Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules in Louisiana (2026)

Baton Rouge City-Parish Code Sec. 2:171 puts sidewalk repair on the abutting property owner, not the city-parish…

Owners of property abutting a Jefferson Parish street must build, pave, and keep the adjoining sidewalk in repair at…

New Orleans property owners aren't automatically on the hook for every sidewalk defect, but under § 146-190 the…

Jefferson Parish bars placing almost anything in its road rights-of-way, the strip between the paved street and the…

Lafayette bars obstructing any sidewalk, right-of-way, alley, or building entrance, and lets an enforcement officer…

Lafayette City-Parish law bans obstructing sidewalks, rights-of-way, alleys, and building entrances, including…

Baton Rouge City-Parish Code § 2:50 bars any structure, wall, fence, steps, posts or other obstruction on a street…

Lake Charles prohibits building or leaving any obstruction on a paved city street, a category the Code's own…

City Code § 146-494 bars obstructing any sidewalk, linear street or public alley, and lets police order a crowd…

Ouachita Parish makes it unlawful to obstruct, change, or close any parish road, including the roadside right-of-way…

Shreveport bans two specific ways of blocking or defacing its sidewalks: painting, chalking or imprinting any letter…

St. Tammany Parish's solid waste code bars anyone in the unincorporated parish from storing or abandoning junk, wrecked…

Terrebonne Parish Code § 22-11 makes it unlawful to place, erect or maintain any obstruction on a street, sidewalk…

An HOA, developer or resident who wants to gate or restrict vehicular access on a public residential street in…

Caddo Parish requires an ordinance-approved encroachment permit, a 100% owner petition, and $1-2 million in insurance…

In Lafayette's Downtown "D" zoning district, nobody may sell food, goods or wares -- or set up a pushcart, parklet or…

In downtown Lafayette's "D" zoning district, pushcarts, outdoor dining, merchandise displays and parklets on public…

Section 146-532 requires a sidewalk use permit for any private extension of a licensed business onto a sidewalk or…

Anyone wanting to build, place or extend something over, under or into a Shreveport street, alley, sidewalk or public…

Placing landscaping, signs, recreational structures, drainage or utilities in a St. Tammany Parish right-of-way, or…

A canopy, awning, or shelter that projects over a sidewalk and into the street right-of-way needs a special permit from…

No one may remove, curb, or install a driveway connecting to a Jefferson Parish street without a permit from the…

Any private cut, excavation, crossing, or facility installed in a parish road right-of-way in Ouachita Parish needs a…

In unincorporated Rapides Parish, the Police Jury issues permits before anyone installs pipes, cables, wires, or…

Constructing more than one double driveway across a public sidewalk in Terrebonne Parish requires a permit under…