Lafayette, LA Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)
Quiet hours in Lafayette, LA, also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time, define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Key Facts
- Nighttime window
- 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Residential nighttime cap
- 50 dB(A) (Table I)
- Plainly-audible standard
- 200 feet from source line at night
- Construction curfew
- 10pm-7am weekdays, to 9am weekends
- Minimum fine
- $150.00 under § 34-370(f)
Summary
Lafayette drops its residential noise ceiling from 60 dB(A) to 50 dB(A) between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. under City Code § 34-366(a) Table I, and separately bans any amplified sound plainly audible 200 feet from the source property line during those same nighttime hours under § 34-366(e)(1).
Supplemental standards. In addition to the standards specified in subsections (a), (b), (c), and/or (d) of this section, no person shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit the operation of any source of amplified sound on property which is either: (1)Plainly audible between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. at a distance of 200 feet in any direction from any property line of the source property... The standards established by this subsection (e) shall not require measurement of sound.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 65).
Full Breakdown
Lafayette's noise control code layers two nighttime rules on top of its general decibel standard. 00 dB(A) daytime cap, measured at the property line of the property receiving the sound. 00 dB(A) specifically for sewer treatment plants, sewer lift stations, and electric substations or switchyards. , and this standard doesn't require an actual decibel measurement at all, plain audibility is enough. on weekends and federal holidays for construction and commercial equipment).
Violations & Fines
A nighttime noise violation is enforced under § 34-370 the same way as any other noise-code violation: classified major or minor by the noise control officer, with amplified-sound and repeat violations barred from the minor correction period. Violations are punishable under the general penalty at § 1-9, with the minimum fine set at $150.00 for noise code offenses rather than the code's standard floor, per § 34-370(f).
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Sources & Official References
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