Noise Ordinances in Ouachita Parish, LA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Ouachita Parish, Louisiana.
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Quiet Hours
Between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., Ouachita Parish's noise ordinance cuts the allowable sound level in half: music, radios, amplifiers and similar devices may not exceed 75 decibels measured within 15 feet of a neighboring dwelling or business. The lower nighttime cap sits inside the same Sec. 15-9 that sets a 100-decibel daytime ceiling, and both carry a misdemeanor penalty.
Ouachita Parish Nighttime 75-Decibel Quiet Hours
Some RestrictionsOuachita Parish Code § 15-9(a)(2)
...(2)A sound level of seventy-five (75) decibels at any time during the period from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. measured within fifteen (15) feet of any adjacent dwelling or other business establishment where people are present.(b)Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ...
Barking Dogs
Ouachita Parish makes it a nuisance infraction for a dog owner or keeper to let their dog bark in a manner that would foreseeably disturb or alarm the public, under Section 3-45(3). The rule sits among five nuisance standards in Section 3-45 covering unleashed dogs, unspayed females in season, and unauthorized release of confined animals, all carrying the same penalty.
Ouachita Parish Barking Dog Nuisance Infraction
Some RestrictionsOuachita Parish Code of Ordinances § 3-45(3)
Violations of any of the following requirements or standards constitutes a nuisance and shall be an infraction: (1)The owner or keeper of any dog shall not allow it to be at large and not under control...(3)No owner or keeper of any dog shall allow it to bark in such a manner as would foreseeably disturb or alarm the public.
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Ouachita Parish makes it unlawful to play music or operate phonographs, radios, amplifiers or loudspeakers that produce sound exceeding 100 decibels measured within 15 feet of a neighboring dwelling or business. The rule under Sec. 15-9 covers restaurants, bars, cabarets, lounges and residences in the unincorporated parish, and violators face a misdemeanor fine of up to $100 or 30 days in jail.
Amplified Music Devices Restricted in Ouachita Parish
Some RestrictionsOuachita Parish Code § 15-9(a)(1)
It shall be unlawful for any person to play or to permit the playing of any music or musical instruments, including bands or band instruments, or to operate or permit to be operated any phonographs, radios, amplifiers, loudspeakers or other devices or contrivances producing music or sounds in, on or about any structure, including but not limited to restaurants, drive-ins, cabarets, lounges, bar...
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