Lafayette, LA Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Collection service
- Mandatory, LCG-authorized contractor only
- Authorized collection hours
- 4:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
- Hour extensions
- Approved only by public works director
- Non-payment fine
- $50/week, capped at $200
Summary
Lafayette City-Parish requires every residential unit in the service area to carry solid waste, yard waste and white goods collection through an LCG-authorized contractor, and residential collection may only run between 4:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Sec. 74-30. Mandatory service. In order to provide for the health and welfare of Lafayette City-Parish residents, collection and disposal service for solid waste, yard waste and white goods is mandatory for all residential units located within the service area. Regularly scheduled collection and disposal service for solid waste, yard waste, white goods and recyclables must be with a contractor authorized by LCG to provide such service. ... Sec. 74-43. Collection hours. The time period during which residential collection is authorized in the service area shall be between 4:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. unless extension of hours is approved by the LCG director of public works.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 65).
Full Breakdown
Two sections of Chapter 74 set Lafayette's collection schedule. Sec. " Owners cannot layer on a supplemental hauler unless they are already signed up and paying for the weekly LCG-contracted service. Sec. " Together the two sections mean a resident cannot opt out of service, cannot substitute an unauthorized hauler for the regular pickup, and can expect trucks only within that 16-hour daytime window absent a director-approved extension. Enforcement runs through the public works department: nonpayment for mandatory service is referred to the city-parish attorney under Sec. 00, which the chief financial officer adds to the property's tax bill along with a recorded lien.
Violations & Fines
Failure to maintain mandatory solid waste service triggers a notice of violation referred to the city-parish attorney under Sec. 74-23(b). An owner who does not sign up and pay within 30 calendar days of that notice is fined $50.00 per week the violation continues, up to a $200.00 cap, with the cumulative fine added to the owner's tax bill and secured by a recorded lien in the parish mortgage office.
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