Parking Rules in Terrebonne Parish, LA (2026)
6 rules for unincorporated Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana.
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Driveway Rules
Within the zoned areas of Terrebonne Parish (the Houma area), off-street parking for a dwelling generally cannot sit in the required front yard; only R-1 and R-2 lots may use the driveway for one of the two required spaces, and every parking surface must be graded, drained and kept surfaced.
Front-Yard Parking Rules in Terrebonne Parish
Some RestrictionsTerrebonne Parish Code § 28-136(b), (c)(1)
(b)Size and location. Each off-street parking space shall be an area of appropriate dimensions of not less than one hundred eighty (180) square feet net, exclusive of access or maneuvering area, ramps and other appurtenances. ... required off-street parking for dwelling uses shall not occupy any part of a required front yard, except in an R-1 and R-2 District, which may use the driveway for one...
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Terrebonne Parish Code § 18-202 bars parking or leaving standing any truck tractor, semitrailer, boat, dump truck, tow truck, utility or house trailer, or motor home on a parish street, with an exception only while actively making a pickup or delivery; violators face a minimum $100 fine for each offense.
Truck and Trailer Street Parking Ban in Terrebonne Parish
Heavy RestrictionsTerrebonne Parish Code § 18-202
(a)No person shall park or leave standing on any street or portion thereof a truck tractor, semitrailer, boat, freight-carrying vehicle, tow truck, dump truck, utility trailer, boat trailer, equipment trailer, house or travel trailer, motor home or similar vehicles. The prohibition in this subsection shall not apply to the parking or standing of such a vehicle for the purpose of making pickups ...
Street Parking Limits
Terrebonne Parish limits how long and where a vehicle can sit on a public street: no more than 24 consecutive hours in one spot, parked parallel and headed with traffic within a foot of the curb, and never in front of or blocking a driveway entrance.
On-Street Parking Rules in Terrebonne Parish
Some RestrictionsTerrebonne Parish Code §§ 18-222, 18-242, 18-246
No person shall park a vehicle upon a street or parish road for longer than twenty-four (24) consecutive hours. ... No person shall stand or park a vehicle in a roadway other than parallel with the edge of the roadway, headed in the direction of traffic, and with the curbside wheels of the vehicle within twelve (12) inches of the edge of the roadway, except that where streets have been marked f...
Overnight Parking
Terrebonne Parish Code § 18-248 bars parking any vehicle over three tons or longer than twenty feet on a street within the former Houma city limits between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., an overnight restriction aimed at large trucks rather than ordinary passenger cars.
Overnight Heavy-Vehicle Parking Ban in Terrebonne Parish
Significant RestrictionsTerrebonne Parish Code § 18-248
There shall be no parking of any vehicle weighing over three (3) tons, and having a length in excess of twenty (20) feet, on any street within the city limits between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
Abandoned Vehicles
Terrebonne Parish Code Section 14-186 declares junked, abandoned or inoperative vehicles a nuisance parishwide. They cannot sit on public property over 24 hours, or on private property over 3 days, with narrow exceptions for racing vehicles, licensed storage yards, deployed servicemembers' cars and maintained antiques.
Junked & Abandoned Vehicles: Terrebonne Parish Rules
Some RestrictionsTerrebonne Parish Code § 14-186(a)-(c)
(a)The presence of any junked, abandoned, and inoperative vehicle(s) on any public or private property occupied, unoccupied, improved, or unimproved within the parish shall be deemed and is hereby declared a nuisance, as defined in section 14-26.(b)Prohibition on public property. Except as otherwise permitted herein, no person, firm, or corporation shall cause or maintain any junked, abandoned,...
Loading Zones
Terrebonne Parish designates freight zones on specific Houma-area streets for loading and unloading commercial vehicles. Drivers may stop there only after paying the posted fee, and only long enough to load or unload freight; parking in a marked zone for any other reason violates the parish traffic code.
Terrebonne Parish Freight Loading Zone Rules
Some RestrictionsTerrebonne Parish Code § 18-243(a)
(a)Freight zones. There shall be provided, where necessary, freight zones for the purpose of loading and unloading commercial vehicles, which vehicles may be parked in the designated freight zones upon paying the fee designated for the streets named. The freight zones shall be marked by painting the area with yellow paint or otherwise posting it with signs. It shall be a violation of this Code ...
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