Jefferson Parish, LA Special Events & Permits: Block Party Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Property owner consent
- 75% of affected block, in writing
- Weeknight end time
- 10:00 p.m., Sun-Thu
- Weekend/holiday end time
- 11:00 p.m.
- New Year's Eve end time
- 1:00 a.m.
- Cleanup duty
- Applicant removes all trash
Summary
A Jefferson Parish block party needs written consent from 75 percent of the property owners on the affected block before the parish will issue a special event permit. Sec. 26-53 also fixes strict hours: weeknight parties must end by 10 p.m., weekend and holiday parties by 11 p.m., and New Year's Eve parties by 1 a.m.
Block party means a social gathering of a group of neighbors or businesses living or working in proximity to each other, utilizing a certain portion of a public street for their activity where seventy-five (75) percent of the neighbors or businesses on the affected block or blocks consent in writing to said event. ... In addition to the requirements set forth in this article, the written approval of seventy-five (75) percent of the property owners of said block or blocks shall be submitted along with the permit application.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 20 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
Jefferson Parish Code of Ordinances Chapter 26, Article III, Division 2 sets out separate rules for block parties layered on top of the chapter's general special-event permit process. Sec. 26-51 defines a block party as a social gathering of neighbors or businesses in proximity to each other that uses a portion of a public street, and it requires that seventy-five (75) percent of the neighbors or businesses on the affected block or blocks consent in writing to the event before it can be considered a block party at all.
Sec. 26-52 folds that consent requirement into the permit itself: in addition to the general special-event permit requirements found earlier in the chapter, the applicant must submit written approval signed by 75 percent of the property owners on the affected block or blocks along with the permit application. Sec. m. Finally, Sec. 26-54 puts cleanup squarely on the applicant: once a special event permit is granted for a block party, the applicant is responsible for removing all trash from the street and surrounding area afterward.
Because a block party permit is a special event permit under this chapter, the general grounds for permit denial elsewhere in the chapter, including unpaid damage to parish property or a conflict with another permitted use of the same right-of-way, apply equally here.
Violations & Fines
Holding a block party without the Department of Citizens' Affairs permit, or without the written consent of 75 percent of the affected block's property owners required by Sec. 26-52, means the gathering is not a lawful special event. Running past the Sec. 26-53 cutoff, 10 p.m. on weeknights or 11 p.m. on weekends, or leaving trash uncollected under Sec. 26-54, are separate compliance failures the applicant is responsible for correcting.
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