2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Orleans Parish, Louisiana.
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Single-family homeowners in New Orleans can grill with propane or charcoal outdoors freely. In apartments, condos and other multi-family buildings the adopted fire code bars using or storing gas, charcoal or open-flame grills on balconies or within 10 feet of the structure.
Backyard smokers are allowed at single-family New Orleans homes with no city permit. In multi-family buildings the fire code's open-flame cooking limits apply: smokers may not be used or stored on balconies or within 10 feet of the structure. Commercial vending needs separate permits.
1 cities in Orleans Parish have their own outdoor cooking rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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