Ouachita Parish, LA Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)

Sec. 15-9(a)(2) of the Ouachita Parish Code creates a stricter nighttime sound ceiling layered on top of the general anytime limit in subsection (a)(1). ' The reading point is identical to the daytime rule: within 15 feet of any adjacent dwelling or other business establishment where people are present. Because the section measures at a fixed distance rather than at the property line, an officer responding to a nighttime complaint checks sound level at the complaining neighbor's structure, not at the source. The quiet-hours cap applies only within the unincorporated parish; Monroe and West Monroe residents fall under their own municipal noise codes rather than this parish section.

The provision traces to Ordinance No. 7407, adopted February 22, 1974, and was last amended by Ordinance No. 8172 on February 19, 1990, the version currently codified. There is no exception in the text for special events, block parties or holidays; the 75-decibel overnight ceiling applies uniformly to every listed premises type, from bars and lounges to private residences.