Public Conduct in Tangipahoa Parish, LA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana.
Verified from official government sources
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
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, vehicles and equipment. The ban covers both movable and immovable parish property, with only narrow carve-outs for public roads and signed smoking areas. Violators face a misdemeanor charge under the parish's general Code penalty.
Smoking Ban on Parish Property in Tangipahoa
Some RestrictionsTangipahoa Parish Code §§ 1-13, 34-81, 34-83
the violation of any such provision of this Code or any ordinance shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a term of imprisonment of up to 30 days in the parish jail, or a maximum of 100 hours of community service, or a fine of up to $500.00, or any combination thereof. ... It is the intent of this article to prohibit and ban any smoking of tobacco or any other substance on any property owned, leas...
Public Alcohol Use
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 Parish, including as a passenger in a vehicle or boat.
Open Container Law in Tangipahoa Parish
Significant RestrictionsTangipahoa Parish Code § 6-2(a), (d)
(a)It shall be unlawful for any person to possess any open container, whether glass, metal, wood, plastic or other material, containing any alcoholic beverage of either high or low alcoholic content in, upon or onto any public street, roadway, thoroughfare, right-of-way, sidewalk, park, school property, public building, public land or public waterway within the parish. This prohibition includes...
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