Noise Ordinances in Caddo Parish, LA (2026)
7 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
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Quiet Hours
Caddo Parish's Table 1 sound-level chart under Code of Ordinances § 32-163 sets lower decibel ceilings for every receiving property between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. than during the day.
Nighttime Noise Limits in Caddo Parish
Some RestrictionsCaddo Parish Code of Ordinances § 32-163(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 background sound level by more than 5 dBA or the applicable levels in Table 1 at a regulated receiver, whichever is greater, when measured in accordance with section 32-165. [...] Table 1: Maximum permissible A-weighted sound levels (dBA) listed by receiving pr...
Construction Hours
Caddo Parish bars construction and demolition noise on weeknights and weekend/holiday mornings unless the work meets the parish's Table 1 sound-level limits, under Code of Ordinances § 32-164(12).
Construction Noise Hours in Caddo Parish
Some RestrictionsCaddo Parish Code of Ordinances § 32-164(12)
(12)Construction and demolition activity, excluding emergency work, shall not be performed 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 and federal holidays, unless such activities can meet the limits set forth in section 32-163. All motorized equipment used in construction and demolition activity shall be operated with a ...
Barking Dogs
Caddo Parish treats excessive barking as an animal nuisance under section 8-38. Most nuisance violations get a 24-hour cure window after notice, but barking is carved out for immediate remedy the moment the department or law enforcement notifies the owner.
Caddo Parish Excessive Barking Nuisance Rule
Some RestrictionsCaddo Parish Code of Ordinances § 8-38
No person shall willfully or knowingly harbor or keep on his premises or elsewhere any animal which causes an unreasonable disturbance of the peace of the neighbors or occupants of adjacent premises, or suffer or permit any animal to create a nuisance as defined in this chapter. This includes excessive barking. A person shall be deemed to have willfully and knowingly violated this section, if s...
Leaf Blower Rules
Caddo Parish bars running a noise-creating blower, power fan or similar gas-powered device in a residential or noise-sensitive area between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. if it can be heard across the property line, under Code of Ordinances § 32-52(f)(12). A separate, newer ordinance sets stricter hours for commercial lawn crews.
Caddo Parish Leaf Blower Hours Limit
Some RestrictionsCaddo Parish Code of Ordinances § 32-52(f)(12)
Blowers and similar devices. In residential or noise sensitive area, between the hours of 7:00 p.m and 7:00 a.m., the operation of any noise-creating blower, power fan, or any internal combustion engine, the operation of which causes noise due to the explosion of operating gases or fluids, provided that the noise is loud, unreasonably loud or disturbing noise or any unnecessary noise and can be...
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Caddo Parish applies a plainly audible test to car stereos and portable speakers. Vehicle music cannot be plainly audible at a residential property line from 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m., personal vehicle systems cannot be plainly audible 50 feet from the operator, and handheld speakers on public ground follow the same 50-foot limit by day. Loudspeakers above the parish sound limits need a $10.00 permit.
Caddo Parish Amplified Music and Loudspeaker Rules
Some RestrictionsCaddo Parish Code of Ordinances § 32-164(15)-(17), (20)
(15) Personal or commercial vehicular music amplification or reproduction equipment shall not be operated in such a manner that it is plainly audible at a residential property line between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. (16) Personal vehicular music amplification equipment shall not be operated in such a manner as to be plainly audible at a distance of 50 feet in any direction from the o...
Decibel Limits
Caddo Parish caps outdoor sound at a regulated property line by receiver type and time of day under § 32-163's Table 1: as low as 45 dBA at night near noise-sensitive receivers, up to 60 dBA around other receivers, or the background level plus 5 dBA, whichever is greater.
Caddo Parish Maximum Noise Decibel Limits
Some RestrictionsCaddo Parish Code of Ordinances § 32-163
No person or entity shall cause, allow, or permit the operation of any source of sound which creates a sound level that exceeds the background sound level by more than 5 dBA or the applicable levels in Table 1 at a regulated receiver, whichever is greater, when measured in accordance with section 32-165. ... Table 1: Maximum permissible A-weighted sound levels (dBA) listed by receiving property...
Vehicle Noise
Caddo Parish requires every motor vehicle and motorcycle on parish roads to run a working muffler or sound-dissipative device under Code of Ordinances § 32-164, bans personal vehicle stereos audible 50 feet away or across a residential property line after 10:00 p.m., and separately bans engine-brake use on a stretch of Jefferson Paige Road under § 32-167.
Caddo Parish Vehicle Muffler and Stereo Rules
Some RestrictionsCaddo Parish Code of Ordinances § 32-164
Motor vehicles and motorcycles on traffic ways of the parish are exempt from section 32-163 provided that: ... b.Adequate mufflers or sound dissipative devices are properly installed such that: i.No person shall operate or cause to be operated any motor vehicle or motorcycle not equipped with a muffler or other sound dissipative device in good working order and in constant operation. ii.No pers...
Noise Ordinances by City in Caddo Parish
1 cities in Caddo Parish have their own noise ordinances rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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