5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
Verified from official government sources
City-Parish Code Sec. 6:238 governs garbage carts. Carts may be set out no earlier than 4:00 PM the day before collection and must be removed by 6:00 AM the day after. Place carts 3 feet from other objects with lids closed.
East Baton Rouge Parish runs an active blight program. Code Sec. 12:651 defines blight to include junk, trash, inoperable vehicles, illegal dumping, overgrown vegetation, pests, and dilapidated structures. Owners get 15 days to clear, then face Blight Court.
Baton Rouge / EBRP Code Sec. 12:651
"Blight" encompasses conditions upon or affecting premises, which are hazardous to the health, safety or welfare of the public, and includes accumulation of junk, trash, debris, inoperable vehicles, illegal dumping, overgrown vegetation, pest infestation, dilapidated structures, and condemned properties.
Vacant lots must be kept clear of overgrown grass, weeds, junk, and debris. The same blight (Sec. 12:651) and grass/weed (Sec. 12:351) rules apply. Neglected vacant lots become adjudicated properties subject to weed liens and demolition.
The East Baton Rouge City-Parish does not publish a specific garage/yard sale permit ordinance for residential occasional sales. Sales are treated as an accessory residential use; signs must follow sign rules and items cannot be left as blight. Check with the Planning Commission for your zone.
Under City-Parish Code Sec. 12:351, grass and weeds must not reach more than twelve (12) inches and remain at that height for more than two weeks. Fines run $125, $250, then $500. The City can cut and lien the owner. (311 guidance also flags 8-inch overgrowth as a nuisance.)
Baton Rouge / EBRP Code Sec. 12:351
grass and weeds so that they do not reach a height of more than twelve (12) inches and remain at that height (or higher) for more than two weeks
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