Lafayette, LA Short-Term Rentals: Noise Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Sec. 73-8, Lafayette Code of Ordinances
- Standard
- No noise/vibration/glare/odor that unreasonably interferes
- Incorporated code
- Ch. 34 Arts. II & IV (Nuisances/Noise)
- Agent response time
- 60 min (30 min, 11p-7a)
- Possible penalty
- Fine, suspension, or license revocation
- Appeal
- 21 days to 15th Judicial District Court
Summary
Lafayette folds short-term rental noise control into its general nuisance and noise code. Sec. 73-8 requires every STR operator, licensee, and guest not to generate noise, vibration, glare, or odors that unreasonably interfere with a neighbor's enjoyment of their property, and it incorporates Chapter 34's Nuisances and Noise Control articles by reference as enforceable STR license conditions.
An operator/licensee of a short-term rental shall be subject to all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the operation of a short-term rental shall not generate noise, vibration, glare, odors or other effects that unreasonably interfere or adversely affect another's use and enjoyment of property. To that end, all operators, licensees, and all persons who occupy a short-term rental, shall, in addition to the requirements contained herein, abide by all existing state and local laws and ordinances, including but not limited to Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government Code of Ordinances - Chapter 34, Article II "Nuisances," Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government Code of Ordinances - Chapter 34, Article IV "Noise Control," ... said Chapters being incorporated herein by reference hereto.
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. 73-8, 'Adherence to existing laws required,' is the operative STR noise provision in the Lafayette City-Parish Code of Ordinances. ' Rather than write a separate STR-specific decibel or curfew standard, the section folds the general nuisance and noise codes in by reference, naming Chapter 34, Article II 'Nuisances,' and Chapter 34, Article IV 'Noise Control,' among the chapters 'incorporated herein by reference' and binding on operators, licensees, and every person who occupies the rental. Practically, that means a noise complaint against a Lafayette short-term rental is enforced under the citywide Chapter 34 nuisance and noise-control standards, but a violation also exposes the STR license itself: Sec.
73-9 requires the operator/licensee and the on-call short-term rental agent to cooperate with the director, and failing to comply with Sec. ' The STR agent required by Sec. , visiting the site if necessary.
Violations & Fines
Because Sec. 73-8 folds noise into the general nuisance/noise code, an unreasonable-noise complaint is enforced under Chapter 34 in the first instance, but it also triggers Sec. 73-9's cooperation duty and can lead to a fine or license action under Sec. 73-27: the director can fine, condition, suspend, or revoke the STR license after 14 days' notice, an informal hearing, and a written decision, appealable to the 15th Judicial District Court within 21 days.
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