Bossier Parish, LA Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Bossier Parish Code § 82-100(a)
- Park hours
- Dawn to dusk
- Surveillance
- Video, 24/7
- Access basis
- First come, first served
- Overnight rule
- Requires written park management permission
- Adopting ordinance
- Ord. No. 4895, June 15, 2022
Summary
South Bossier Park, the Police Jury's park in unincorporated Bossier Parish, is open only from dawn to dusk under Sec. 82-100(a). The park runs on a first-come, first-served basis and is monitored by video surveillance around the clock, and breaking any park rule, including the hours limit, is punishable under the Code's general penalty.
(a)The park is open from dawn to dusk. ... Any person found guilty of violating the provision of this ordinance shall be punished as provided in section 1-13 of the Bossier Parish Code of Ordinances.
Full Breakdown
Sec. 82-100(a) sets South Bossier Park's operating hours in a single sentence: the park is open from dawn to dusk. The same section adds that the park is under video surveillance 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and that public use is first-come, first-served rather than by reservation for casual visits. Overnight use is separately addressed in subsection (l), which makes it unlawful to park overnight anywhere in the park or its authorized parking areas without written permission from park management, reinforcing that the park is not meant to be occupied after the dawn-to-dusk window closes.
The article covering South Bossier Park was adopted as Ord. No. 4895 on June 15, 2022, and carries its own severability clause in Sec. 82-101 and violations clause in Sec. 82-102. A nearly identical dawn-to-dusk hours rule appears in Sec. 82-122(a) for Lake Plain Dealing, a separate Police Jury park under Article IV of the same chapter, showing the Police Jury applies the same basic hours standard across its park facilities. Neither park article names a specific enforcing officer beyond referencing the general penalty section, so enforcement falls to parish law enforcement patrolling parish property, consistent with the Sheriff's role enforcing the parish Code generally.
Violations & Fines
Being in South Bossier Park outside dawn-to-dusk hours, or otherwise violating any Sec. 82-100 park rule, is punished as provided in the Code's general penalty section, Sec. 82-102 cross-referencing Sec. 1-13: a fine of up to $500.00, imprisonment of up to 30 days, or both, at the court's discretion, with each continuing day treated as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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