Caddo Parish, LA Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)

Caddo Parish Code of Ordinances § 32-115 defines 'curfew' as the restriction of juvenile activity between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. each day, except that on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights the curfew instead runs from midnight to 5:00 a.m. the following day. A 'juvenile' is anyone who has not yet turned 18. Section 32-116 sets out four separate prohibitions: a juvenile may not remain on public property during curfew hours; a juvenile may not remain on the premises of a public business, meaning any privately owned place of business the public is invited into, during curfew hours; a parent may not knowingly permit, or through neglect fail to reasonably control, a juvenile child's presence on public property or in a public business during curfew hours; and an owner, operator, or employee of a public business may not knowingly allow a juvenile to remain on the premises during curfew hours.

Section 32-117 carves out five exceptions: a juvenile accompanied by a parent or an adult 21 or older whom a parent has authorized to supervise them; a juvenile attending a parent-authorized function sponsored by an educational, religious, or nonprofit organization, though the exception ends one hour after the activity does; a juvenile on a parent-directed errand or lawful employment, including the trip home without detours; a juvenile facing a genuine emergency; and a juvenile whose overnight presence at a business is authorized both by the business's own event sponsorship and by the juvenile's parent.

Section 32-118 sends any juvenile violator to a curfew receiving center operated under agreement with the parish, and handles the case under the Louisiana Children's Code rather than as an adult offense.