Bossier Parish, LA Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing sections
- Bossier Parish Code §§ 78-51 to 78-53
- Curfew hours
- 12:00 midnight to 5:00 a.m.
- Covered ages
- Under 17 years old
- Geographic scope
- Unincorporated parish only
- Exception
- Accompanied by parent, tutor or delegated adult
- Penalty
- Up to $500 fine and/or 30 days jail
Summary
In unincorporated Bossier Parish, anyone under 17 must be off public roads, streets and public places, including amusement venues, between midnight and 5:00 a.m. unless accompanied by a parent, tutor, legal guardian or a delegated responsible adult. Parents who knowingly allow a violation are equally liable.
It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of 17 years to be or remain upon any public road, street or thoroughfare or in any public place, including places of amusement, outside of legally incorporated cities, towns and villages in the parish between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 5:00 a.m., unless such person shall be accompanied by his parent, tutor or legal guardian, or a person of full age and competency to whom full authority, permission and responsibility over such juvenile shall have been given and delegated by the parent or tutor of such child. ... Any child who violates sections 78-51 and 78-52, or any parent, tutor or other person having legal custody of a child under the age of 17 years who shall knowingly permit the violation of such sections by a child for whom they are responsible, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be punished as provided in section 1-13.
Full Breakdown
Sec. , unless accompanied by a parent, tutor or legal guardian, or an adult who has been given full authority and responsibility over the juvenile by the parent or tutor. Because the curfew reaches only the unincorporated parish, it does not apply inside Bossier City, Haughton, Plain Dealing or Benton, which set their own rules. Sec. 78-52 mirrors the duty back onto parents and guardians: it is separately unlawful for a parent, tutor or other person with legal custody to permit the child to be out during curfew hours under the same accompaniment exceptions.
Sec. 78-53 folds both offenses, the child's presence and the parent's permission, into one violations clause and applies the Code's general misdemeanor penalty in Sec. 00 and jail at 30 days for offenses without their own stated penalty, with each continuing day a separate offense. The curfew division sits in Chapter 78, Article II, Division 2, alongside a separate compulsory school-attendance and truancy scheme in Division 3 (Secs. 78-71 through 78-74) that restricts children ages seven to 16 from public places during school hours on school days.
Violations & Fines
A curfew violation by the minor, or a parent's knowing permission of one, is a misdemeanor under Sec. 78-53, punished as provided in the Code's general penalty section, Sec. 1-13: a fine up to $500.00, imprisonment up to 30 days, or both, at the court's discretion. Each day a violation continues is treated as a separate offense under that same general provision.
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