Bossier City, LA Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Bossier City Code § 110-42
- Banned vehicles
- Semi-tractors, semi-trailers, trucks with 3+ axles
- Where banned
- Any residentially zoned district
- First offense fine
- $250.00
- Repeat offense fine
- $500.00
- Exempt
- Deliveries, on-call emergency vehicles, motor homes/RVs
- Adopted
- Ord. No. 110-2006, Nov. 7, 2006
Summary
Bossier City Code § 110-42 makes it unlawful to operate, drive or pull a semi-tractor, semi-trailer or any truck with three or more axles in a residentially zoned district. Deliveries, on-call emergency vehicles and motor homes or recreational vehicles are exempt. A first offense draws a $250.00 fine and a repeat offense $500.00.
(a)It shall be unlawful for any person, to operate, drive or pull a semi-tractor, semi-trailer or truck with three or more axles in any residentially zoned district within the corporate limits of Bossier City. ... (c)The provision of this section shall not apply to:(1)Vehicles making deliveries to or picking up items from a residence located in the residential district.(2)Emergency vehicles located in a residential district while on call for emergency services.(3)Motor homes or recreational vehicles.(d)The first violation of the provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of $250.00, a subsequent violation shall be punished by a fine of $500.00.
Full Breakdown
Section 110-42, adopted by Ordinance No. 110-2006 on November 7, 2006, targets big rigs parked or driven through Bossier City's residential districts. The ban covers any semi-tractor, semi-trailer, or truck carrying three or more axles, and subsection (b) defines a semi-tractor or semi-trailer as a motor vehicle designed and used primarily for driving or pulling a multi-wheeled combination, or for towing other vehicles, that is not built to carry a load beyond a portion of its own weight and the weight of what it tows.
Three carve-outs in subsection (c) keep the rule from blocking ordinary residential life: vehicles making deliveries to or pickups from a residence in the district, emergency vehicles on call for emergency services while in the district, and motor homes or recreational vehicles, which are not swept into the ban at all. Enforcement is a straight fine schedule rather than the general penalty: subsection (d) sets a $250.00 fine for a first violation and doubles it to $500.00 for a subsequent violation, with no jail term specified in the section itself.
The rule sits in Chapter 110, Article II alongside Sec. 110-40's separate ban on three-or-more-axle trucks on Arthur Ray Teague Parkway and Sec. 110-76's overnight commercial-vehicle parking rules for zoned residential and B-1/B-2 transitional business districts, so a trucker moving through a Bossier City neighborhood can be caught by more than one section depending on when and where the vehicle is parked versus driven.
Violations & Fines
Driving, operating or pulling a semi-tractor, semi-trailer, or a truck with three or more axles through any residentially zoned district in Bossier City violates Sec. 110-42 unless the vehicle is delivering to or picking up from a residence there, is an on-call emergency vehicle, or is a motor home or recreational vehicle. The fine is $250.00 for a first offense and $500.00 for each later offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a delivery truck with three axles drive through a Bossier City neighborhood?
What is the fine for driving a semi-truck through a Bossier City residential district?
Are RVs and motor homes covered by the residential truck ban?
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