Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in Rapides Parish, LA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
Verified from official government sources
Vending Zones
Sec. 19-12 lets a vendor stop or park on a parish street only to make a delivery to occupants of a specific building or dwelling on private premises; it does not open the street to selling from a parked vehicle to the general public anywhere in unincorporated Rapides Parish.
Mobile Vending Rules for Rapides Parish
Significant RestrictionsRapides Parish Code § 19-12
This section shall not be construed as preventing the temporary stopping or parking of vehicles on the streets for the purpose of making sale or delivery of goods, wares, merchandise or produce on private premises to occupants of the buildings or dwellings thereon where such sale or delivery is not prohibited by other ordinances of Rapides Parish, Louisiana; but shall be construed as prohibitin...
Sidewalk & Mobile Vending
Outside Alexandria's city limits, the Rapides Parish Police Jury bans using parish roads, streets or sidewalks as places of trade or business. Sec. 19-12 makes it unlawful to turn any street or sidewalk in unincorporated Rapides Parish into a stand for conducting trade, a rule that reaches curbside and sidewalk food vending directly.
Sidewalk Vending Ban in Rapides Parish
Heavy RestrictionsRapides Parish Code § 19-12
It shall be unlawful for any person to use the roads, streets or sidewalks of Rapides Parish, Louisiana outside the city limits of Alexandria, Louisiana, as places of trade or business or as stands from which to conduct any trade or business.
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