Terrebonne Parish, LA Public Conduct: Outdoor Smoking Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Entrance buffer
- 10 feet from any public building/place entrance
- Park buffer
- 25 feet from bleachers, concession stands, dugouts
- Smoking-area size
- at least 10 ft by 10 ft, park-designated
- Smoking fine
- up to $100 per offense
- Sign violation fine
- up to $200 per violation
- Enforcers
- Sheriff's Office and Houma Police Department
Summary
Terrebonne Parish bans smoking within 10 feet of any public building or public-place entrance, in any service line, and within 25 feet of ball fields, bleachers, concession stands and dugouts at public parks and playgrounds. Parks must post a designated 10-by-10-foot smoking area.
(b)Smoking is prohibited in the following public places, whether or not in an enclosed area:(1)Within ten (10) feet of the entrance or exit to any building or facility owned, operated or occupied by the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government or any political subdivision, commission, agency, entity or district created by such government(2)Within ten (10) feet of the entrance or exit to any public place.(3)In any service line in a public place.(4)Within twenty-five (25) feet of ball fields, bleachers, stands and benches, concession stands, and dug-outs in public parks and public playgrounds where crowds are gathered to enjoy and partake in either publicly or privately organized social or sporting events or recreation. All public parks and public playgrounds affected by this section shall provide an area no less than ten (10) feet by ten (10) feet to be designated as a smoking area in a location to be established by the recreation department or applicable recreation district or other agency.
Full Breakdown
Parish Code § 2-253(b) extends the parish smoking ban beyond enclosed spaces. It is unlawful to smoke within 10 feet of the entrance or exit of any building owned or occupied by the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government, or within 10 feet of the entrance or exit of any public place as defined in § 2-252 (business establishments, retail stores, restaurants, theaters, sports arenas and similar venues). Smoking is also barred in any service line or waiting queue in a public place. At public parks and playgrounds, smoking is prohibited within 25 feet of ball fields, bleachers, stands, benches, concession stands and dugouts whenever a publicly or privately organized social or sporting event or recreational activity is underway; each affected park must designate a smoking area of at least 10 feet by 10 feet, sited by the recreation department or the applicable recreation district.
The indoor version of the ban, § 2-253(a), separately closes enclosed public places, restaurants, libraries, health care facilities, elevators and Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government buildings to smoking, with exceptions in § 2-255 for private homes, hotel guest rooms, tobacco shops and licensed gaming property. Signs stating the prohibition must be posted at every public entrance under § 2-256, and ashtrays must be removed from areas where smoking is banned.
Violations & Fines
The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office and the Houma Police Department enforce the smoking ban under § 2-257. Smoking in a prohibited area is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $100 under § 2-258(a). An owner, operator or manager who fails to post the required signage faces a separate misdemeanor fine of up to $200 per violation under § 2-258(b), and each day a violation continues counts as a distinct offense under § 2-258(c).
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