Caddo Parish, LA Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)

UDC Section 7.3.L.2 splits residential fence height by yard and fence type. In the front, corner side, and reverse corner side yards, an open fence (one you can see through) can reach six feet, but any other fence, wall, or hedge in those same yards is capped at three feet. In the interior side and rear yards, a fence, wall, or hedge of any type is allowed up to eight feet. Non-residential districts run differently under Section 7.3.L.2.b: fences, walls, and hedges are barred from the front or corner side yard altogether unless required by the Article 10 landscape and screening standards, though the eight-foot interior-side-and-rear allowance still applies. Public recreation areas get their own carve-out, up to eight feet of open fencing around every yard, and tennis courts can fence to national standards for that use.

Height is measured from the adjacent ground to the highest point of the fence, though decorative posts may exceed the limit by up to six inches under Section 7.3.L.1.c. A second, separate rule protects visibility at intersections: Section 7.1.E caps every structure, including a closed fence or wall, and all plantings, at three feet within the sight triangle formed at a street, alley, or driveway corner. A semi-open fence that meets the parish's other fence standards and does not block the sight triangle is still allowed there. Every fence, including a repaired existing one, needs a building permit under Section 7.3.L.1.a before it goes up.