Bossier Parish, LA Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)

Bossier Parish Code § 58-1, Health hazards, prohibits any property owner in the unincorporated portion of the parish from allowing old, dilapidated tires, inoperable vehicles or parts of them, or any other abandoned, dumped, or deposited manmade devices left as refuse, trash, or garbage to remain on the property if they constitute a threat to public health, safety, or welfare. Section 58-1(b) gives a nonexclusive illustration of what counts: tires, inoperable vehicles or their parts, or any other devices left in a condition where they could reasonably be expected to collect water, cause weed growth, or provide breeding places for mosquitoes, snakes, rodents, or other vermin.

Before any penalty attaches, § 58-1(c) requires the parish to notify the property owner in writing of the specific health hazard and give the owner ten days to correct it without penalty; the police jury can extend that window for good cause if the owner makes a written request explaining the reason, and must then notify the owner in writing of the new removal deadline. Missing the deadline, whether the original ten days or an approved extension, is itself a violation of § 58-1 under subsection (d), punishable as set out in the parish's general penalty section, § 1-13.