East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Outdoor Lighting: Light Trespass & Shielding (2026)

East Baton Rouge Parish addresses light trespass through the UDC rather than a standalone nuisance-lighting law. Under the overlay and site-development lighting standards (Chapter 10), light must be shielded from adjacent properties so that no more than five foot-candles (and, in some overlay contexts, 0.5 foot-candle) extend across the property line, and pole fixtures must be full cut-off. For illuminated signs, UDC Section 16.2.3 requires that lighting avoid glare and prohibits sign light that is detrimental to adjacent residential property, defined as artificial light greater than two foot-candles falling eight feet outside the sign's boundary. Ordinary neighbor-to-neighbor glare from home fixtures is otherwise handled as a general nuisance. Baker, Zachary and Central apply their own codes.