Wood and charcoal smokers are legal in East Baton Rouge Parish because they are cooking devices, which are exempt from the outdoor-burning ban. The same apartment-balcony fire-code restrictions that apply to grills apply to smokers.
A backyard smoker burns wood or charcoal to cook food, so it falls under the cooking-fire exemption in Louisiana's outdoor-burning regulation (LAC 33:III.1109) rather than the prohibition on burning waste, and no burn permit is needed at a single-family home. There is no East Baton Rouge ordinance that separately limits residential smoking or pit-cooking beyond nuisance-smoke complaints. In multifamily housing, however, the adopted International Fire Code treats a smoker like any open-flame cooking device: charcoal and solid-fuel units cannot be used or stored on combustible apartment or condo balconies or within 10 feet of combustible construction unless the building is sprinklered. Keep smokers attended, clear of structures, and manage smoke so it does not become a neighbor nuisance.
No penalty for lawful home smoking. On an apartment balcony a solid-fuel smoker violates the fire code and can be ordered removed; excessive smoke may be handled as a nuisance.
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