Fire Regulations in Tangipahoa Parish, LA (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Tangipahoa Parish. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Fireworks

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 buildings, parks, playgrounds, road rights-of-way, schools and hospitals, while specifically authorizing sale and use of legal fireworks on private property.

Tangipahoa Parish Fireworks Rules

Significant Restrictions

Tangipahoa Parish Code § 34-8

(b)Excepting for pyrotechnic or firework displays specifically approved by the state, the parish council-president government and/or other subdivision of state or local government, the sale, usage and/or possession of pyrotechnics or fireworks is prohibited on all public property, specifically including, but not limited to, the grounds surrounding federal, state and local governmental buildings...

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Outdoor Burning

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 a fire unattended while still smoking or flaming, or letting it smolder more than four hours. During declared droughts, the parish president can ban all outdoor burning and fireworks parish-wide.

Open Burning Rules in Tangipahoa Parish

Significant Restrictions

Tangipahoa Parish Code §§ 18-1, 18-2

(a)Excepting for land-clearing fires, it shall be unlawful for any person to start or set any fire for the burning of trash, garbage, leaves, limbs, branches or debris of any kind within 30 feet of any public road or neighboring property line.(b)It shall be unlawful for any person to start or set any fire for the burning of trash, garbage, leaves, limbs, branches or debris of any kind and to th...

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