Building Safety in Louisiana (2026)

Before disturbing lead paint in an occupied building, a New Orleans owner or contractor must warn tenants at least…

Jefferson Parish requires an annual elevator maintenance certificate for every elevator car, escalator, moving…

Lafayette requires every elevator, escalator, and dumbwaiter to be maintained to ASME A17.1 and inspected on that…

Elevators, escalators and dumbwaiters must meet ASME A17.1 and display a current inspection certificate at all times…

New Orleans requires every elevator, dumbwaiter, hoist, moving stair and chair lift to be inspected by the Director of…

Any building constructed, renovated, remodeled, or enlarged in Lafayette that exceeds five stories or 65 vertical feet…

Lafayette requires an automatic sprinkler system in any building over five stories or 65 feet tall, city-wide and in…

Apartment buildings in Shreveport with three or more dwelling units and no automatic sprinkler system must install an…

Terrebonne Parish's Consolidated Building Code lets an owner-occupied lodging house with five or fewer guestrooms be…

A licensed day care center in Jefferson Parish must fence its outdoor play area at least four feet high, on top of…

Every Lafayette rental unit's entry door needs a deadbolt with at least a one-inch throw under Sec. 26-260(s), operable…

Exit doors in Lafayette and unincorporated Lafayette Parish must open from the inside without a key, special knowledge…

Every bed and breakfast and short-term rental in Jefferson Parish must have a hardwired carbon monoxide detector, not…

Lafayette requires carbon monoxide alarms in dwellings under Section 26-285 of the City-Parish Code, tying the local…

Lafayette's property maintenance code requires carbon monoxide alarms in dwellings and sets maintenance and replacement…

Every dwelling unit in New Orleans must have an operable carbon monoxide detector with a long-life sealed battery under…

Every short-term rental in Shreveport must keep working carbon monoxide detectors, smoke detectors, and fire…

Unincorporated St. Tammany Parish requires every short-term rental permitted under Chapter 22 to have an operable…

Before touching a wall, wiring line or plumbing system in unincorporated Ascension Parish, the owner or their agent…

Code Section 19-5 makes it unlawful to construct, enlarge, alter, move, demolish or change the occupancy of any…

Caddo Parish requires a permit before anyone builds, alters, moves, demolishes, or changes the occupancy of a building…

Sec. 8:500 requires any owner planning to build, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish or change the occupancy of a…

Jefferson Parish requires a building permit before anyone constructs, enlarges, alters, repairs, moves, demolishes or…

Lafayette builds on the International Building Code, International Residential Code, and International Existing…

Altering, repairing, or remodeling a building anywhere in Lafayette Parish requires a permit from DPD before work…

Lake Charles requires a permit from the building official before anyone constructs, enlarges, alters, repairs, moves…

Under City Code § 26-15's amended IBC § 105.1, anyone who intends to construct, alter, repair, move, demolish, or…

In unincorporated Ouachita Parish, a permit from the parish building official is required before constructing…

Anyone in unincorporated Rapides Parish who wants to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish or change the…

Shreveport requires anyone doing business in construction, remodeling or repair work regulated by the Louisiana Uniform…

St. Tammany Parish requires a permit from the director before anyone builds, enlarges, alters, moves, or demolishes a…

Unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish enforces the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code as its own parish law under…

Anyone who wants to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish or change the occupancy of a building, or…

Anyone who wants to do electrical work in Shreveport must register annually with the permits and inspections division…

Unincorporated Ascension Parish requires a permit before installing, altering or replacing any electrical system under…

Bossier Parish adopts the 2021 National Electrical Code under Code Section 19-3(g) as the governing standard for…

Caddo Parish adopts the 2005 National Electrical Code for unincorporated areas and requires a permit from the director…

Any electrical work regulated by the technical codes needs a City-Parish building permit before work starts, per Sec…

Jefferson Parish adopts the National Electrical Code for every electrical installation, alteration, repair or…

Lafayette adopts the current National Electrical Code edition published by the National Fire Protection Association…

Lafayette City-Parish adopts the latest National Electrical Code and bars any electrical work, in the city of Lafayette…

Lake Charles requires a permit from the electrical inspector before any electrical wiring, device, appliance, or…

New Orleans applies the 2020 National Electrical Code to all electrical work under Building Code § 2701.1, with the…

Ouachita Parish adopts the 2005 National Electrical Code for all electrical work in the unincorporated parish and…

Unincorporated Rapides Parish enforces the National Electrical Code on every electrical installation, alteration…

St. Tammany Parish requires a permit before anyone installs, alters, or replaces an electrical system in the…

In unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish, the parish building official issues separate electrical power permits for…

Anyone in Terrebonne Parish who wants to erect, install, enlarge, repair, remove, convert or replace an electrical…

Shreveport enforces the Louisiana State Plumbing Code, incorporated by reference through Sec. 22-26, and Sec. 22-2…

Unincorporated Ascension Parish requires a permit before installing, altering, repairing or replacing any plumbing…

Bossier Parish adopts the Louisiana State Plumbing Code under Code Section 19-3(e) as the governing standard for…

Caddo Parish adopts the Louisiana State Plumbing Code, Part XIV of the State Sanitary Code, for unincorporated areas…

Any plumbing system regulated by the technical codes needs a City-Parish building permit before work starts, under Sec…

Jefferson Parish adopts the International Plumbing Code for every plumbing installation tied to the parish water or…

Lafayette Consolidated Government adopts the International Plumbing Code by reference at Section 26-432, so plumbing…

Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government adopts the International Plumbing Code for all plumbing work, and no…

Lake Charles enforces plumbing work under the International Plumbing Code, 2021 edition, adopted citywide in Sec…

New Orleans enforces plumbing work through the International Plumbing Code, 2021 Edition, adopted and amended by City…

Ouachita Parish adopts the Louisiana State Plumbing Code, Part XIV of the State Sanitary Code, as the regulation…

Plumbing work in unincorporated Rapides Parish must follow the 2000 edition of the Louisiana State Plumbing Code…

St. Tammany Parish requires a permit before anyone installs, alters, or replaces a plumbing system in the…

Any construction that needed a permit in unincorporated Ascension Parish has to pass the Building Official's…

In unincorporated Bossier Parish, Code Section 19-9 requires permitted construction to stay accessible for inspection…

East Baton Rouge Parish requires a series of staged inspections before a certificate of occupancy issues: footing and…

Jefferson Parish's building code lays out required inspection stages for every trade: foundation, frame, and final for…

Every electrical job in Lafayette runs through a formal inspection chain under City-Parish Code §§ 26-149 and…

Electrical work in Lafayette city and unincorporated parish must pass department inspection and receive a signed…

New Orleans requires a sequence of Director-conducted inspections during construction -- footing, slab, framing, lath…

Building work in unincorporated Rapides Parish moves through a sequence of required inspections under § 109 of the…

Every building, electrical, HVAC and plumbing permit Shreveport issues carries an inspection fee of $68.25, whether the…

St. Tammany Parish's Department of Permits and Inspections requires a sequence of inspections before, during, and after…

Tangipahoa Parish's inspection division requires at least 24 hours' notice before an inspection, bars covering any work…

Terrebonne Parish requires construction to stay accessible for inspection until the Building Official approves it, and…