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Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA (2026)

1 rule for unincorporated East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.

Verified from official government sources

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

Food Truck Permits

A "lunch wagon" or other mobile food operation counts as an eating and drinking establishment under City-Parish Code Title 6, so it needs a health-unit permit before serving. Short-term itinerant units get permits capped at 15 days, extendable once after a follow-up sanitary inspection.

Mobile Food Vendor Permits in East Baton Rouge Parish

Some Restrictions

Baton Rouge/EBRP Code §§ 6:600, 6:601, 6:611(1)

Eating and drinking establishment shall mean restaurant, coffee shop, cafeteria, cafe, caterer, lunch counter, tavern, bar or lounge, soda fountain, lunch wagon, coin-operated or automatic vending machines dispensing food or drink, and all other establishments including kitchens or other places in which food or drink is prepared for sale elsewhere ... No person shall operate any eating and drin...

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