Lafayette, LA

Lafayette's Parish Council runs a community cat diversion program under § 10-120 that prioritizes trap-neuter-return for free-roaming cats over impoundment. Sterilized, ear-tipped and…

Lafayette does not require spaying or neutering pets generally, but § 10-267(5) mandates that any animal declared potentially dangerous or dangerous be sterilized at the owner's…

Lafayette has no breed-specific ban; instead § 10-262 defines 'dangerous' and 'potentially dangerous' animals by their actual conduct, such as biting or aggressive behavior, regardless…

Lafayette City Code § 10-122(d) makes it a crime to knowingly bring a wild or exotic animal that could threaten public safety into the City of Lafayette or unincorporated Lafayette…

Lafayette's entire corporate limits are declared a bird sanctuary under City Code § 10-75, making it unlawful to hunt, trap, shoot or molest any bird, wildfowl, or their nests anywhere…

Lafayette bans dogs from running at large anywhere in the city under § 10-121, whether tagged or untagged, on public or private property, with only a narrow exception for…

Lafayette allows backyard chickens, turkeys, geese, guineas, ducks and pigeons under § 10-191, but they cannot run at large and must be kept in a pen, coop or enclosure at least 25…

Lafayette City-Parish code makes it a nuisance to let animals foul a property with odor, flies or vermin that reaches neighbors, with animal-care-center enforcement escalating from a…

Lafayette's zoning code classifies pet grooming shops as a "personal services" use, permitted by right in Mixed-Use and Commercial districts within the City of Lafayette, not allowed…

Lafayette's Development Code lists 'animal hospital (indoor)' as a defined land use requiring a licensed veterinarian's supervision, permitted by right only in mixed-use, commercial…

Every beekeeper in Louisiana must register every colony and apiary with the Department of Agriculture and Forestry on or before October 1 each year, or before bringing bees into the…

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries holds exclusive authority over wildlife management. State regulations prohibit feeding alligators and restrict baiting of deer and other…

Lafayette allows rainwater collection and nonpotable water reuse systems but holds owners to a maintenance standard: Sec. 26-272(e) requires them kept safe and sanitary, and a system…

Lafayette's Unified Development Code requires that a property owner who removes a preserved tree that was counted for landscape credit must plant new trees equal to the number of trees…

Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government runs a mandatory odd/even outdoor watering schedule every summer under Code of Ordinances § 94-302. From May 1 through September 30…

Any "tree company" trimming, cutting or removing a tree anywhere in Lafayette Consolidated Government's service area must haul all limbs, branches, trunks and debris to a permitted…

Lafayette caps weeds and grass at 12 inches on any occupied lot, abutting sidewalk, or neutral ground within the city limits and in occupied subdivisions of unincorporated Lafayette…

Lafayette City-Parish's landscape code explicitly encourages incorporating native plant materials into required buffer and parking-lot landscaping, though it doesn't mandate all-native…

Lafayette's noise control code sets numeric ceilings by zone and time of day in Table I of City Code § 34-366(a): 60 dB(A) in residential areas from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., 50 dB(A)…

Lafayette drops its residential noise ceiling from 60 dB(A) to 50 dB(A) between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. under City Code § 34-366(a) Table I, and separately bans any amplified sound…

Lafayette City-Parish Code § 86-31 makes it unlawful to run a vehicle's music system on any public property so it's plainly audible 50 feet away, unreasonably loud, or disturbing to…

Lafayette caps animal noise at 60 vocalizations in any ten-minute period under City-Parish Code § 34-369(7): a bright-line count that replaces the decibel-based Table I standard…

Lafayette bars construction and demolition activity, other than emergency work, between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays and between 10:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. on weekends and…

Lafayette's noise control code caps amplified sound reproduction devices, DJ systems, PA speakers, music boxes, under City-Parish Code § 34-366(c). If a resident complains that…

Lafayette City-Parish's noise control code sets maximum decibel limits and quiet hours for the city and unincorporated parish, but it expressly exempts aircraft operations from those…

Lafayette City-Parish bars leaf blowers and other power tools and yard equipment on residential property between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., with all motorized equipment required to run a…

Lafayette's pool code does not spell out fence height or gate specs itself. Section 26-532(c) instead adopts the enclosure chapter of the current International Swimming Pool and Spa…

Building a pool in Lafayette or unincorporated Lafayette Parish means pulling a permit priced the same as a building permit under Section 26-533, then clearing electrical inspections…

Operating a short-term rental in Lafayette without a city license is unlawful. Sec. 73-15 requires a valid, current STR license tied to one specific operator and one specific address…

In Lafayette's RM zoning districts, a licensed short-term rental can offer no more than four guest rooms, and each guest room is capped at two occupants. The limit applies per license…

Lafayette folds short-term rental noise control into its general nuisance and noise code. Sec. 73-8 requires every STR operator, licensee, and guest not to generate noise, vibration…

Lafayette doesn't set a minimum parking count for short-term rentals: instead Sec. 73-16(b)(9) requires every license application to state the number and location of parking spaces…

A Lafayette short-term rental license costs $100.00 up front, non-refundable and non-transferable, with the same $100.00 due again at annual renewal. Sec. 73-16(b) also requires proof…

Once Lafayette revokes a short-term rental license, Sec. 73-18 bars the same licensee from getting a new one for that property for a full year, and the ban reaches anyone acting as an…

Lafayette bans the sale, possession, use, or discharge of fireworks anywhere within city limits under City Code § 62-43. The prohibition covers firecrackers, roman candles, torpedoes…

Lafayette City-Parish bans burning solid waste as a disposal method anywhere in the solid waste service area, unless another Code provision specifically allows it, with violations…

Lafayette's PMC requires smoke alarms in every sleeping area, every room along the escape path from a bedroom, and every story of a dwelling, including the basement, under Sec…

The Louisiana Liquefied Petroleum Gas Commission regulates propane storage, installation, and dispensing statewide under RS 40:1846 et seq., requiring licensed installers, NFPA 58…

Louisiana authorizes and promotes prescribed burning to reduce wildfire fuel loads. Under La. R.S. 3:17, a burn conducted with a certified prescribed burn manager present on site earns…

Lafayette limits home-based businesses to the "A" Agricultural, "RS" Single-Family, and "RM" Mixed Residential districts, plus the unincorporated parish, and only for the specific uses…

A home business in Lafayette may display exactly one sign, and nothing else. Sec. 89-83(e) of the Unified Development Code caps that sign at one square foot, requires it to lie flat…

Lafayette lists "child care facility, residential" as a permitted [P] home occupation in the "A," "RS," "RM," and unincorporated-parish use table under Sec. 89-83, and it is the one…

Lafayette caps home-based business foot traffic hard: Sec. 89-83(g) allows no more than ten customer or service visits per day, limits service to one client at a time, and only permits…

Louisiana does not issue a cottage food permit. La. R.S. 40:4.9(A)(1)(a) instead switches off the state Sanitary Code and any other law or regulation requiring particular equipment…

Louisiana issues no microenterprise home kitchen permit. LAC 51:XXIII.501(A) forbids operating a food establishment of any type without a valid permit to operate from the state health…

Lafayette City-Parish Code § 86-125 requires vehicles to park parallel, headed with traffic, within 18 inches of the curb; § 86-132(a)(2) separately bans stopping within three feet of…

Lafayette City-Parish Code § 86-138 bars parking vehicles longer than 22 feet, dual-rear-wheel trucks with commercial plates, wreckers, or trailers on a residentially zoned street or…

Lafayette City-Parish's traffic engineer, not a council vote, decides where curb space goes under Code § 86-101(c): loading zones, passenger loading zones, bus stops, transit lanes…

Lafayette bars stopping, standing or parking anywhere the director or fire chief has had the roadway curb painted yellow, under Code § 86-140: a flat prohibition that needs no separate…

Lafayette City-Parish sets no dollar towing rate of its own. Since Ord. No. JO-061-2022 the code caps every non-consent tow and storage charge at the highest rate the Louisiana Public…

Lafayette City-Parish Code § 86-139 bans parking a vehicle equipped with living accommodations, a sink, stove, mattress, or similar amenity, and over 22 feet long on a street for more…

Lafayette City-Parish Code § 86-137 bans parking any vehicle on a street for more than 24 consecutive hours. There's no separate overnight-only window: it's a continuous 24-hour cap…

Lafayette designates public on-street parking spaces exclusively for charging electric vehicles under Code § 86-176.22, with the city-parish council approving each location by…

Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government declares any junked or abandoned vehicle on public property, on another person's land, or left on the owner's own real property a public…

Lafayette lets residents petition for a residential permit parking zone under Code § 86-162, letting the director bar non-permitted vehicles from designated residential streets. A…

Lafayette City-Parish lets homeowners surface driveways with shell, brick, stone, or aggregate instead of paving, but residential driveways must run 12 to 24 feet wide and get a Public…

Lafayette's setback-encroachment table lets a retaining wall sit anywhere inside a required yard. Code of Ordinances § 89-38(e)(4) lists 'Retaining Walls' with no restriction on how…

Rather than a blanket front/side/rear fence-height cap, Lafayette Consolidated Government regulates fence height where it matters for traffic safety: Sec. 89-44(f) makes it "unlawful…

Lafayette's development code lets a fence or gate sit anywhere inside a required setback with "no restriction" and a 0-foot minimum from the street or lot line under Sec. 89-38(e)(4)…

Louisiana Civil Code Articles 685 through 688 establish statewide rules for boundary fences, party walls, and shared fence costs between adjacent landowners. These civil code…

Lafayette allows one accessory apartment per lot under Sec. 89-74 of the Development Code, capping its living area at whichever is greater: 25 percent of the principal home's gross…

Lafayette lets a homeowner rent out an accessory apartment but not sell it off separately from the main house. Sec. 89-74(d) of the Development Code ties the accessory unit to the…

Lafayette sets carport and garage setbacks by orientation under Sec. 89-81 of the Development Code: 20 feet from a public-street property line when the structure sits perpendicular to…

Lafayette doesn't set its own wind-speed number for roofs and walls. City-Parish Code § 26-92 ties every construction type in the city and unincorporated parish to whatever minimum…

New homes and substantially improved residences in Lafayette's mapped flood hazard areas must have their lowest floor built at least 12 inches above the base flood elevation, per the…

Lafayette bans smoking within 25 feet of any public-place entrance, outdoor playground, bleacher, dugout, ball field, or sporting concession stand, and within five feet of a…

Carrying an open glass container of beer, wine, liquor, or soda on any Lafayette street, sidewalk, park, or parking lot is a misdemeanor under City Code § 62-76. Downtown, the…

Lafayette City-Parish Code § 86-67 requires a pedestrian to cross at a crosswalk when one exists; away from a crosswalk, the pedestrian must cross at right angles to the curb or by the…

Lafayette has no blanket loitering ban -- only loitering for a specific illicit purpose is a crime. Sec. 62-49 makes it unlawful to loiter near a street or public place "manifesting…

Lafayette makes it a criminal misdemeanor to willfully and intentionally urinate or defecate in a public place, in a spot not meant for the purpose, or anywhere in public view under…

Lafayette's noise control code bans amplified party sound plainly audible 200 feet away after 10 p.m. or loud enough to disturb neighbors, with fines starting at $150.

Lafayette requires carbon monoxide alarms in dwellings under Section 26-285 of the City-Parish Code, tying the local mandate to Section 1103.9 of the International Fire Code and…

Lafayette Consolidated Government adopts the International Plumbing Code by reference at Section 26-432, so plumbing work in the city and unincorporated parish must meet whichever IPC…

Every Lafayette rental unit's entry door needs a deadbolt with at least a one-inch throw under Sec. 26-260(s), operable from the inside without a key. Ground-level windows giving…

Lafayette adopts the current National Electrical Code edition published by the National Fire Protection Association under City-Parish Code § 26-113, and § 26-141 makes it unlawful for…

Any building constructed, renovated, remodeled, or enlarged in Lafayette that exceeds five stories or 65 vertical feet, commercial or residential, must be equipped with an approved…

Lafayette builds on the International Building Code, International Residential Code, and International Existing Building Code as the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council…

Every electrical job in Lafayette runs through a formal inspection chain under City-Parish Code §§ 26-149 and 26-152–26-154: power can't be turned on until the department inspects and…

Lafayette requires every elevator, escalator, and dumbwaiter to be maintained to ASME A17.1 and inspected on that standard's Appendix N schedule under Sec. 26-279, with the current…

Lafayette's "A" Agricultural zoning district, created at a property owner's request under Sec. 89-8, protects rural land with a 20-acre minimum lot size, 2 percent maximum lot…

Lafayette's nuisance ordinance exempts agricultural activities from its nuisance definition, so dense smoke, noxious fumes, gas, soot, cinders, or stagnant water buildup caused by…

No Lafayette property owner may allow rodent harborage or infestation on land they own under Sec. 42-127. The public works director inspects on citizen complaint (Sec. 42-128) and…

Lafayette City-Parish Government's residential trash contractor may suspend curbside collection on eight recognized holidays, but the contract requires at least one collection per…

Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government bans dumping solid waste, bulky waste, recyclables, or any unsightly or offensive material on private yards, streets, sidewalks, alleys…

Lafayette defines a yard waste container as a 20-to-35-gallon receptacle whose contents can't exceed 50 pounds, and requires it set out within three feet of the street. Miss the…

Lafayette requires solid waste, yard waste and recycling containers to sit within three feet of the curb for collection and be pulled back within 24 hours after the truck empties them…

Lafayette requires every commercial establishment to use a solid waste container of at least one cubic yard with closing lids, kept on-site and off public streets and rights-of-way…

Lafayette City-Parish requires every residential unit in the service area to carry solid waste, yard waste and white goods collection through an LCG-authorized contractor, and…

Lafayette requires white goods and other bulky waste to be set out exactly as the current LCG collection contract specifies; if the hauler can't find a scrap dealer to strip freon and…

In Lafayette's service area, only LCG's authorized contractor or its own employees may collect solid waste, yard waste, white goods and recyclables; residents must otherwise follow the…

Inside the City of Lafayette, curbside recycling collection is mandatory and billed alongside trash service; the mandate and its service charge apply city-only, not parish-wide, and…

Lafayette City-Parish bans removing recyclables from curbside bins without authorization, fining scavengers $25 for a first offense, $50 for a second, and $100 for each violation after…

Lafayette's "RS-1" and "RS-2" single-family districts don't carry a flat maximum-story number the way denser districts do. Instead, Sec. 89-9(b)'s bulk plane caps a house at 3 stories…

Lafayette ties yard setbacks to the zoning district under Code of Ordinances § 89-38(e)(3), but where parish land is unzoned, § 89-38(e)(7) sets a flat baseline: 20-foot front, 5-foot…

Lafayette's zoning code caps lot coverage at just 2% in the "A" Agricultural district: the only district with a hard coverage limit; residential and mixed-use zones use minimum open…

Lafayette Consolidated Government's Unified Development Code gives data centers their own use classification, "Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services (including data centers),"…

Lafayette City-Parish regulates stormwater discharges to its municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) under Chapter 34, Article V, the Stormwater Ordinance. It bans illicit…

Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government requires new and substantially improved residential structures in special flood hazard areas to elevate the lowest floor, including…

Lafayette Consolidated Government regulates construction in special flood hazard areas under chapter 26, article XI, requiring new and substantially improved homes to sit at least 12…

Anyone disturbing one acre or more of land in Lafayette City-Parish for a building or land-disturbance permit must certify a site-specific stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP)…

The State and Local Coastal Resources Management Act of 1978 (La. R.S. 49:214.21 et seq.) requires Coastal Use Permits for development within the Louisiana Coastal Zone. The Department…

Lafayette City-Parish's Stormwater Ordinance gives residents a specific channel to report spills, illicit discharges, and illicit connections to the storm drain system. Section 34-571…

Lafayette requires exterior burglar and fire alarms on both buildings and motor vehicles to self-terminate under City-Parish Code § 34-369(6): within five minutes for continuous sound…

Lafayette treats HVAC units, refrigeration equipment, and transformers as 'steady pure tone' noise sources under City-Parish Code § 34-366(d): mechanical devices emitting a whine, hum…

Lafayette bars commercial trucks from running refrigeration units within 250 feet of residential property overnight under City-Parish Code § 34-369(4): 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. on…

Lafayette lets its noise control officer measure rhythmic bass from an amplified sound system inside a complainant's residence, then caps it under City Code § 34-366(c) Table II at 3…

Bars and nightclubs in Lafayette Parish can't push amplified music more than 3 dB(C) above ambient at night, or 5 dB(C) daytime, measured inside a neighbor's home.

Generators count as ordinary sound sources under Lafayette's noise code: their output at the property line can't top 60 dB(A) by day or 50 dB(A) overnight in residential areas, 65…

Licensed door-to-door vendors may knock on doors in Lafayette only between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, without a specific invitation. Outside those hours, and at…

Anyone peddling or selling door-to-door in Lafayette must first obtain a permit from the Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government and pay a $125 fee under City Code §§…

Lafayette's photographic enforcement program fines the registered owner $125.00 for running a red light captured by a signal camera under Code § 86-178, dropping to $25.00 for an…

Lafayette requires shared scooter and e-bike operators to hold a city-parish permit, paying a $500 non-refundable application fee under Sec. 98-204, and bars parking devices in bike…

Shared electric scooters in Lafayette may only be ridden in a bike lane, on a sidewalk outside the Downtown Zoning District, or on a two-lane street posted 35 mph or slower. Sec…

Lafayette's shared-mobility ordinance defines three classes of electric-assisted bicycle by motor behavior: Class 1 and Class 3 only assist while pedaling, cutting off at 20 mph and 28…

TNC pickup and dropoff at Lafayette Regional Airport is allowed unless the Lafayette Airport Commission restricts or prohibits it; parish-wide, hired-vehicle curb loading is capped at…

Louisiana runs golf carts and low-speed vehicles on two separate statutory tracks. La. R.S. 32:299.4(B) prohibits golf carts on public roads outright and then reopens two doors: a…

Lafayette requires a permit from the director of traffic and transportation for any block party or temporary street closure, filed at least five working days ahead with police and fire…

Lafayette requires a police-issued permit for any footrace or parade on city streets or sidewalks: apply to the chief of police at least 30 days out, pay a $10 fee, and follow whatever…

Restaurants and "Snack or Beverage Bar" businesses in Lafayette's Downtown "D" zoning district need an outdoor dining permit before putting tables on the sidewalk. Sec. 78-432 caps…

A Lafayette parklet permit converts one on-street parking space into public outdoor seating; § 78-435(2) caps each site at 20 feet long with a bollard or bulb-out barrier, requires 12…

Street fair and festival organizers need a temporary street-closure permit from Lafayette's traffic director at least five working days out; vendors selling at those fairs are exempt…

Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government designates historic districts and landmarks under Code of Ordinances § 89-34, and cultural significance is one qualifying path: a site…

Lafayette bars obstructing any sidewalk, right-of-way, alley, or building entrance, and lets an enforcement officer order a crowd-drawing activity to stop if it blocks pedestrian…

In Lafayette's Downtown "D" zoning district, nobody may sell food, goods or wares -- or set up a pushcart, parklet or merchandise display -- on a public sidewalk without a permit. Sec…

Vacant and unimproved land outside an occupied subdivision or neighborhood in Lafayette Parish gets a looser 24-inch cap on weeds and grass under Sec. 97-28(b), double the 12-inch…

Lafayette's Property Maintenance Code, § 26-258, requires every vacant lot and vacant structure to stay clean, safe, and secure, and lets the building official placard and order the…

Lafayette allows an existing billboard face to convert to digital only if the owner removes at least twice as much billboard area elsewhere in the city-parish, per Sec. 89-90(i)(3)d…

Lafayette lets businesses cover up to half their window glass with signage before needing a sign permit. Sec. 89-90(b)(2)f of the Unified Development Code allows window signs without a…

In the City of Lafayette, yard-sale signs can't sit on public property, in the right-of-way, or block sidewalks and streets, and sales themselves are capped at 72 hours, no more than…

Lafayette's sign code allows pole signs up to 75 feet tall in CH, IL, and IH districts when built within 1,000 feet of the Interstate 10, Interstate 49, or U.S. 90 right-of-way.

Lafayette's sign code treats political signs as content-neutral temporary signs: no message-based limits, but size, count and timing caps apply inside the city.

Lafayette bans adult novelty stores, adult bookstores, and adult video stores from operating within 300 feet of any school, nursery school, daycare, public library, or public…

Wrecker operators who tow a vehicle from private property in Lafayette without the owner's consent must hand over a city-parish inventory form itemizing every fee before collecting…

Lafayette does not allow auto or truck repair as a home business in residential zoning. Table 89-83-1 of UDC Sec. 89-83 lists "Auto and truck repair" as a conditional [C] use only in…

Lafayette requires anyone buying, selling or trading used property as a business to hold a secondhand dealer permit from the administrative services department. The $50 annual permit…

Anyone operating as a pawnbroker or lending against pledged goods, wages or salaries in Lafayette Parish needs an occupational license, taxed under Sec. 82-676 on the business's…

Louisiana requires vapor and alternative nicotine product retailers to obtain state permits, follow age verification, and comply with restrictions on flavors and youth-oriented…

Lafayette bars anyone under 17 from public streets, parks, or businesses between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on school nights and between 11:59 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on Friday and Saturday…

Lafayette's "D" Downtown zoning district, Sec. 89-13, is the city's dedicated downtown design code: it requires buildings to align close to the sidewalk with minimal gaps, off-street…

Lafayette Consolidated Government (LCG) treats homeowners association covenants and deed restrictions as strictly private matters. Code of Ordinances § 89-31(b)(1) says LCG does not…

Louisiana associations collect unpaid dues through a statutory "privilege" (the civil-law lien). Under La. R.S. 9:1145, a privilege arises on a lot or unit for any assessment or fine…

Until 2025 Louisiana had no statewide open meeting rule for homeowners associations. Acts 2024, No. 158 created one. Under R.S. 9:1141.26(B) the meetings of a planned community board…

Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:1114, added by Acts 2025, No. 224, makes it illegal for a planned community, a condominium association, or a landlord to adopt or enforce any provision…

Louisiana sets no dollar limit on homeowners association fines and requires no hearing before one is imposed. R.S. 9:1141.20(A)(2)(l) of the Louisiana Planned Community Act simply…

Before a Louisiana association can put a privilege on a lot, La. R.S. 9:1146(A) requires a written demand delivered by one of five listed methods, and R.S. 9:1146(B)(1) gives the owner…

Louisiana does not cap how many lots in a subdivision may be leased and it does not ban rental restrictions. Instead, R.S. 9:1141.14(C) of the Louisiana Planned Community Act makes…

Lafayette Consolidated Government caps garage and yard sales in residential districts at 72 hours, and the same address cannot host more than two sales in any six-month stretch. Sales…

Lafayette confines mobile food trucks to non-residential lots as an accessory use, bars them from the public right-of-way, and requires all-weather paving. Sec. 70-117 sets minimum…

Operating a food truck or trailer in Lafayette requires a $300 mobile food establishment permit from the City-Parish Consolidated Government under City Code § 70-106. Applicants must…

Anyone peddling goods on Lafayette streets, sidewalks, or other outdoor public locations needs a city permit first. Sec. 70-61 bans selling, renting, or taking orders without one, and…

Before a Lafayette code inspector can walk through a rental to check habitability, Sec. 26-257 requires written notice of the exact inspection date and time, mailed to the occupant…

Louisiana eviction begins with a written notice to vacate giving the lessee 'not less than five days' under La. C.C.P. art. 4701. If the lessee does not leave, the lessor files a rule…

Louisiana requires no just cause to evict. Under Code of Civil Procedure art. 4701, a landlord may end a lease and recover possession by expiration of term, nonpayment, landlord…

A fixed-term Louisiana lease ends automatically at its term with no notice. For an indeterminate (month-to-month) lease, La. Civ. Code art. 2728 requires 10 calendar days' notice for…

Louisiana has no statewide rent control and no statute capping rent or rent increases. No Louisiana city or parish operates a rent-control program. La. R.S. 9:3258 declares that a…

Louisiana sets no statutory cap on a residential security deposit. Under La. R.S. 9:3251, the landlord must return the deposit, with an itemized statement of any amounts kept, within…

Louisiana uses acquisitive prescription, not adverse possession. Under La. Civ. Code art. 3486, ownership of immovables may be acquired by 30 years' possession with no title or good…

Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government sorts businesses into dozens of tax classifications under Code of Ordinances Chapter 82, Article VI rather than charging one flat rate…

Lafayette requires a permit from the city arborist, plus public works review, before anyone plants a tree or shrub in a street right-of-way or on public property. The rule applies only…

Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government levies a tax of up to 4 percent on hotel and camping-facility rents parish-wide under Sec. 82-714. Guests pay it at checkout, rooms…

Lafayette adopted Code of Ordinances § 89-37 to 'protect and maintain the residential character of established neighborhoods' from adjacent commercial glare. Every covered fixture must…

Lafayette City-Parish requires digital billboard displays to automatically adjust brightness as ambient light changes, applying to converted billboard faces in both the City of…

Lafayette City-Parish bans crowds or activities that block sidewalks, alleys or rights-of-way; police can order people to disperse or move on.

Under La. R.S. 40:1046, only nine licensed marijuana pharmacies may dispense therapeutic cannabis statewide, one per Louisiana Board of Pharmacy region. Local governments cannot…

Louisiana prohibits all home cultivation of marijuana for personal use under La. R.S. 40:966. Therapeutic cannabis is grown only by two licensed agricultural centers. No municipality…

Commercial drone use in Louisiana requires an FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate. La. R.S. 14:283.3 and 14:337 add statewide criminal penalties for surveillance over critical…

Recreational drone flight in Louisiana is governed by FAA Part 107 and the Recreational UAS Safety Test (TRUST). State law (La. R.S. 14:283.3 and 14:337) adds privacy and surveillance…

Louisiana defaults to the federal minimum wage and bars political subdivisions from setting local minimum wages, employment benefits, or vacation requirements for private employers.

Louisiana permits concealed handgun carry through state-issued permits and, since July 2024, allows permitless concealed carry for adults 18 and older meeting eligibility requirements.

Louisiana law preempts local firearm regulation, reserving authority over firearms, ammunition, and components to the state legislature with very narrow exceptions.

Louisiana generally permits open carry of firearms by law-abiding adults without a license, subject to location-based restrictions and local discharge ordinances.

Louisiana authorizes casino gambling only on a short list of named rivers and lakes under La. R.S. 27:43 -- the Mississippi, Red outside Rapides Parish, Calcasieu, Mermentau, and…

Louisiana leaves charitable raffles, bingo, and keno to local option: each municipal and parish governing authority decides under La. R.S. 4:706 whether to permit the games at all. A…

Louisiana lets each parish's police jury ban card gambling under La. R.S. 33:4852, but that same statute exempts any private card game held in a private home among family and any…

Louisiana sports wagering is legal only in the 55 of 64 parishes that approved it in the November 3, 2020 statewide referendum. Under La. R.S. 27:608(A), a player placing a wager with…

Louisiana permits traffic checkpoints, but the Legislature has never written a sobriety checkpoint statute. The word sobriety appears in exactly one section of the entire Revised…

Louisiana never enacted a statute that bans filming police, and its wiretap law is one-party consent, so a bystander who is part of the exchange may record audio as well as video. What…

Louisiana has no stand-alone stop-and-identify statute. The duty is buried in the resisting an officer offence: R.S. 14:108(B)(1)(c) treats refusal by an arrested or detained party to…

Louisiana has no cannabis legalisation act and therefore none of the "lawful possession is not grounds for a search" language that some states put in one. What it has instead is three…

Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:1255 says no person or entity shall unreasonably restrict the right of a property owner to install or use a solar collector, and it defines a solar…

Louisiana adopts the National Electrical Code via the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code, setting consistent permit and inspection standards for solar PV installations. Local…

Louisiana prohibits the sale, purchase, and possession of tobacco, vapor, and alternative nicotine products by anyone under 21, conforming state law to federal Tobacco 21 standards.

Louisiana does not prohibit flavored tobacco or vapor products statewide, but limits sales to registry-approved electronic nicotine devices and bars youth-targeted marketing.

Louisiana allows a car no more than two fog lamps mounted 12 to 30 inches off the ground, no more than two auxiliary passing lamps at 24 to 42 inches, and no more than two auxiliary…

Louisiana never bans dash cameras; it bans putting things on the windshield. R.S. 32:361.1(B) forbids any object or material affixed to the front windshield or front side windows that…

Louisiana carries the prohibition and the allowance in the same section. La. R.S. 32:191.1(C) says no person shall operate a motorcycle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent…

La. R.S. 32:53(A)(3) makes it unlawful to apply a covering or any substance to a Louisiana license plate, or to use an electronic device or electrochromatic film, that obscures the…

A radar detector is legal in a private vehicle in Louisiana. The word radar appears in only three sections of the entire Revised Statutes, and every one of them is about equipment used…

Louisiana is not a seasonal-window state. It has no statute that authorizes metal tire studs during any part of the year, and no Louisiana Revised Statute uses the word "studded" at…

Louisiana lets you tint a passenger car to 25 percent light transmission on the front side windows, 25 percent on the side windows behind the driver and 12 percent on the rearmost…