Bossier Parish, LA Special Events & Permits: Park Event Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Bossier Parish Code § 82-100(c), (d)
- Default access
- First come, first served
- Reservation contact
- Park management
- Covered uses
- League play, special activities
- No listed fee schedule
- Code text names none
- Similar permission pattern
- Overnight parking, animal training
Summary
South Bossier Park runs first-come, first-served for everyday visitors, but Sec. 82-100(d) lets groups reserve the park for league play or special activities directly with park management. The Code sets no separate written fee schedule for these reservations; several other park uses, like overnight parking and animal training, likewise require park management's written or special permission.
(c)The park is open for public use on a first come, first served basis.(d)Reservations for league play or special activities may be reserved with park management. ... (n)Animal training may be conducted in certain sections of the park upon special permission from park management.
Full Breakdown
Sec. 82-100(c) establishes the park's default rule: public use is first come, first served. Subsection (d) then carves out an exception for organized use, stating that reservations for league play or special activities may be reserved with park management. The Code does not spell out a reservation fee, application form or advance-notice window in the text itself; it simply directs organizers to park management. This same pattern, obtaining permission directly from park management rather than through a separate written permit process, recurs elsewhere in Sec.
82-100: subsection (f) allows firearms or weapons in the park only for someone with written permission from park management, subsection (l) requires written permission from park management to park overnight, and subsection (n) allows animal training in certain sections only upon special permission from park management. Because South Bossier Park is a Police Jury facility rather than a municipal park, event organizers planning a use in unincorporated Bossier Parish deal with the Police Jury's park management rather than a city parks department. The rules were adopted together as Ord.
No. 4895 on June 15, 2022, and any violation of the article, including using the park for league play or a special activity without arranging it with management, falls under the general violations clause in Sec. 82-102.
Violations & Fines
The park rules article does not list a distinct fine for using the park for an unreserved special activity; any violation of Article III, South Bossier Park, is punished under Sec. 82-102 as provided in the Code's general penalty section, Sec. 1-13, a fine of up to $500.00, imprisonment of up to 30 days, or both, with each day a violation continues counted separately.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I reserve South Bossier Park for a league or special event?
Is there a listed fee for reserving South Bossier Park?
Who manages reservations at South Bossier Park?
What if I hold an event without reserving it first?
Sources & Official References
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