Terrebonne Parish, LA Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)

Terrebonne Parish does not zone or size-limit political signs the way many cities do. Instead, Chapter 14's nuisance-abatement litter article reaches them only when they show up on land the parish itself controls. ' Section 14-46(b)(3)a then assigns responsibility: the 'proprietary party or benefiting party' of the sign, typically the candidate or campaign it promotes, is presumed to be the violator unless that party can produce a contract with a sign-posting vendor that expressly forbade installation on parish property or rights-of-way, in which case the presumption shifts to the vendor.

Any sign that meets this definition of litter is removed by parish officials and placed in storage; the accompanying nuisance warning must tell the responsible party the sign can be retrieved within 30 days of service, and a nuisance citation adds a penalty and fees before the sign is returned. Because § 14-46 sits inside the criminal-enforcement nuisance article, a violation is prosecuted under § 14-302(c) as a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $500 or up to 60 days in jail, or both, with cases heard in the City Court of Houma.

The Department of Planning and Zoning administers warnings and citations, though any law enforcement officer with probable cause can issue a summons directly. The ordinance has no reach onto private yards or private commercial property, where a candidate's sign is not litter under this chapter.