Shreveport, LA Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Encroachment Permits (2026)

Chapter 78's definitions in section 78-120 split private use of the public right-of-way into two lanes: a 'facility' is a pipeline, cable, conduit, fiber line or similar utility running along, under or over the right-of-way, and gets its own facility permit under section 78-121 with linear-foot annual fees; anything else that protrudes into the right-of-way, and is not a small wireless or wireless telecommunications installation regulated separately under chapter 105, falls under the encroachment permit in section 78-122 instead. An encroachment permit is not issued administratively: it takes an ordinance passed by the city council and signed by the mayor or a designee, though the city engineer writes the implementing policy and regulations through the department of engineering and environmental services.

00 encroachment permit fee once approved; only city, parish, state and federal agencies skip paying both fees, though they still must apply. A related but separate authority, section 78-139, covers physical buildings or improvements on sidewalks and public grounds, including the sidewalk cafe permit for restaurants and bars in the D-1 Downtown district, and section 78-123 covers longer-term facility servitudes across city-owned property outside the right-of-way, priced at the servitude's 20-year appraised value.