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Sign Regulations in Caddo Parish, LA (2026)

4 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Caddo Parish. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Garage Sale Signs

A residential garage or yard sale in Caddo Parish gets one extra temporary sign under Unified Development Code Section 9.6.C.2, capped at six square feet, put up no more than 48 hours before the sale and taken down within 24 hours after it ends.

Caddo Parish Garage Sale Sign Rules

Light Restrictions

Caddo Parish Unified Development Code § 9.6.C.2

2. Additional Sign When Conducting Garage/Yard Sale On-Site a. When a garage/yard sale is conducted as part of a residential use, an additional temporary sign is permitted. Such additional temporary signs must be located on the site of the garage/yard sale, and may be installed 48 hours prior to event and must be removed within 24 hours of the end of the sale. b. An additional temporary sign ma...

Holiday Displays

Caddo Parish's Unified Development Code excludes temporary holiday decorations from its definition of "attention getting device," the sign category that carries strict display-period limits. Because holiday lights and decor fall outside that definition, they escape the 15-day cap and four-display-per-year rule that apply to banners, pennants and similar devices under UDC Article 9. No parish duration limit governs seasonal displays.

Caddo Parish Exempts Holiday Decorations From Sign Limits

Few Restrictions

Caddo Parish Unified Development Code § 2.3

Attention Getting Device. Sails, pennants, banners, and similar devices or ornamentations designed to attract attention. Flags of nations, states, and cities, or fraternal, religious and civic organizations, permanent commercial flags, or temporary holiday decorations are not considered attention getting devices. Certain types of attention getting devices are specifically prohibited by this Cod...

Digital Billboards

New billboards, static or electronic, are banned parish-wide except in specific commercial and industrial districts under Unified Development Code Section 9.8. Electronic billboards must hold each message for at least eight seconds and cannot exceed 6,000 nits by day or 500 nits at night.

Caddo Parish Digital Billboard Standards

Significant Restrictions

Caddo Parish Unified Development Code § 9.8.E.10

10. Operational requirements for new electronic billboards must comply with the following standards: a. Only one electronic billboard is permitted per lot. Electronic billboards are subject to the same location and dimensional limitations as standard static billboards. [...] c. The minimum dwell time, defined as the interval of change between each individual message, is eight seconds, and a cha...

Window Signs

Window signs need no permit in Caddo Parish, but Unified Development Code Section 9.6.C.11 caps coverage at 30% of each window's surface for both temporary and permanent signs, and limits the sign type to non-residential uses in every zoning district.

Caddo Parish Window Sign Coverage Limit

Light Restrictions

Caddo Parish Unified Development Code § 9.6.C.11

11. Window Sign a. Window signs are permitted for all non-residential uses in all districts. b. All window signs, whether temporary or permanent, are limited to no more than 30% of the surface of each window area. Window area is counted as a continuous surface until divided by an architectural or structural element. Mullions are not considered an element that divides window area. c. Window sign...

Sign Regulations by City in Caddo Parish

1 cities in Caddo Parish have their own sign regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

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