LOCAL GOVT/ORDINANCES: Provides relative to maximum penalties imposed for violations of parish ordinances

Crime

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Jeremy LaCombe
Last action: 2026-05-29
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 561
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Checked against official source text during the last sync.

Changes to Parish Ordinance Penalties

This act changes the maximum penalties for violating parish ordinances, increasing fines and jail time in certain parishes.

What This Bill Does

Increases the highest fine someone can be charged with for breaking a parish rule from $501 to $1,500.
Allows up to six months of jail time instead of thirty days for violating certain rules in East Baton Rouge Parish and Jefferson Parish.
Adds special penalties for industrial properties in Jefferson Parish that can go up to $50,000 for repeat violations.

Who It Names or Affects

People who break parish ordinances in Louisiana.
Parish governments responsible for enforcing local laws.

Terms To Know

Ordinance: A rule or law made by a city or town government.
Penalty: The punishment given to someone who breaks the law, such as a fine or jail time.

Limits and Unknowns

This act only changes penalties for specific parishes and does not affect all of Louisiana.
It is unclear how many people will be affected by these new rules.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

House Floor Amendment #4183 LaCombe Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HFAHB664 4024 4183 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative LaCombe to Engrossed House Bill No.

HFAHB664 4024 4183 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative LaCombe to Engrossed House Bill No.
664 by Representative LaCombe 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 2, after "reenact" delete "R.S.
33:1243(A)(1)," and insert "R.S.

Bill History

2026-05-29 H
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-29 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 561.
2026-05-26 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-25 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-25 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-25 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-21 S
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 3 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-13 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-12 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-11 S
Reported favorably.
2026-04-28 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.
2026-04-27 S
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-22 H
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 78, nays 14. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-22 H
Called from the calendar.
2026-04-21 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/22/2026.
2026-04-21 H
Notice given.
2026-04-21 H
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-04-21 H
Called from the calendar.
2026-04-15 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/21/2026.
2026-04-15 H
Notice given.
2026-04-15 H
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-04-14 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/15/2026.
2026-04-13 H
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-09 H
Reported favorably (15-0).
2026-03-09 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
2026-02-27 H
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-27 H
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
2026-02-27 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

LOCAL GOVT/ORDINANCES: Provides relative to maximum penalties imposed for violations of parish ordinances

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED
ACT No. 5612026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 664
BY REPRESENTATIVE LACOMBE
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 33:1243(A)(1) and (2) and (B)(1), relative to maximum penalties
3 imposed for violations of parish ordinances; to increase the maximum fine for such
4 violations; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1 R.S. 33:1243(A)(1) and (2) and (B)(1) are hereby amended and reenacted
7 to read as follows:
8 §1243. Maximum penalties
9 A.(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the maximum penalty
10 which may be imposed for violation of any parish ordinance shall be a fine of five
11 hundred one thousand five hundred dollars and imprisonment of thirty days in the
12 parish jail. A maximum of one hundred hours of community service may be
13 imposed for a violation of any parish ordinance in addition to, or in lieu of, any
14 penalty provided for in this Section.
15 (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection or any
16 other law to the contrary, in the parish of East Baton Rouge, the maximum penalty
17 which may be imposed for violation of any parish ordinance as codified in Title 11
18 or 13 of the Code of Ordinances for the parish of East Baton Rouge and the city of
19 Baton Rouge shall be a fine of one thousand five hundred dollars and imprisonment
20 of six months in the parish jail. Maximum penalties for violations of ordinances
21 other than those provided for in this Paragraph shall be as established in Paragraph
22 (1) of this Subsection.
23 * * *
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are additions.
HB NO. 664 ENROLLED
1 B.(1) In the parish of Jefferson, except as to properties zoned or used for
2 industrial activities, the maximum penalty which may be imposed for violation of
3 any parish ordinance shall be a fine of one thousand five hundred dollars and
4 imprisonment of six months in the parish jail. Notwithstanding any provision of this
5 Section to the contrary, in the parish of Jefferson, properties zoned or used for
6 industrial activities may be subject to penalties for violation of parish ordinances not
7 to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars upon the first violation and not to exceed fifty
8 thousand dollars for a second or subsequent violation.
9 * * *
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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