Gretna, LA Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)

Section 12-3 caps the city's fireworks retail permits and licenses at 25, issued only to the 25 locations that held a license in 2015; a license holder can move locations during the permit year or at renewal, but only with the city's pre-approval. Subsection (b) makes selling fireworks as a retailer without a permit unlawful, and requires an applicant to file a form with the tax department, including the location and a plot plan of the retail site, plus a copy of the previous year's sales tax return and certified copies of any lease, partnership agreement, or incorporation charter.

00 permit fee to sell fireworks. Anyone convicted of a felony in Louisiana or any other state cannot hold a fireworks permit or license, or sell or offer fireworks for sale in the city, under subsection (b)(4). Subsection (c) opens the application window from January 2 to April 1 each year; the city accepts no application and issues no permit after April 1, and any unpurchased permit is deemed abandoned and becomes available on the following January 2, with the deadline pushed to the next business day if April 1 falls on a weekend or city holiday.

Subsection (d) lets the city refuse to issue or renew a permit for any holder or property owner found in violation of city, state, or federal law. S. , sits alongside this local permit cap as a state-law reference.