East Baton Rouge Parish uses a mostly qualitative loud and raucous noise standard rather than blanket residential decibel caps. The one numeric limit is 85 decibels for a vehicle sound system audible more than 25 feet away on public property.
Title 12, Chapter 2 does not set general daytime or nighttime decibel ceilings for homes or businesses. Most enforcement rests on Sec. 12:100 (loud and raucous noise offensive to ordinary sensibilities) and the enumerated acts in Sec. 12:101, which turn on disturbing the peace, quiet, comfort or repose. The clearest numeric rule is the 85-decibel cap on vehicle sound systems audible beyond 25 feet on a public street, highway or park. Loudspeakers and amplifiers add distance and time limits (Sec. 12:103). Baton Rouge Police were equipped with decibel readers to enforce the measurable provisions.
Misdemeanor under Sec. 12:104: $200-$500 fine, up to 30 days jail, or both.
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