Public Conduct in St. Tammany Parish, LA (2026)
5 rules for unincorporated St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.
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Public Urination
St. Tammany Parish makes it a misdemeanor to willfully urinate or defecate in a public place, in a spot not meant for that purpose, or anywhere open to public view, under two ordinances adopted together in 2016 as Article XVI of the offenses chapter.
St. Tammany Parish Public Urination and Defecation Ban
Some RestrictionsSt. Tammany Parish Code of Ordinances §§ 28-495, 28-496
Sec. 28-495. - Urination in public. Urination in public is the willful and intentional urination by a person in a public place, in a place not intended for such purposes, or in a place open to the public view. Whoever commits the crime of urination in public shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Sec. 28-496. - Defecation in public. Defecation in public is the willful and intentional defecation by a...
Skateboarding Rules
St. Tammany Parish bans skateboards, bicycles and other wheeled conveyances on the parish fishing pier, the converted span of the old I-10 bridge over Lake Pontchartrain. The rule sits alongside entrance fees, an under-16 chaperone rule and a pet ban in the pier's own regulations.
No Skateboarding on St. Tammany Fishing Pier
Some RestrictionsSt. Tammany Parish Code of Ordinances § 30-491
(a)Pier rules and regulations....(2)Visitors under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult....(6)Pets are not permitted....(15)No bicycles, skateboards or other wheeled conveyances except those used by handicapped persons.(16)Respect wildlife and the surrounding area and keep noise to a minimum.(17)No business solicitation allowed on the pier, parish property or structure.
Loitering Rules
St. Tammany Parish's loitering ordinance is narrow: it does not criminalize loitering in general but specifically bars remaining in a public place while soliciting or enticing someone into illegal drug activity, evaluated through listed behavioral factors like flagging down passing cars.
St. Tammany Parish Drug-Traffic Loitering Ban
Significant RestrictionsSt. Tammany Parish Code of Ordinances § 28-362
A person is guilty of drug-traffic loitering if he remains in a public place and intentionally solicits, induces, entices or procures another to engage in unlawful conduct contrary to R.S. 40:966 through 40:971.1.
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
St. Tammany Parish bans smoking outdoors at North Shore Beach Park on Debbie Drive in Slidell. Section 30-1 lists it among the park's core conduct rules, alongside bans on glass containers, open fires and off-leash pets, backed by a $250 fine.
St. Tammany Parish Smoking Ban at North Shore Beach
Some RestrictionsSt. Tammany Parish Code of Ordinances § 30-1
(a)Rules and regulations. For the health, benefit and enjoyment of beach patrons and the neighborhood surrounding North Shore Beach on Debbie Drive in Slidell, Louisiana, the following rules and regulations shall apply to both the beach and the adjacent park property:(1)The hours of operation are daylight to dark.(2)No glass containers allowed.(3)No littering or dumping allowed.(4)No smoking al...
Public Alcohol Use
St. Tammany Parish makes it a crime to carry an open, unsealed alcoholic drink off the premises of any parish-licensed retail alcohol outlet, and separately bans possessing an open container or drinking anywhere in a vehicle's passenger area while it's on a public road. Both bans sit in Code of Ordinances Sec. 6-12, with the off-premises violation capped at a $200 fine and the in-vehicle violation carrying up to $500 plus court costs.
St. Tammany Parish Open Container Law
Some RestrictionsSt. Tammany Parish Code of Ordinances § 6-12
Open alcoholic beverage container means any bottle, can, or other receptacle that contains any amount of alcoholic beverage and to which any of the following is applicable: (1)It is open or has a broken seal.(2)Its contents have been partially removed. ... (b)Open containers off-premises. (2)No person, whether patron, customer, employee or otherwise, shall remove any alcoholic beverage from the...
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