Kenner, LA Public Conduct: Loud Party Ordinance (2026)

Kenner has no ordinance titled 'loud party,' but its noise code reaches a late-night house party through the vocal-and-instrumental-music clause at § 7-166(17). Subsection a. makes it unlawful to sing or play a musical instrument, individually or as part of a group or band, between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. in a way that annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of others within the City of Kenner. The section builds in an evidentiary shortcut for officers responding to a complaint: if the music is plainly audible at a distance of fifty feet of the building, structure or vehicle in which it is located, that alone is prima facie evidence of a violation.

A resident does not have to prove actual disturbance; audibility at fifty feet is enough on its own. Subsection c. reaches beyond the person actually singing or playing: it is unlawful for any owner, lessor, lessee, manager, promoter, partner or corporate officer of the building where the party is held to authorize, allow or permit the violation, so a homeowner who lets a party's music run past 11:00 p.m. can be cited alongside any guests. The Kenner Police Department enforces the section, and subsection d. lets the city seek an injunction or restraining order to abate a repeat offender in addition to criminal penalties.

Under § 7-3's general Chapter 7 penalty, violators face a fine of up to $500, up to sixty days in jail, or both, with each night's violation a separate offense. The 50-foot rule and current penalty language were added by Ord. No. 10,957 (2015) and Ord. No. 11,836 (2021).