Caddo Parish, LA Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Curfew window
- 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
- Parks covered
- 10 named parish parks including Greenbrook Park
- Fishing exception
- Bank or lake fishing, or launching/retrieving a boat
- Other exception
- Written authorization from parks director
- Governing section
- Code of Ordinances § 36-40
Summary
Caddo Parish closes ten named parish parks between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. to everyone but parish employees, law enforcement, night fishers, and those with written authorization, under Code of Ordinances § 36-40.
It shall be unlawful for any person, other than parish employees and law enforcement officers engaged in the discharge of an official act or duty, to enter or remain in Noah Tyson Park, Robert L. Nance Park, Earl G. Williamson Park, Horace M. Downs Park, Hawkins Lear Park, Richard Fleming Park, P.B.S. Pinchback Park, Milton James "Hookie" Cameron Memorial Park, Greenbrook Park, and the Robert G. Lawton, Jr. Playground between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., unless such person:(1)Is engaged in fishing from the banks or on the lake, or is in the process of launching or retrieving a boat for that purpose; or(2)Has received written authorization from the director of parks and recreation or his designee.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 26 | Unified Development Code: Supplement 2).
Full Breakdown
Section 36-40 makes it unlawful for anyone, other than parish employees and law enforcement officers on official duty, to enter or remain in Noah Tyson Park, Robert L. Nance Park, Earl G. Williamson Park, Horace M. Downs Park, Hawkins Lear Park, Richard Fleming Park, P.B.S. Pinchback Park, Milton James 'Hookie' Cameron Memorial Park, Greenbrook Park, or the Robert G. Lawton, Jr. Playground between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Two exceptions apply: a person fishing from the bank or the lake, or in the process of launching or retrieving a boat for that purpose, may remain past curfew, and anyone who has received written authorization from the director of parks and recreation or a designee may also stay.
The section was added to the 1985 code as § 16-35 and amended twice, by Ord. No. 2713 in 1990 and Ord. No. 3382 in 1996, reflecting the parish's ongoing list of named parks subject to the curfew. Because the list names specific parks rather than 'all parish parks' generically, a park not on the list is not covered by this particular curfew provision; anyone using an unlisted parish recreation site after dark should check whether a separate closing rule applies to that site. The curfew sits in the same Chapter 36 that requires permits for exclusive facility use (§ 36-36) and for parades and organized park activities (§ 36-39), so any late-night permitted activity would still need to fall within, or obtain written authorization around, this 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. window.
Violations & Fines
Remaining in one of the ten listed parks between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. without falling into the fishing or written-authorization exceptions is a violation of Chapter 36, the parish's parks and recreation chapter, and is punishable under that chapter's general penalty provision.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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