Soliciting & Door-to-Door in Tangipahoa Parish, LA (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana.

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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.

Solicitor Permits

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 sets by resolution. Going onto private residential or business property in the rural, unincorporated parish to solicit without that permit and without the owner's invitation is a criminal nuisance under Sec. 26-211.

Solicitor and Peddler Permits in Tangipahoa Parish

Significant Restrictions

Tangipahoa Parish Code §§ 26-141, 26-211

All peddlers, hawkers, itinerant merchants and transient vendors of merchandise, as defined by state statutes, shall obtain a license from the parish permit office, the cost of which license shall be established from time to time by resolution of the parish council. ... (a)The practice of going in and upon the property of private residences or businesses in the rural and unincorporated areas of...

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No-Knock Registry

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 parish permit and the owner or occupant has requested or invited them. Entering uninvited is declared a criminal nuisance under Parish Code Section 26-211, enforced through the parish permit office and sheriff's deputies.

Tangipahoa Parish Uninvited Solicitation Ban

Significant Restrictions

Tangipahoa Parish Code Section 26-211

(a)The practice of going in and upon the property of private residences or businesses in the rural and unincorporated areas of the parish by solicitors, peddlers, hawkers, itinerant merchants and transient vendors of merchandise without having first obtained a lawful permit issued the parish council-president government or its designee and having been requested or invited to do so by the owner ...

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