Lafayette, LA Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)

Section 34-369(5) sits in Article IV's 'Restricted uses and activities' division, which the code says overrides the general decibel framework of §§ 34-366 and 34-368 for the specific activities it lists. start on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. The only carve-out is emergency work, which is separately exempted from the entire noise control code under § 34-368(4). Outside the barred hours, motorized construction and demolition equipment must still run with a muffler, a standalone equipment-condition requirement that applies at any hour work is legally underway. Homeowners doing their own construction can apply to the noise control administrator for a variance under § 34-371(1)(c) if a project genuinely needs to run outside these hours, for example an urgent repair, but no more than 12 variances per year are available to the same applicant, and any application must be filed at least two business days ahead so neighbors can be notified by posted notice.