Lafayette Parish, LA Short-Term Rentals: Parking Rules (2026)

Chapter 73 (effective January 1, 2024) was written to keep short-term rental traffic from spilling onto residential streets in Lafayette neighborhoods. The operative rule is that guest parking must be accommodated on-site - that is, in the existing driveway, garage, carport, or off-street pad serving the dwelling - and only when on-site parking is unavailable may a maximum of two guest vehicles park off-site (typically meaning on-street where on-street parking is otherwise legal). Chapter 73 does not impose a separate per-bedroom space requirement; the underlying off-street parking standards in the Unified Development Code (LCG Code Chapter 89, Article III, off-street parking) for a single-family or multi-family dwelling continue to apply, and STR use is treated as an accessory use of that dwelling. Operators must also post a 24/7 contact number, notify all immediately adjacent neighbors of the STR before licensing, and have an agent available to respond to complaints (including parking spillover) within roughly 30 to 60 minutes. STRs are prohibited in Residential Single-Family (RS) districts entirely, which removes the parking question for most single-family streets. Within the unincorporated parish and within Broussard, Carencro, Scott, Youngsville, and Duson, Chapter 73 does not apply; those jurisdictions may set their own STR or accessory-use parking rules. Confirm site-specific space counts and any historic-district overlay parking requirements with LCG Development & Planning at (337) 291-8461.