Public Conduct in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA (2026)
5 rules for unincorporated East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
Verified from official government sources
Skateboarding Rules
Sec. 11:233 bans skateboarding, bicycling, and roller skating on the structures and site furnishings of nine named downtown plazas and buildings, including North Boulevard Town Square, Riverfront Plaza, and City Hall Plaza. A conviction draws up to a $25.00 fine.
Skateboarding Ban at Baton Rouge Plazas
Significant RestrictionsBaton Rouge/EBRP Code Sec. 11:233
It shall be unlawful for any person to use, operate or ride any skateboard, bicycles or roller skates on or upon structures and site furnishings of North Boulevard Town Square, Repentance Park, Riverfront Plaza and Riverfront Landing Facility, Maritime Plaza, the Baton Rouge River Center Plaza, City Hall Building and Plaza, Florida Street Levee Access Plaza, Baton Rouge City Court Building, Mun...
Loitering Rules
Baton Rouge City-Parish law bars anyone but an adjoining owner or occupant from walking, loitering or driving in an alley under Sec. 11:286 of the Traffic Code. Exceptions cover trash pickup, law enforcement, utility work and owner-authorized access. Violators face up to $100.00 or 30 days in jail.
Alley Loitering Rules in East Baton Rouge Parish
Some RestrictionsBaton Rouge/EBRP Code Sec. 11:286
No person or persons not owning or occupying property adjoining an alley shall operate a vehicle, or walk or loiter, in or upon such alley or alleys except for the purposes of providing governmental services (such as trash or garbage pickup and law enforcement), servicing utilities, or gaining access to property adjoining such alley or alleys when authorized by the owner or occupant thereof. .....
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Baton Rouge City-Parish's Clean Air Act bans smoking outdoors in three specific public spots even without walls around you: within 25 feet of any city-parish building entrance or exit, in outdoor service lines, and on playgrounds and in parks. Enclosed public places and workplaces are banned separately under the same chapter.
Outdoor Smoking Ban in Baton Rouge Parks
Significant RestrictionsBaton Rouge/EBRP Code Sec. 12:602(c)
Smoking is prohibited in the following public places, whether or not in an enclosed area: (1) With in twenty-five (25) feet of the entrance or exit to any public building or public facility occupied or operated by the city-parish or any of its agencies. (2) In any service line in a public place during the times in which the public is invited or permitted. (3) Playgrounds and parks.
Jaywalking
Crossing outside a marked or unmarked crosswalk in Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish is legal but the pedestrian must yield to every vehicle on the roadway. Between signalized intersections, crossing anywhere but a marked crosswalk is banned outright, and diagonal crossing needs a signal that allows it.
Jaywalking Rules in East Baton Rouge Parish
Some RestrictionsBaton Rouge/EBRP Code Sec. 11:92
(a) Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway. (b) Any pedestrian crossing a roadway at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway. (c) B...
Public Marijuana Use
Baton Rouge City-Parish's Clean Air Act defines 'smoking' to expressly include marijuana, 'whether natural or synthetic, in any manner or in any form.' That folds marijuana into the same public-place ban that covers cigarettes: enclosed public places, city-parish building entrances, outdoor service lines, playgrounds and parks are all off-limits for it.
Public Marijuana Smoking Ban in Baton Rouge
Significant RestrictionsBaton Rouge/EBRP Code Sec. 12:600
Smoking means inhaling, exhaling, burning or carrying any lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe, or other lighted or heated tobacco or plant product intended for inhalation, including hookahs and marijuana, whether natural or synthetic, in any manner or in any form. "Smoking" also includes the use of an electronic smoking device which creates an aerosol or vapor, in any manner or in any form.
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