Ascension Parish, LA Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Parks close
- at dark, unless pre-approved activity
- Games end
- 9:30 p.m. school night / 10:00 p.m. otherwise
- Lights off/facility closed
- by 11:00 p.m.
- Alcohol/firearm/drug penalty
- $250-$500 fine and/or up to 6 months jail
- Exception authority
- recreation director, written permission only
Summary
Ascension Parish parks and playgrounds close at dark unless an organized activity has prior written approval from the recreation director. Games must wrap up by 9:30 p.m. on school nights or 10:00 p.m. otherwise, with lights off and the facility closed by 11:00 p.m.
(a)Generally, all parks close at dark unless participating in an organized activity pre-approved by the recreation director. All games or other activities at public parks or playgrounds must be concluded by 9:30 p.m. on all evenings which precede a day in which the public schools of the parish are in session and by 10:00 p.m. on all evenings which precede a day in which the public schools of the parish are not in session. In both of the above circumstances, the lights are to be turned off and the facility closed by 11:00 p.m. Exceptions to these times will only be honored when there is prior written permission from the recreation director.
Full Breakdown
m. Any exception to those closing times needs prior written permission from the recreation director. Subsection (c) backs the schedule with physical enforcement tools: the parish president and the recreation department are authorized to install gates, fences or other security measures to make sure the closing times are actually observed. The same section separately bars firearms, illegal drugs and alcohol from parks, with a carved-out exception for adults-only events at four named facilities, Roger J. Clouatre Memorial Park, Darrow Community Center, Oak Grove Community Center and Richard Brown Community Center, and bans tobacco and vaping products outright under subsection (g). The rule applies to Ascension Parish Government-run parks; it doesn't govern separately-operated municipal parks inside Gonzales, Donaldsonville or Sorrento.
Violations & Fines
Possessing alcohol, a firearm or an illegal drug in a public park outside the adults-only exception draws a fine of not less than $250.00 nor more than $500.00 per violation, and/or up to six months in jail, at the court's discretion, under Section 15-2(d). The closing-hours rule itself is backed by the parish's authority to fence or gate a park to keep people out after the posted closing time under subsection (c).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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