730.21 et seq., the following codes are hereby adopted as the regulations governing the construction of buildings and other structures in the parish... Louisiana State Plumbing Code (Part XIV (Plumbing) of the State Sanitary Code)...
Building Safety by City in Caddo Parish
1 cities in Caddo Parish have their own building safety rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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