Ascension Parish, LA Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- Sign protection
- Posted 'No Soliciting' sign bars solicitors (13-173(3))
- Curfew hours
- No door-to-door calls 9:00 p.m.-9:00 a.m.
- Daytime window
- Licensed solicitation limited to 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
- Penalty
- Up to 30 days jail or $500 fine
- Exempt groups
- Religious, political speech, minors selling for nonprofits
- Applies to
- Unincorporated Ascension Parish only
Summary
In unincorporated Ascension Parish, residents can block door-to-door sales by posting a "No Soliciting" or "No Trespassing" sign; parish code makes ignoring a posted sign a violation, and no peddler, solicitor or itinerant vendor may knock between 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. under any circumstance.
Any citizen of Ascension Parish who desires to avoid solicitation by door to door sales from persons defined herein as a peddler, solicitor or itinerant vendor, is encouraged to obtain and prominently post a "No Soliciting" or "No Trespassing" sign in a visible location at their home or business to assist in the enforcement of this article. ... (2)No door to door solicitation shall occur between 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. ... (3)Except for those provided in subsections (1)(a), (1)(b), or (1)(c), all peddlers, solicitors, itinerant vendors and door to door salespersons shall refrain from any solicitation, at any residence where the resident has posted a sign requesting no solicitation and/or no trespassing.
Full Breakdown
Chapter 13, Article XI of the Ascension Parish Code of Ordinances, adopted June 20, 2013 and amended August 20, 2015, lets residents refuse door-to-door sales calls. Section 13-171 encourages any resident who wants to avoid solicitation from a peddler, solicitor or itinerant vendor to post a "No Soliciting" or "No Trespassing" sign at their home or business. Section 13-173(3) turns that sign into an enforceable bar: except for religious proselytizing, political speech, handbill distribution, or minors under 18 selling for nonprofit and school groups, every peddler, solicitor, itinerant vendor and door-to-door salesperson must refrain from any solicitation at a residence where the sign is posted.
m. Ascension Parish law enforcement officers are directed under section 13-175 to apprehend anyone they observe violating the article or whom they have probable cause to believe is violating it. The rules apply only in the unincorporated parish; Gonzales, Donaldsonville and Sorrento residents fall under their own municipal codes.
Violations & Fines
Violating any provision of Article XI, including soliciting a posted residence or calling after 9:00 p.m., is punishable under section 13-174 by up to thirty days in the parish jail, a five hundred dollar fine, or both, on conviction before a parish judge. Sheriff's deputies and other parish law enforcement can stop and cite violators on sight under section 13-175.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does posting a sign actually stop solicitors in Ascension Parish?
What hours are door-to-door sales banned entirely?
What happens if a solicitor ignores my sign?
Does this rule apply inside Gonzales or Donaldsonville?
Sources & Official References
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