Illegal dumping is prohibited under City-Parish Code (Secs. 6:238 and 6:387) and Louisiana's litter law, La. R.S. 30:2531. State law bars disposing of litter on public places or property you don't own; intentional littering carries a $500 first-conviction fine plus community service.
Dumping trash, debris, appliances, tires, or furniture on public property, rights-of-way, or land you don't own is illegal. Locally it is treated as blight under Code Sec. 12:651 and cited under solid-waste Secs. 6:238 and 6:387. Statewide, La. R.S. 30:2531 prohibits intentional and simple littering, and R.S. 30:2531.1 covers "gross littering" of furniture, appliances, tires, and building materials. Louisiana authorizes parishes to fine dumping violations, but in East Baton Rouge the maximum penalty for a parish ordinance violation codified in the relevant titles is a $1,000 fine and up to six months in the parish jail. Report dumping to 311.
State law: intentional littering $500 and 8 hours community service (first conviction); gross littering $900 and up to 30 days. Local parish max: $1,000 fine and 6 months.
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