Terrebonne Parish, LA Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)

Chapter 14, Article IX of the Terrebonne Parish Code applies to any junked, abandoned or inoperative vehicle on public or private property, whether occupied, unoccupied, improved or unimproved. Section 14-186(b) caps how long such a vehicle can sit on public property at 24 hours, while subsection (c) gives private property owners three days before the vehicle becomes a violation. Exceptions cover vehicles adapted for drag-strip racing, vehicles stored at a licensed storage yard operating under parish rules, vehicles belonging to an active-duty servicemember, and antique vehicles maintained so they pose no health, safety or fire hazard.

S. 33:4876; a hazardous vehicle blocking a roadway or shoulder can be towed and stored immediately without waiting on notice. All removal and storage costs fall on the owner, and if TPCG isn't repaid within 30 days after storing the vehicle, the parish is deemed its owner. Section 14-189 lets the parish move a vehicle immediately, without notice, if it impedes traffic. Nuisance warnings for vehicle violations must, per Section 14-304(c)(2), give at least 10 days to comply, longer than the standard five-day citation deadline, and must record the license plate, make and any identifying features of the vehicle.