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

Chapter 12, Article II, 'Fences,' is the parish's dedicated fence law, and it is older than the parish's zoning-free planning code: Section 12-34, 'Specifications,' traces to the 1975 Code and sets out what makes a fence 'lawful' for boundary purposes. It requires posts at least four inches square, split, or in diameter, set no more than ten feet apart, strung with at least five four-point barbed wires at set heights: the first wire ten inches above ground, the second eight inches above that, the third eight inches above the second, the fourth ten inches above the third, and the fifth 12 inches above the fourth, for a wire fence roughly four feet tall overall.

A newer Section 12-35, adopted by Ordinance No. 00, nonrefundable permit from the parish permit office, along with a copy of the recorded plat or survey and identification of any servitudes on the property. Fences may not be placed in drainage, utility or right-of-way servitudes, and may not block or restrict drainage flow through a ditch, canal, culvert or drainage structure. Every subdivision fence must include an access gate for the property owner and for parish personnel or utility providers needing maintenance or emergency access.

Outside Chapter 12, specific development types carry their own height rules: a six-foot wood privacy fence around RV parks and manufactured home park boundaries under Section 36-115, and an eight-foot solid fence buffering commercial development from adjacent residential uses under Section 36-117(d).