Shreveport, LA Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Shreveport, LA, sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances, set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Key Facts
- Weekday construction hours
- 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Weekend/holiday construction hours
- 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Yard equipment hours (separate rule)
- 7 a.m.-7 p.m. weekdays, to 8 p.m. weekends
- Government/utility work
- Exempt with no time window, § 58-30(13)
- First-offense penalty
- Up to $500 fine, 30 days jail
Summary
Shreveport exempts construction, maintenance, repair, demolition and excavation noise from its noise ordinance only between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on weekdays and 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on weekends and federal holidays. Work outside that window loses the exemption and falls under the general prohibited-noise and decibel rules of §§ 58-29 and 58-28.
(9)Noises from temporary construction, maintenance, repairs, demolition, and excavation activities, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on weekdays, and 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on weekends and federal holidays.(10)Repairs or excavations of bridges, streets or highways by or on behalf of the city, state, or the federal government between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., when public welfare and convenience renders its impractical to perform the work between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
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
on any day. when daytime work is impractical for public welfare and convenience, and § 58-30(13) exempts government or utility construction and maintenance activity outright, with no time window at all. weekends and holidays, an hour shorter than the construction window on the weekend end. A contractor working after hours without falling into one of the government carve-outs is not shielded by any construction exemption and is instead judged under the general prohibited-acts standard of § 58-29(a), which weighs the time of day, proximity to residences, and volume and recurrence of the sound, and under the flat property-line decibel ceilings of § 58-28(d).
The noise enforcement officer, a Shreveport Police Department employee under § 58-27(a), handles complaints and can issue summonses for after-hours construction noise the same as any other noise violation.
Violations & Fines
After-hours construction noise that falls outside every exemption is enforced under § 58-35: up to a $500.00 fine and 30 days in jail for a first conviction, up to $750.00 and 60 days for a second, and up to $1,000.00 and 90 days for a third, plus available civil remedies including injunctive relief.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Is yard work covered by the same hours as construction?
Sources & Official References
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