Shreveport, LA Noise from Specific Sources: Delivery Truck Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Covered explicitly
- Pick-up and delivery trucks, Sec. 58-28(a)
- Residential ceiling
- 55 dBA day, 50 dBA night
- Commercial ceiling
- 60 dBA day and night
- Compliance test
- 5 dBA over background, or table limit
- First-offense penalty
- Up to $500.00 or 30 days
Summary
Shreveport doesn't give delivery and pick-up trucks their own noise rule; Sec. 58-28(a) folds them into the general noise ordinance, which caps sound at 55 dBA daytime and 50 dBA nighttime at residential property, 60 dBA at commercial property, measured at the receiving property line.
(a)The requirements of this article shall apply to all noises (except those specifically exempted in section 58-30), including but not limited to, continuous and intermittent noise, tones, impact noise, and noise emitted by speaker boxes, sound amplification devices, pick-up and delivery trucks and any other commercial or industrial activities.(b)No person or entity shall cause, allow, or permit the operation of any source of sound which creates a sound level that exceeds the background sound level by more than five dBA or the applicable levels of subsection (d) at a regulated receiver, whichever is greater, when measured in accordance to section 58-34....(d)The sound level shall be measured at or within the receiving property line.(1)Residential property.a.55 dBA during daytime hours.b.50 dBA during nighttime hours.(2)Commercial property.a.60 dBA during daytime hours.b.60 dBA during nighttime hours.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 85 Update 1 | Unified Development Code: Supplement 20).
Full Breakdown
Section 58-28(a) spells out that the noise article applies broadly, listing 'noise emitted by speaker boxes, sound amplification devices, pick-up and delivery trucks and any other commercial or industrial activities' as covered sources, right alongside continuous and intermittent noise, tones and impact noise. ' Subsection (b) sets the underlying compliance test: no source of sound may exceed the background sound level by more than five dBA, or the applicable table value in subsection (d), whichever is greater, when measured under the Sec. 58-34 testing procedure.
A limited exemption exists in Sec. 58-30(4) and (5) for noises from motor vehicles regulated by state and federal law and for vehicles with properly installed mufflers operating on traffic ways, which covers ordinary engine and road noise but does not exempt a truck's loading or unloading activity from the general dBA limits. Commercial trucks making deliveries during the day at a warehouse or loading dock must stay within the 60 dBA commercial daytime ceiling measured at the property line.
Violations & Fines
A delivery or pick-up truck whose noise exceeds the applicable dBA ceiling in Sec. 58-28(d), measured at the receiving property line, is subject to the same enforcement as any other noise-article violation under Sec. 58-35: up to $500.00 or 30 days in jail for a first offense, rising to $750.00/60 days for a second and $1,000.00/90 days for a third, plus available civil remedies including injunctive relief.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Shreveport have a specific noise rule for delivery trucks?
Can my neighbor's business get cited for early-morning delivery truck noise?
Is there an exemption for trucks with good mufflers?
Sources & Official References
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