Noise Ordinances in Rapides Parish, LA (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
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Quiet Hours
Rapides Parish sets an 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. quiet window under Sec. 19-52(b)(2) and (3): playing a radio, television or musical instrument, or yelling, shouting, hooting or singing on public streets loud enough to disturb neighbors during those hours is an unlawful, unnecessary noise.
Quiet Hours Rule for Rapides Parish
Some RestrictionsRapides Parish Code § 19-52(b)(2)-(3)
(2)Radio, television, phonograph or any musical instrument. The playing of any radio, television, phonograph or any musical instrument in such a manner or with such volume, particularly between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., as to annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort or repose of persons in any office, hospital, or in any dwelling, hotel or other type of residence, or of any persons in t...
Barking Dogs
Rapides Parish's noise ordinance names animal noise directly: Sec. 19-52(b)(4) declares the keeping of any dog, bird or other animal that causes frequent or long continued noise disturbing a neighbor's comfort or repose to be an unlawful, unnecessary noise, enforced under the parish's general nuisance-noise section.
Barking Dog Noise Rule in Rapides Parish
Some RestrictionsRapides Parish Code § 19-52(b)(4)
(4)Animals, birds, etc. The keeping of any animal, including but not limited to dogs, birds or fowl, which by causing frequent or long continued noise shall disturb the comfort or repose of any person in the vicinity.
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Rapides Parish Code § 19-52(2) bans playing a radio, television, phonograph or musical instrument at a volume that annoys or disturbs neighbors, particularly between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. The rule sits inside the parish's broader unnecessary-noise ordinance enforced by the Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office. A violation is a misdemeanor under § 19-52.1, punishable by up to 30 days in the parish jail or a $100 fine, or both.
Rapides Parish Noise Ordinance on Radios, Music
Some RestrictionsRapides Parish Code §§ 19-52(2), 19-52.1
(2)Radio, television, phonograph or any musical instrument. The playing of any radio, television, phonograph or any musical instrument in such a manner or with such volume, particularly between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., as to annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort or repose of persons in any office, hospital, or in any dwelling, hotel or other type of residence, or of any persons in t...
Vehicle Noise
Rapides Parish Code § 19-54 bans operating unmuffled compression (jake) brakes on Louisiana Highway 113 between East River Road and the Glenmora town limits. The Police Jury adopted the ban on January 12, 2015, and a violation is a misdemeanor carrying up to 30 days in jail or a $100 fine.
Rapides Parish Unmuffled Compression Brake Ban
Some RestrictionsRapides Parish Code § 19-54
Unmuffled compression brakes, to prohibit the operation of unmuffled compression brakes in designated areas and to designate LA Hwy 113 from the East River Road to the corporate limits of the Town of Glenmora and to establish a penalty for any person, firm, or corporation found guilty of a violation of this ordinance to be punishable by imprisonment of not exceeding thirty (30) days in the pari...
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