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Home Business in Terrebonne Parish, LA (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana.

Verified from official government sources

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

Zoning & Home Occupation Permits

Terrebonne Parish lets residents run a home occupation from a dwelling only if it stays incidental to the residence, occurs inside the main dwelling, and sits in a residential district. In R-1 Districts a home occupation needs zoning and land use commission site-plan approval and cannot use more than 25 percent of the dwelling's floor area.

Terrebonne Parish Home Occupation Zoning Rules

Some Restrictions

Terrebonne Parish Code §§ 28-1, 28-47(a)(1)

Home occupation: ... In general any business or commercial activity carried out for financial gain within a dwelling unit by the occupant of the dwelling unit, provided: (a) the activity is clearly incidental and subordinate to the use of the dwelling unit as a residence; (b) is carried on solely within the main dwelling and does not alter or change the exterior character or appearances of the ...

Signage Rules

A home occupation in a Terrebonne Parish R-1 Single-Family District may display only a nameplate of one square foot or less. The nameplate is listed as a use permitted by right and doesn't even have to be attached to or enclosed within the dwelling.

Terrebonne Parish Home Business Sign Limit

Light Restrictions

Terrebonne Parish Code § 28-47(a)(1)

(1)Permitted uses. In R-1 Districts only the following uses are permitted:a.Uses by right—The uses listed below are permitted subject to the conditions specified: ... Nameplate, not exceeding one (1) square foot in area (need not be enclosed within structure).

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