Special Events & Permits in Louisiana (2026)

New Orleans requires written approval from your district councilmember plus a special permit from the Department of…

Caddo Parish subdivision residents can close subdivision streets for a neighborhood block party only with a permit…

A Jefferson Parish block party needs written consent from 75 percent of the property owners on the affected block…

Lafayette requires a permit from the director of traffic and transportation for any block party or temporary street…

Blocking a Lafayette street for a block party or similar function requires a Traffic and Transportation Department…

Reserving a Lake Charles park pavilion, field or holding an organized activity there requires a use permit under Sec…

Holding a meeting, performance, race, athletic contest or parade in a Shreveport city park needs a permit from the…

Ascension Parish requires a special event permit for any group activity in a parish park that needs a reservation, or…

Caddo Parish requires a permit from the director of parks and recreation to exclusively reserve ball diamonds, fields…

Renting a New Orleans gymnasium, pool or recreation center for a party runs $350 for the first four hours plus $100 per…

Rapides Parish Code § 19½-2(a)(3) sets daily rental fees for the Cotile Lake pavilions: $250 for the #3 pavilion (Ross…

To host an event on the Tammany Trace, organizers rent parish facilities by the day: the Map 24 Mobile Stage Trailer…

Anyone hosting an event or using Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government property such as Courthouse Square, Rotary…

South Bossier Park runs first-come, first-served for everyday visitors, but Sec. 82-100(d) lets groups reserve the park…

A parade of four or more people, or a public demonstration meant to draw a crowd, needs a Police Jury permit before it…

Jefferson Parish caps the number of Carnival/Mardi Gras parades it will license and requires every float or truck…

Lake Charles requires a permit from the mayor's office before any procession, march, parade, or public assembly can use…

New Orleans caps carnival parades at 34 permits per season, issues them only to nonprofit carnival organizations, and…

Shreveport requires a parade permit from the chief of police or a designee before any parade may march or proceed along…

Anyone operating a paid public amusement in unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish, outside city limits, must get parish…

Terrebonne Parish Code Sec. 19-77 requires anyone staging a float parade to apply for a police or sheriff's department…

Caddo Parish requires a permit from the director of parks and recreation before anyone stages a parade, race, contest…

City-Parish Code Sec. 11:273 requires a police-chief permit before any funeral, procession, or parade of 200 or more…

Lafayette requires a police-issued permit for any footrace or parade on city streets or sidewalks: apply to the chief…

In the City of Lafayette, anyone holding a footrace or parade on streets or sidewalks must get a police chief permit at…

St. Tammany Parish requires prior approval before parish roads or streets can be used for a parade or other organized…

Ascension Parish requires anyone staging an outdoor fair, festival, or jamboree to apply at least ninety days ahead and…

Any carnival, festival, trade show, or outdoor music event drawing 100 or more people in unincorporated Bossier Parish…

Street fair and festival organizers need a temporary street-closure permit from Lafayette's traffic director at least…

Holding a street fair, festival or other event that closes a Lake Charles city street requires a permit under Sec…

Vendors selling goods at a New Orleans street fair or festival need a Department of Finance permit under Code §…

Anyone staging a fair, circus or festival with amusement rides or attractions in Jefferson Parish needs a permit from…

New Orleans lets the department of property management waive city facility rental fees for one-day nonprofit…

A Lafayette parklet permit converts one on-street parking space into public outdoor seating; § 78-435(2) caps each site…

Lafayette City-Parish requires a $100 application plus a $500-$1,000 permit fee to build a parklet in an on-street…

New Orleans requires a city-issued parklet permit before any business converts a parking lane space into customer…

Shreveport has no ordinance for parklets built in parking spaces, but downtown restaurants can occupy adjoining…

A restaurant in East Baton Rouge Parish cannot put tables and chairs on a public sidewalk without a sidewalk cafe…

Section 146-533 requires every sidewalk café to hold a sidewalk use permit tied to a validly licensed business. Fees…

Outdoor dining counts as a separate principal use under the Caddo Parish Unified Development Code and can only be added…

Restaurants and other businesses inside the Commercial Parkway Pedestrian (CPZ-Ped) overlay district can put outdoor…

Restaurants and "Snack or Beverage Bar" businesses in Lafayette's Downtown "D" zoning district need an outdoor dining…

Sidewalk cafes, parklets and outdoor merchandise displays need an annual city-parish permit, but only within…