Lafayette Parish, LA Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency, Duration & Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Max sale duration
- 72 hours per sale
- Frequency limit
- Twice per location per 6 months
- Permit required
- No permit: zoning-exempt
- Where it applies
- City of Lafayette only
- Right-of-way
- No sale or signs on sidewalks/streets
Summary
The City of Lafayette lets residents hold a garage or yard sale in any residential district without a peddler permit, but caps each sale at 72 hours and no more than twice per property in any six-month period.
Garage or yard sales. A garage or yard sale in a residential district is permitted subject to the following conditions: (1) The sale may not exceed 72 hours and may not occur in the same location more than twice in any 6-month period. (2) The sale or advertisement for the sale shall not occupy any public property or right-of-way or obstruct the passage of pedestrians or vehicles on any public sidewalk or street.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 65).
Full Breakdown
Lafayette's Development Code, Sec. 89-92(f), sets the rule: a garage or yard sale in a residential district is permitted without a temporary-use permit, but the sale can't run longer than 72 hours and can't happen at the same address more than twice in any six-month period. The sale and its signage also can't block a public sidewalk, street, or right-of-way. This section applies within the City of Lafayette (Sec. 89-92(a)(1)); it doesn't reach the unincorporated parish or the parish's other cities. Broussard, Carencro, Duson, Scott, Youngsville and Milton set their own rules. Separately, Sec. 70-5(2) exempts garage sales from the parish's peddler/door-to-door vendor permit requirement entirely.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding 72 hours, holding more than two sales in six months, or blocking a sidewalk violates the Development Code (Sec. 89-170): administrative hearing, fines up to $500 per offense, continuing violations counted daily.
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Sources & Official References
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