Terrebonne Parish, LA Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Code section
- Terrebonne Parish Code § 21-1
- Standard closing
- 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. (CST)
- Daylight time closing
- 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
- Tennis exception
- 10:00 p.m. close while courts in use
- Exempt site
- Grand Bois Campsite
- Max penalty
- $500 fine or 30 days jail (§ 1-6)
Summary
Terrebonne Parish Code § 21-1 closes every parish and city park and playground between 7:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. central standard time, or 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. during daylight saving time, for people of any age. Lit tennis courts get a later 10:00 p.m. closing while in active use, and permitted or parish-sponsored events are exempt.
(a)It shall be unlawful for any person, regardless of age, to remain within the boundaries of any city or parish park and/or playground between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., central standard time, and 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. daylight savings time, in all parks or playgrounds in the parish.(b)There shall be exempted from the provisions of this section any activity sponsored by the parish government, or any activity for which a permit has been issued that may extend beyond the hours of closure.(c)There shall be exempted from the provisions of this section the park designated as Grand Bois Campsite.(d)Any park or playground having a facility provided therein for the playing of tennis, which facility is further provided with lighting, shall have closing hours of 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., central standard time, only if the facility is being utilized for the playing of tennis.
Full Breakdown
m. The rule applies to 'any person, regardless of age,' so it is not limited to minors, and it dates to § 15-153 of the 1979 Parish Code. Two exemptions apply: activities sponsored by the parish government, or any activity covered by a permit that authorizes it to run past closing, are not violations, and the Grand Bois Campsite is entirely carved out of the section. , but only while the courts are actually being used for tennis; once play stops, the general park closing hour resumes.
Section 21-1 states no fine of its own, so the Code's general penalty at § 1-6 governs a violation: up to 30 days in the parish jail, a fine of up to $500, or both, with up to 100 hours of community service available instead of or with those penalties. Some individual downtown properties carry their own tighter, separately enforced curfews: Edward P. under § 21-28, which sets its own explicit $500 fine or 30-day jail penalty rather than relying on § 1-6.
Violations & Fines
Remaining in a parish or city park or playground after the § 21-1 closing hour, 7:00 p.m. central standard time or 9:00 p.m. during daylight saving time, without a parish-sponsored activity or valid permit, is a misdemeanor. With no fine set in § 21-1 itself, the Code's general penalty at § 1-6 applies: up to 30 days in the parish jail, a fine of up to $500, or both.
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