Bossier City, LA Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)

Sec. 110-196 requires a permit issued by the police chief or his designee before any parade occupies or proceeds along a city street, and the permit issues only once every requirement of Article VI is met. Sec. 110-197 sets the application procedure: a person or organization must file a written application with the city council at least 60 days before the event, naming the organizer, the parade chairman, the route, the assembly time, the start and end hour, and the approximate number of participants, animals and vehicles with spacing between units not exceeding 30 feet.

Weekday parades must start no earlier than 6:00 p.m. and finish by 11:00 p.m., while weekend parades may run from 1:00 p.m. to no later than 12:00 midnight, and no parade may run longer than four hours total. Applicants throwing objects from floats must equip them with skirts or walking escorts, and float or vehicle operators are barred from drinking alcohol. Events involving vehicles or animals need a certificate of insurance showing at least $500,000.00 in public liability coverage. The filing fee is $500.00, though the city council may waive it in whole or part.

Sec. 110-198 requires incomplete applications to be returned rather than accepted. Sec. 110-173 places the police chief in charge of approving or denying applications, with the fire chief evaluating impact on fire and EMS response, and Sec. 110-174 makes the applicant responsible for the city's security, traffic control, cleanup and EMS costs, billed at 1½ times the regular hourly rate for officers and firefighters with a four-hour minimum, plus $50.00 per police or fire vehicle and $20.00 per reserve officer.