Lafayette Parish, LA Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Sec. 86-140
- Fine range
- $100.00 to $200.00
- Who authorizes yellow paint
- Public works director or fire chief
- Territory
- City of Lafayette and unincorporated parish
Summary
Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government bans stopping, standing, or parking anywhere the public works director or fire chief has had the roadway curb painted yellow, under Sec. 86-140 of the traffic code.
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle where the director and/or the fire chief has authorized the roadway curb to be painted yellow.
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
Sec. 86-140 makes it unlawful to stop, stand, or park a vehicle wherever the director of public works (or designee) and/or the fire chief has authorized the curb to be painted yellow. The rule applies citywide and in the unincorporated parish alike. Sec. 86-175 splits collected fines between the city and the parish depending on where the violation occurred, confirming both areas are covered. Broussard, Carencro, Duson, Scott, Youngsville, and Milton run their own codes and are not covered here.
Violations & Fines
Parking against an authorized yellow curb draws a civil fine of $100.00 to $200.00 per Sec. 86-174(18), enforced through the adjudication bureau, separate from the tighter 15-foot fire-hydrant and fire-lane rule in Sec. 86-141.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the yellow-curb no-parking rule apply outside Lafayette city limits?
Who decides which curbs get painted yellow in Lafayette?
Sources & Official References
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