Special Events & Permits in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
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Parade Permits
City-Parish Code Sec. 11:273 requires a police-chief permit before any funeral, procession, or parade of 200 or more people, or 50 or more vehicles, may occupy or march along a parish street. Armed forces, state military, and police or fire units are exempt.
Parade Permit Rules in East Baton Rouge Parish
Some RestrictionsBaton Rouge/EBRP Code Sec. 11:273
No funeral, procession or parade containing two hundred (200) or more persons or fifty (50) or more vehicles except the armed forces of the United States, the military forces of this state and the forces of the police and fire departments, shall occupy, march or proceed along any street except in accordance with a permit issued by the chief of police and such other regulations as are set forth ...
Sidewalk Dining & Cafés
A restaurant in East Baton Rouge Parish cannot put tables and chairs on a public sidewalk without a sidewalk cafe permit from the Department of Development, and only restaurants inside the Downtown Development District qualify. Permits are revocable at will and cost $1.00 per square foot per year.
Sidewalk Cafe Permits in Baton Rouge
Significant RestrictionsBaton Rouge/EBRP Code Sec. 15:326, 15:327
Operating a sidewalk café on city-parish sidewalks shall be unlawful without a permit from the city-parish. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a sidewalk café on any sidewalk within the city-parish except as provided by this chapter. ... Permits shall be issued only to validly licensed restaurants within the territorial limits of the Downtown Development District as defined by R.S. ...
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