Quiet hours in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
East Baton Rouge Parish has no numeric parish-wide overnight curfew, but Sec. 12:100 bans loud and raucous noise offensive to ordinary sensibilities anytime, and Sec. 12:101 flags amplified sound and other acts that disturb repose.
The consolidated City of Baton Rouge / Parish of East Baton Rouge Code of Ordinances, Title 12 (Nuisances), Chapter 2, sets the noise rule. Sec. 12:100 is a general prohibition on loud and raucous noise offensive to persons of ordinary sensibilities. There is no single parish-wide clock-based quiet-hours cutoff; instead specific activities carry their own hours (construction 7 a.m.-5 p.m.; loudspeakers 8 a.m.-sunset). Late-night amplified music, stereos and similar noise that disturbs the peace, quiet, comfort or repose of nearby residences violates Sec. 12:101 regardless of the hour.
Misdemeanor under Sec. 12:104: fine of $200-$500, or up to 30 days in jail, or both, at the judge's discretion.
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