Tangipahoa Parish, LA Ordinances (2026)

Intentionally dumping or littering garbage anywhere in Tangipahoa Parish outside the landfill or a litter receptacle brings escalating criminal fines and community service under Parish…

Licensed haulers in unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish collect bulk waste like furniture and appliances as part of the parish-wide solid waste plan, but appliance pickup is capped at…

Every licensed hauler operating in unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish must provide residential units at least once-weekly solid waste collection under Parish Code section 38-192(b)(4)…

Manufactured home parks, apartment complexes, condominiums and camping grounds in Tangipahoa Parish must supply an adequately sized commercial dumpster for residents unless individual…

Garbage carts in unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish must sit at curbside no more than five feet from the roadway and at least five feet from mailboxes, parked vehicles and similar…

Permitted haulers in unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish must collect residential garbage at least once a week using wheeled, lidded containers of at least 90 gallons, set at curbside no…

Off-premises billboards in unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish may be illuminated only with shielded external lighting aimed at the sign face; revolving emergency-style beacons are banned…

Tangipahoa Parish requires 'small box discount store' developments to shield their lighting from neighboring homes: Section 36-118(e)(4) mandates that any light fixture positioned near…

In unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish, no structure or land in a mapped flood hazard area may be built, altered, or have its use changed without a floodplain development permit issued…

New and substantially improved residential structures in Tangipahoa Parish flood hazard areas must have their lowest floor, including any basement, elevated at least 12 inches above…

Tangipahoa Parish's development code puts drainage planning on the developer, requiring every project to meet the parish drainage authority's requirements and the flood prevention…

Tangipahoa Parish requires a state-approved stormwater pollution prevention plan, or SWPPP, on any development disturbing an acre or more, rising to a full LDEQ discharge permit above…

Any conflict with the parish's minimum housing standards code, structural condition, plumbing, electrical or sanitary maintenance rules, is unlawful under Code Section 32-151. The code…

In unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish, the parish government inspects properties for weed, trash and nuisance violations either on its own initiative or after a resident files a bona…

A home occupation in unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish's residential districts is limited to one nonilluminated, wall-mounted sign no larger than two square feet, mounted flat against…

In unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish, off-premises signs facing the interstate system must sit at least 1,000 feet apart and are exempt from the usual 60-foot height cap only if they…

Unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish bans campaign signs on any highway, right-of-way, median or sidewalk, notifies candidates by certified letter, and removes violating signs, but exempts…

In unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish's commercial, unzoned and rural districts, a window sign cannot cover more than 20 percent of the total window area, one of several dimensional caps…

Community landmark signs, the parish's digital billboard structures along I-12 and I-55, may run their electronic displays 24 hours a day but must change copy instantaneously, never…

Every dog in unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish must be properly restrained or supervised on and off its owner's property so it doesn't become a public nuisance or stray, per § 10-84(a)…

In unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish, anyone raising chickens or hogs must keep new coops and pens at least 500 feet from any occupied dwelling besides their own and get a permit from…

Owning, possessing, selling or keeping any wild or exotic animal as a pet is prohibited across unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish, covering species like lions, tigers, leopards, hyenas…

Tangipahoa Parish has no breed ban: its ordinance classifies dogs as dangerous or vicious by behavior. Two unprovoked aggressive incidents in 36 months or one bite causing injury makes…

Cat owners in unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish may license a cat over six months old with animal control by submitting a rabies certificate under § 10-91, and any cat off its owner's…

Tangipahoa Parish requires sterilization in two specific circumstances: every dog or cat adopted from the animal control shelter must be spayed or neutered before release or per the…

Animal control requires a microchip in two circumstances: any dog or cat taken into an area open to the public must be licensed and microchipped with a current rabies vaccination under…

Tangipahoa Parish bans loud and raucous noise that disturbs the public peace under Code § 32-153, and limits construction noise near residential areas to the hours of 5:00 a.m. to…

Animal control treats persistent barking, howling or whining as a "public nuisance animal" once it interferes with a neighbor's enjoyment of their property, including repeatedly waking…

Unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish bans playing a radio, phonograph, musical instrument or any sound-producing device from a stationary location at a volume that disturbs the peace…

Construction noise in or adjacent to a residential area in unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish is barred outside 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. under Code § 32-153(1)d, covering erection…

Unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish bans operating an automobile, motorcycle, bus, streetcar or other vehicle that is so out of repair or so equipped that it emits loud grating, grinding…

It is unlawful to carry an open alcoholic beverage container on any public street, roadway, sidewalk, park, school property, public building or waterway in unincorporated Tangipahoa…

Tangipahoa Parish's Clean Air Law bans smoking on every property the parish government owns, leases or controls, from parish parks and libraries to the courthouse, jail, parking lots…

Anyone operating a paid public amusement in unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish, outside city limits, must get parish council approval and a TPSO special event permit, filing an…

Unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish bans unmuffled exhaust noise from any stationary internal combustion engine, including backup generators, under the parish sound control ordinance…

In unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish, noise from normal business activity, including delivery and waste-hauling trucks, is treated as lawful only between 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. under…

Unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish's sound control ordinance exempts air conditioners, heat pumps, heating units and refrigeration equipment, including units mounted on vehicles, from…

In unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish, door-to-door solicitors, peddlers, hawkers and itinerant vendors cannot enter private residences or businesses to sell goods unless they hold a…

Tangipahoa Parish requires every peddler, hawker, itinerant merchant and transient vendor to get a license from the parish permit office under Sec. 26-141, at a fee the parish council…

Operating a sexually oriented business anywhere in Tangipahoa Parish without a license from the parish, issued through the sheriff's office, is unlawful under Code Section 26-330…

A commercial 'massage center' not licensed by the state, defined under Code Section 26-328 as a business whose employees manipulate soft tissue for compensation, is regulated as a…

Landlords in unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish cannot let a dwelling for human habitation unless it meets minimum fitness standards under Code § 32-147, tied to the Louisiana State…

Yard and garage sales in the rural, unincorporated parts of Tangipahoa Parish cannot run longer than three consecutive days and must be held between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. under Code…

Outside the parish's municipalities, owners and agents must cut grass and weeds before they exceed 18 inches, unless grown as a crop, under Code Section 32-20. After notice, failing to…

Tangipahoa Parish requires major subdivisions and special use residential commercial developments to preserve a 25-foot perimeter buffer of undisturbed green space. Trees inside that…

In unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish, drivers must pull off the traveled roadway when practicable, leave the street passable and visible from 50 feet, and never stop on sidewalks, in…

Tangipahoa Parish bars leaving any motor vehicle on public property for more than 36 hours under Code § 32-49, and separately bans abandoning a stripped, junked or inoperative vehicle…

Tangipahoa Parish sets no blanket overnight parking curfew in its Code; instead the parish council may designate specific places and times where parking is barred or time-limited, and…

Because unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish has no zoning districts, yard setbacks come straight from the parish's subdivision and development standards rather than a zoning table…

Owners of vacant lots outside Tangipahoa Parish's municipalities must cut grass and weeds once they exceed 18 inches and keep the lot from becoming a breeding ground for pests under…

Tangipahoa Parish treats a deteriorated, hazardous property as 'criminal blighting' once a parish hearing officer declares it blighted after notice and an administrative hearing…

Unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish requires cleared and developed property to be regularly mowed to keep mice, rats and mosquitoes from infesting it under Code § 32-22, and requires…

Tangipahoa Parish adopts Louisiana's fireworks statutes by reference and, under Code § 34-8, bars selling, using or possessing pyrotechnics on public property such as government…

Outside land-clearing fires, Tangipahoa Parish bans burning trash, garbage, leaves, limbs, branches or debris within 30 feet of a public road or neighboring property line, leaving such…

Roofs on dwellings in unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish must be kept weathertight and in good condition under Code § 32-148(g), and any new roof installed must be built in accordance…

Tangipahoa Parish's inspection division requires at least 24 hours' notice before an inspection, bars covering any work until it is inspected, and requires a final inspection before an…

Unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish enforces the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code as its own parish law under Sec. 12-1, covering construction, alteration, repair, equipment…

In unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish, the parish building official issues separate electrical power permits for construction under the adopted Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code…

Tangipahoa Parish levies a 4 percent occupancy tax on hotel room rentals in the parish, on top of state and local sales tax, collected by the Sheriff's Office and dedicated to funding…

Tangipahoa Parish's 4 percent occupancy tax reaches short-term rentals directly: homes, apartments, cabins and dwelling units rented for lodging are taxed the same as hotels, and…

Tangipahoa Parish's own fence code does not ban barbed wire or electric fencing; instead Sec. 12-34 sets the material and construction spec for a 'lawful fence' in the parish…

In major subdivisions in unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish, Sec. 12-35 requires a $20.00 nonrefundable permit from the parish permit office before building any fence. Owners must submit…

Tangipahoa Parish has no general zoning height table for backyard fences; instead its 'lawful fences' law fixes wire spacing for boundary fencing, and a separate, newer ordinance…

Tangipahoa Parish levies its occupational license tax under Sec. 26-21 on every business, trade, calling, profession or vocation in the parish, at the maximum rate set by state law…