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Short-Term Rentals in Jefferson Parish, LA (2026)

8 rules for unincorporated Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.

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

Short-Term Rental Permits

Operating a short-term rental anywhere in unincorporated Jefferson Parish first requires a lodging accommodation license from the department of code compliance and enforcement, not just an occupational license. Section 17.5-5 bars renting rooms without that license, and section 17.5-6 sets a $750 nonrefundable annual processing fee for short-term rentals and bed and breakfasts, on top of proof of primary residency in several zoning districts and $500,000 in liability coverage.

Short-Term Rental License Requirements in Jefferson Parish

Significant Restrictions

Jefferson Parish Code of Ordinances Secs. 17.5-5, 17.5-6

Sec. 17.5-5. License required for a bed and breakfast, hotel, motel, or short-term rental; annual renewals. (a)No bed and breakfast, hotel, motel, or short-term rental shall engage in the business of rental of room or rooms, and facilities without first filing application, initial or renewal, with the department of code compliance and enforcement and obtaining a lodging accommodation license. S...
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Noise Rules

Jefferson Parish does not set a separate decibel limit for short-term rentals. Instead, Sec. 17.5-2(9) forces every licensed short-term rental to post a brochure, in a conspicuous spot inside the unit at all times, that discloses the neighborhood's noise restrictions to every guest along with parking, trash and evacuation information.

Jefferson Parish STR Noise Disclosure Rule

Some Restrictions

Jefferson Parish Code of Ordinances Sec. 17.5-2(9)

For short-term rentals, a brochure is required to be located in the short-term rental in a conspicuous location at all times. The brochure shall include the name, phone number with area code, and e-mail address of the licensee and the designated local responsible party. The brochure also shall provide information pertinent to the neighborhood where the short-term rental is located, including, b...
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Taxes & Fees

Short-term rental hosts in Jefferson Parish pay a nonrefundable $750.00 annual processing fee for the lodging accommodation license required under Code of Ordinances Sec. 17.5-6, separate from and in addition to the parish's occupational license tax. Hotels and motels pay only $50.00 for the same license, and the fee can be raised each year by the Consumer Price Index.

Jefferson Parish Short-Term Rental License Fee

Some Restrictions

Jefferson Parish Code of Ordinances Sec. 17.5-6(a)

Any person desiring to operate a bed and breakfast, hotel, motel, or short-term rental shall obtain an initial lodging accommodation license or renew a previously issued and unrevoked license and shall submit an application along with a nonrefundable processing fee annually to the department of code compliance and enforcement in the form prescribed by the department. The processing fee for hote...
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Insurance Requirements

Every Jefferson Parish short-term rental license application must include proof of at least $500,000.00 in general liability coverage. Sec. 17.5-6(a)(2)d.6 requires a current insurance certificate for the property, ten days' notice to the department before the policy lapses or is cancelled, and a written plan to prevent any future lapse after a second cancellation notice within twelve months.

Jefferson Parish STR Insurance Requirement

Some Restrictions

Jefferson Parish Code of Ordinances Sec. 17.5-6(a)(2)d.6

6.Proof that the owner or operator has current, valid, general liability coverage of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) or more, verified with a current insurance certificate, for the proposed short-term rental property and shall adhere to the following expiration terms:i.The insurance company or policy holder shall provide ten (10) days' notice to the department by e-mail or certified...
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Host Presence Rule

Jefferson Parish does not require a host or owner to sleep at a short-term rental during a guest's stay. Sec. 17.5-3(b)(2) lets the operator be absent as long as a designated local responsible party is on file and will respond to any guest or neighbor complaint, appearing in person if the problem needs it.

Jefferson Parish STR Host Presence Rule

Light Restrictions

Jefferson Parish Code of Ordinances Sec. 17.5-3(b)

(b)Short-term rentals.(1)A designated local responsible party is required.(2)The operator is not required to be present during the duration of the transient guest's visit. Where the operator is absent from the premises, the designated local responsible party shall respond to a complaint concerning the short-term rental from a guest or a neighbor and, if necessary, shall appear on the premises t...
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Primary-Residence-Only Rule

Where Jefferson Parish allows short-term rental at all, the operator has to live there. Sec. 33-5.3.2.5(7)b.2. requires the dwelling unit to be the primary residence of the operator, tracking chapter 17.5's lodging-accommodations rules, unless the district already allows hotels or motels outright.

Short-Term Rentals Must Be Operator's Home

Significant Restrictions

Jefferson Parish Code of Ordinances Sec. 33-5.3.2.5(7)b.2.

b.Short-term rental is allowed in the following zoning districts: Old Bucktown Mixed-Use Residential District (OBM-1), Old Bucktown Mixed-Use Commercial District (OBM-2), Pedestrian-Core (FC-1), Residential Mixed-Use (FC-2), and Commercial Mixed Use (FC-3), Town Center Mixed Use (TCMU), Medical Services (H-1), Medical Services (H-2), Neighborhood Commercial (C-1), General Offices (GO-1), Genera...
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Extended Home Share

Renting a home in Jefferson Parish for 30 or more consecutive days is not a short-term rental under the parish's zoning code, so operators skip the district bans, primary-residence rule, and licensing that apply to shorter stays. Sec. 33-5.3.2.5(7)d. draws the line at that extended-period arrangement.

Jefferson Parish Exempts 30-Day-Plus Rentals

Few Restrictions

Jefferson Parish Code of Ordinances Sec. 33-5.3.2.5(7)d.

Long-term rental. Nothing in these short-term rental provisions is intended to apply to or prohibit the long term rental of a dwelling unit for thirty (30) or more consecutive days and where typically the method of rental involves an extended period of time and tenant obligations such as payment of utility bills in the name of the tenant.
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Repeat Violator Strikes

Jefferson Parish revokes short-term rental licenses on a strike system built on repeat incidents. Sec. 17.5-8 lets the parish pull a license after three drug or prostitution arrests on the property in ninety days, or five verified calls for service in thirty days for drug, prostitution or violent felony activity, following a hearing within 180 days of the last incident.

Jefferson Parish STR Repeat-Violator Strikes

Significant Restrictions

Jefferson Parish Code of Ordinances Sec. 17.5-8

The lodging accommodation license shall be subject to suspension or revocation upon good cause shown at a hearing conducted by either the lodging accommodation review committee or the parish council, within one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of the last qualifying occurrence... (4)Three (3) or more felony drug-related independent incidents resulting in arrests where the offense occurre...
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