St. Martin Parish, LA Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

Three sections of the St. Martin Parish Code control driveways. Section 22-12, in the Motor Vehicles and Traffic chapter, prohibits intentionally parking a motor vehicle in a manner that obstructs the entrance or exit to driveways. It reaches roads situated within the parish and owned or maintained by the parish council, so its coverage follows who maintains the road, not who owns the driveway.

Section 32-2, in the Roads and Bridges chapter, governs building one. It is unlawful to construct and locate any bridge, driveway, or culvert-type crossing in, over, or upon any road drainage channel, ditch, or roadside ditch forming part of the parish-wide drainage and road systems without a permit from the parish. An applicant files with the parish designee, and the application contains the name of the person owning the structure and the type and dimensions of the structure. The parish designee investigates and either approves or disapproves the permit on a single test: whether the structure or facility will unduly interfere with, retard, or obstruct the drainage channels.

Section 32-7 sets what the parish builds at the road edge. On request of a property owner, one entrance to a parish road will be constructed provided the owner furnishes the proper size pipe. The parish furnishes sufficient dirt to cover the culverts to provide an entrance with a width not in excess of 24 feet. An owner who wants a wider entrance gets the pipes installed by the parish, but the parish will not cover beyond the 24-foot width, so the extra width is the owner's to finish.