Noise Ordinances in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA (2026)
6 rules for unincorporated East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
Verified from official government sources
Quiet Hours
East Baton Rouge Parish has no numeric parish-wide overnight curfew, but Sec. 12:100 bans loud and raucous noise offensive to ordinary sensibilities anytime, and Sec. 12:101 flags amplified sound and other acts that disturb repose.
Baton Rouge Quiet Hours and Loud, Raucous Noise
Some RestrictionsBaton Rouge/EBRP Code Sec. 12:100
No person shall make or cause to be made any loud and raucous noise in the parish which is offensive to persons of ordinary sensibilities and which renders the enjoyment of life or property uncomfortable or interferes with public peace and comfort. (Ord. No. 11697, § 1, 3-22-00; Ord. No. 12010, § 1, 5-9-01) Sec. 12:101. - Same—Enumerated. The following acts, among others, are declared to crea...
Construction Hours
Construction work that creates loud, raucous noise in or adjacent to a residential area in Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish is confined to 7:00 a.m. through sunset on weekdays and Saturdays. Work outside that window, including any time on Sunday, violates the parish noise ordinance unless the director of public works grants an urgent-necessity exception.
Construction Noise Hours in Baton Rouge
Some RestrictionsBaton Rouge City-Parish Code § 12:101(11)
The creation of loud and raucous noise by construction work in or adjacent to a residential area other than between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and sunset on weekdays and Saturdays, except in the case of urgent necessity in the interest of public safety for which permission must be obtained from the director of public works. Construction work includes, but is not limited to, the erection, excavation...
Barking Dogs
East Baton Rouge Parish bans excessive barking under Sec. 14:204(b)(5) and routes complaints through a set warning-then-summons process run by the Animal Control and Rescue Center, not a decibel meter or police noise citation.
Barking Dog Complaint Process in EBR Parish
Some RestrictionsBaton Rouge/EBRP Code Sec. 14:204(b)(5)
No dog shall cause any excessive noise making or excessive barking. The animal control and rescue center will respond to excessive noise making and excessive barking dog complaints in the following manner: a. A complaint shall be logged into the dispatcher's log book, giving the owner's or possessor's address and the complainant's name, address and phone number. b. The complainant shall then wr...
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Outdoor amplified music and PA systems fall under Sec. 12:103: no mechanical loudspeaker or sound amplifier may operate within 150 feet of a residence's property line except between 8:00 a.m. and sunset, and it may not emit unreasonably loud noise.
Baton Rouge Outdoor Music and Loudspeaker Rules
Some RestrictionsBaton Rouge/EBRP Code Sec. 12:103(a)(1)
No mechanical loudspeaker or sound amplifier may be operated within one hundred fifty (150) feet of the property line of the premises of a residence, except between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and sunset, as designated by publication in a local newspaper of general circulation. (2) A mechanical loudspeaker or sound amplifier may not emit unreasonably loud, raucous, jarring or disturbing noises so ...
Decibel Limits
East Baton Rouge Parish has no separate industrial decibel zoning table. Stationary engines, boilers and machinery are covered by Sec. 12:100 and 12:101, which require mufflers on exhaust and ban loud, raucous noise that disturbs the public.
Baton Rouge Industrial and Machinery Noise Rules
Some RestrictionsBaton Rouge/EBRP Code Sec. 12:101(7)
The discharge into the open air of the exhaust of any stationary steam engine, stationary internal combustion engine, or motor boat engine, except through a muffler or other device which will effectively and efficiently prevent loud noises. (10) The discharge into the open air of the exhaust from any motor vehicle except through a muffler, or other device, which will effectively and efficient...
Vehicle Noise
East Baton Rouge Parish prohibits vehicle sound systems that exceed 85 decibels audible more than 25 feet away on a public street, highway or park. Defective or loud exhaust, horns and mufflers are also regulated under Sec. 12:101.
Baton Rouge Vehicle Sound System 85-Decibel Limit
Some RestrictionsBaton Rouge/EBRP Code Sec. 12:101(5)
The use of any automobile, motorcycle, bus, streetcar, bus, or vehicle so out of repair or so loaded, which emits or creates loud grating, grinding, or rattling noise. (8) The blowing of any steam whistle attached to any stationary boiler, except to give notice of the time to begin or stop work or as a warning of danger. (9) The discharge into the open air of the exhaust of any stationary s...
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