Noise from Specific Sources in Tangipahoa Parish, LA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana.
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HVAC & Mechanical Noise
Unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish's sound control ordinance exempts air conditioners, heat pumps, heating units and refrigeration equipment, including units mounted on vehicles, from the noise code as long as they are in good repair and installed under the parish building codes, per Code § 32-153(2)e.
Tangipahoa Parish HVAC Noise Exception Rules
Light RestrictionsTangipahoa Parish Code § 32-153(2)e
e.Lawn, garden and household equipment. Lawn, garden or household equipment associated with the normal repair, upkeep or maintenance of property between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Sounds caused by air conditioning, heating units, heat pumps, refrigeration units (including those mounted on vehicles) and swimming pool or hot tub pumps in good repair and installed in accordance with par...
Generator Noise
Unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish bans unmuffled exhaust noise from any stationary internal combustion engine, including backup generators, under the parish sound control ordinance. Code § 32-153(1)c requires the exhaust be routed through a muffler or comparable device that effectively prevents loud noise, or the operator is committing a sound control violation.
Tangipahoa Parish Generator Noise Rules
Some RestrictionsTangipahoa Parish Code § 32-153(1)c
c.The discharge into the open air of the exhaust of any stationary steam engine, stationary internal combustion engine, or motorboat engine, except through a muffler or other device which will effectively and efficiently prevent loud noises.
Delivery Truck Noise
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 the parish sound control ordinance. Municipal waste collection contractor noise gets the same daytime-only exception, not a round-the-clock pass, under Code § 32-153(2)f.
Tangipahoa Parish Delivery Truck Noise Rules
Some RestrictionsTangipahoa Parish Code § 32-153(2)f
f.Normal business operations. Noise associated with normal business activity between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. However, noise associated with the normal activities of municipal waste by the contractor responsible for such collection shall be excepted from this section between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
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