Lafayette Parish, LA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Passenger loading limit
- 3 minutes, timed by officers
- Delivery vehicle limit
- 20 minutes or duration of loading
- Fine
- $20 to $30 per violation
- Applies in
- City of Lafayette and unincorporated parish
- Nonpayment consequence
- Boot, tow, or impound after 15 days
Summary
Lafayette City-Parish limits marked passenger loading zones to three minutes for pickup or drop-off and freight zones to active loading, with delivery vehicles allowed 20 minutes; both rules apply citywide and in the unincorporated parish.
No person shall stop or park a vehicle other than for the expeditious receiving or discharging of passengers in a place marked as a passenger-loading zone, and then, for a period not to exceed three minutes as per the parking control officers time observance... A delivery vehicle shall be allowed to remain in a loading zone, freight only or freight zone for 20 minutes or for a period of time when loading and unloading of the vehicle is in progress, whichever is longer.
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. 86-126 caps stops in marked passenger-loading zones at three minutes, timed by parking control officers, for expeditious pickup or drop-off only. Sec. 86-127 reserves freight, loading, and freight-only zones for expeditious loading and unloading of freight or on-site repair work; a delivery vehicle gets 20 minutes or the actual loading time, whichever is longer, and passengers can load there only if it doesn't block a delivery vehicle. Both sections sit in Chapter 86, which under Sec. 1-3 applies in the City of Lafayette and the unincorporated parish alike, not in Broussard, Carencro, Duson, Scott, Youngsville, or Milton.
Violations & Fines
Violating Sec. 86-126 or 86-127 draws a $20-$30 civil parking fine per Sec. 86-174; unpaid fines after 15 days trigger a boot, tow, or impoundment under Sec. 86-118.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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