Gretna, LA Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Sidewalk Repair (2026)

Sec. S. 33:426. That baseline flips for anyone who actually cuts into a sidewalk or street. Sec. 50-4 requires any person who, of necessity, breaks the surface of a street or sidewalk in the city to repair it themselves from property line to property line. The responsible party must first get a permit from the director of public works or a designee before breaking ground, then refill the hole with a mixture of crushed stone and pump sand or building sand, packed properly before resurfacing.

The party must saw the concrete at least one foot back from the hole before pouring new concrete or resurfacing with matching material, flush with the existing surface, and must notify the director of the department of public utilities before filling the hole so the city can inspect the work. 00 bond with the director of finance to secure the cost of repair and inspection, in case the director of public works decides the surface needs to be rebroken and redone. Read together, the two sections mean the city keeps up sidewalks generally, but a contractor, utility, or property owner who damages one while doing work bears the repair cost and the bond exposure.