LaPorte County, IN Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)

Chapter 37's Permit Fees subchapter puts parade and rally organizing squarely under the Board of Commissioners' control on any county road or county property in the unincorporated area. 75(A) makes it unlawful to organize or participate in a parade or rally on those roads or that property without first obtaining a Board permit, reaching both the organizer and anyone who joins in without one being secured. 75(B) sets the paperwork requirement: the application must specify the details of the parade or rally, and it must be submitted at least 30 days before the event, giving the Board time to route the request and coordinate with the Sheriff's Department or County Highway Department for road closures and traffic control along the route.

99, the county's general penalty section. Because the ordinance sits in the County Authority chapter dealing with fees, licenses, and permits rather than in the zoning title, it applies wherever a parade or rally would use county rights-of-way or county-owned property, not just within a named event venue. A group planning a charity walk, holiday parade, political rally, or similar public assembly on a county road anywhere in unincorporated LaPorte County needs to clear the Board of Commissioners at least a month ahead rather than notifying the Sheriff informally the week of the event.