Lafayette, LA Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- City-Parish Code § 86-139
- Covered vehicles
- Living-accommodation vehicles over 22 feet
- Time limit
- 24 hours, same as general rule
- Fine
- $50.00 to $100.00 (§ 86-174(17))
- Qualifying amenities
- Sink, stove, mattress, lavatory, refrigerator, table
Summary
Lafayette City-Parish Code § 86-139 bans parking a vehicle equipped with living accommodations, a sink, stove, mattress, or similar amenity, and over 22 feet long on a street for more than 24 hours. Violations are fined $50.00 to $100.00 under § 86-174(17), double the ordinary overnight-parking rate.
Sec. 86-139. - Parking of vehicles equipped with living accommodations prohibited during certain hours. (a) No person shall park a vehicle equipped with living accommodations with an overall length in excess of 22 feet on a street for a period of time in excess of 24 hours. (b) For the purpose of this section, 'vehicle equipped with living accommodations' is defined as a motor vehicle that contains one or more of the following amenities that are capable of being used for their originally intended purpose: sink, wash facility, lavatory, mattress, stove, table or refrigerator.
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
Section 86-139 is narrower than the general 24-hour rule in section 86-137: it applies only to a 'vehicle equipped with living accommodations', defined in subsection (b) as a motor vehicle containing one or more amenities capable of being used for their originally intended purpose: sink, wash facility, lavatory, mattress, stove, table, or refrigerator, and only when that vehicle also has an overall length in excess of 22 feet. 00 for an ordinary vehicle's overstay under section 86-137. The section is silent on boats and boat trailers as such, it turns entirely on whether the vehicle itself contains living amenities and exceeds 22 feet, so a boat on a trailer without built-in sink/stove/mattress equipment would instead fall under the large-vehicle/trailer ban in section 86-138 rather than this section.
Enforcement follows the same civil parking-notice process as other Article IX violations, with boot, tow, or impoundment available for unpaid or unanswered citations under sections 86-117 through 86-118.
Violations & Fines
Parking a motorhome, camper, or other vehicle with a sink, stove, mattress, or similar living amenity, and over 22 feet long, on a street for more than 24 hours violates § 86-139. The civil fine is $50.00 to $100.00 under § 86-174(17), roughly double the standard overnight-parking fine, with boot, tow, or impoundment possible for unpaid citations.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Does the RV parking rule cover a boat on a trailer?
Why is the RV parking fine higher than regular overnight parking?
Sources & Official References
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