Louisiana Building Permits
Parishes and Municipalities must enforce state code.
How Building Permits Work in Louisiana
The state role is defined by the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council, which mandates the code used across the state. However, the state does not issue permits for private projects; it mandates that Parishes and municipalities manage the administrative process, often allowing them to use third-party providers to fulfill these duties.
Model: State-Mandated
553 jurisdictions with permitting contact information.
Counties (64)
Acadia Parish County, LAAllen Parish County, LAAscension Parish County, LAAssumption Parish County, LAAvoyelles Parish County, LABeauregard Parish County, LABienville Parish County, LABossier Parish County, LACaddo Parish County, LACalcasieu Parish County, LACaldwell Parish County, LACameron Parish County, LACatahoula Parish County, LAClaiborne Parish County, LAConcordia Parish County, LADe Soto Parish County, LAEast Baton Rouge Parish County, LAEast Carroll Parish County, LAEast Feliciana Parish County, LAEvangeline Parish County, LAFranklin Parish County, LAGrant Parish County, LAIberia Parish County, LAIberville Parish County, LAJackson Parish County, LAJefferson Davis Parish County, LAJefferson Parish County, LALafayette Parish County, LALafourche Parish County, LALaSalle Parish County, LALincoln Parish County, LALivingston Parish County, LAMadison Parish County, LAMorehouse Parish County, LANatchitoches Parish County, LAOrleans Parish County, LAOuachita Parish County, LAPlaquemines Parish County, LAPointe Coupee Parish County, LARapides Parish County, LARed River Parish County, LARichland Parish County, LASabine Parish County, LASt. Bernard Parish County, LASt. Charles Parish County, LASt. Helena Parish County, LASt. James Parish County, LASt. John the Baptist Parish County, LASt. Landry Parish County, LASt. Martin Parish County, LASt. Mary Parish County, LASt. Tammany Parish County, LATangipahoa Parish County, LATensas Parish County, LATerrebonne Parish County, LAUnion Parish County, LAVermilion Parish County, LAVernon Parish County, LAWashington Parish County, LAWebster Parish County, LAWest Baton Rouge Parish County, LAWest Carroll Parish County, LAWest Feliciana Parish County, LAWinn Parish County, LA
Cities (489)
A
Abbeville, LA(Vermilion Parish County)Abita Springs, LA(St. Tammany Parish County)Addis, LA(West Baton Rouge Parish County)Albany, LA(Livingston Parish County)Alexandria, LA(Rapides Parish County)Ama, LA(St. Charles Parish County)Amelia, LA(St. Mary Parish County)Amite, LA(Tangipahoa Parish County)Anacoco, LA(Vernon Parish County)Angie, LA(Washington Parish County)Arabi, LA(St. Bernard Parish County)Arcadia, LA(Bienville Parish County)Arnaudville, LA(St. Landry Parish County)Ashland, LA(Natchitoches Parish County)Athens, LA(Claiborne Parish County)Atlanta, LA(Winn Parish County)Avondale, LA(Jefferson Parish County)
B
Baker, LA(East Baton Rouge Parish County)Baldwin, LA(St. Mary Parish County)Ball, LA(Rapides Parish County)Banks Springs, LA(Caldwell Parish County)Barataria, LA(Jefferson Parish County)Basile, LA(Evangeline Parish County)Baskin, LA(Franklin Parish County)Bastrop, LA(Morehouse Parish County)Baton Rouge, LA(East Baton Rouge Parish County)Bawcomville, LA(Ouachita Parish County)Bayou Blue, LA(Terrebonne Parish County)Bayou Cane, LA(Terrebonne Parish County)Bayou Corne, LA(Assumption Parish County)Bayou Country Club, LA(Lafourche Parish County)Bayou Gauche, LA(St. Charles Parish County)Bayou Goula, LA(Iberville Parish County)Bayou L'Ourse, LA(Assumption Parish County)Bayou Vista, LA(St. Mary Parish County)Belcher, LA(Caddo Parish County)Belle Chasse, LA(Plaquemines Parish County)Belle Rose, LA(Assumption Parish County)Belmont, LA(Sabine Parish County)Benton, LA(Bossier Parish County)Bernice, LA(Union Parish County)Berwick, LA(St. Mary Parish County)Bienville, LA(Bienville Parish County)Blanchard, LA(Caddo Parish County)Bogalusa, LA(Washington Parish County)Bonita, LA(Morehouse Parish County)Boothville, LA(Plaquemines Parish County)Bordelonville, LA(Avoyelles Parish County)Bossier, LA(Bossier Parish County)Bourg, LA(Terrebonne Parish County)Boutte, LA(St. Charles Parish County)Boyce, LA(Rapides Parish County)Branch, LA(Acadia Parish County)Breaux Bridge, LA(St. Martin Parish County)Bridge, LABroussard, LA(Lafayette Parish County)Brownfields, LA(East Baton Rouge Parish County)Brownsville, LA(Ouachita Parish County)Brusly, LA(West Baton Rouge Parish County)Bryceland, LA(Bienville Parish County)Bunkie, LA(Avoyelles Parish County)Buras, LA(Plaquemines Parish County)
C
Cade, LA(St. Martin Parish County)Calhoun, LA(Ouachita Parish County)Calvin, LA(Winn Parish County)Cameron, LA(Cameron Parish County)Campti, LA(Natchitoches Parish County)Cankton, LA(St. Landry Parish County)Carencro, LA(Lafayette Parish County)Carlyss, LA(Calcasieu Parish County)Castor, LA(Bienville Parish County)Catahoula, LA(St. Martin Parish County)Cecilia, LA(St. Martin Parish County)Center Point, LA(Avoyelles Parish County)Centerville, LA(St. Mary Parish County)Central, LA(East Baton Rouge Parish County)Chackbay, LA(Lafourche Parish County)Chalmette, LA(St. Bernard Parish County)Charenton, LA(St. Mary Parish County)Chataignier, LA(Evangeline Parish County)Chatham, LA(Jackson Parish County)Chauvin, LA(Terrebonne Parish County)Cheneyville, LA(Rapides Parish County)Choctaw, LA(Lafourche Parish County)Choudrant, LA(Lincoln Parish County)Church Point, LA(Acadia Parish County)Claiborne, LA(Ouachita Parish County)Clarence, LA(Natchitoches Parish County)Clarks, LA(Caldwell Parish County)Clayton, LA(Concordia Parish County)Clinton, LA(East Feliciana Parish County)Colfax, LA(Grant Parish County)Collinston, LA(Morehouse Parish County)Columbia, LA(Caldwell Parish County)Convent, LA(St. James Parish County)Converse, LA(Sabine Parish County)Cotton Valley, LA(Webster Parish County)Cottonport, LA(Avoyelles Parish County)Coushatta, LA(Red River Parish County)Covington, LA(St. Tammany Parish County)Creola, LA(Grant Parish County)Crescent, LA(Iberville Parish County)Crowley, LA(Acadia Parish County)Cullen, LA(Webster Parish County)Cut Off, LA(Lafourche Parish County)
D
Darrow, LA(Ascension Parish County)Delacroix, LA(St. Bernard Parish County)Delcambre, LA(Vermilion Parish County)Delhi, LA(Richland Parish County)Delta, LA(Madison Parish County)Denham Springs, LA(Livingston Parish County)DeQuincy, LA(Calcasieu Parish County)DeRidder, LA(Beauregard Parish County)Des Allemands, LA(St. Charles Parish County)Destrehan, LA(St. Charles Parish County)Deville, LA(Rapides Parish County)Dixie Inn, LA(Webster Parish County)Dodson, LA(Winn Parish County)Donaldsonville, LA(Ascension Parish County)Dorseyville, LA(Iberville Parish County)Downsville, LA(Union Parish County)Doyline, LA(Webster Parish County)Dry Prong, LA(Grant Parish County)Dubach, LA(Lincoln Parish County)Dubberly, LA(Webster Parish County)Dulac, LA(Terrebonne Parish County)Duson, LA(Lafayette Parish County)
E
East Hodge, LA(Jackson Parish County)Eastwood, LA(Bossier Parish County)Echo, LA(Rapides Parish County)Eden Isle, LA(St. Tammany Parish County)Edgard, LA(St. John the Baptist Parish County)Edgefield, LA(Red River Parish County)Egan, LA(Acadia Parish County)Elizabeth, LA(Allen Parish County)Elmwood, LA(Jefferson Parish County)Elton, LA(Jefferson Davis Parish County)Empire, LA(Plaquemines Parish County)Epps, LA(West Carroll Parish County)Erath, LA(Vermilion Parish County)Eros, LA(Jackson Parish County)Erwinville, LA(West Baton Rouge Parish County)Estelle, LA(Jefferson Parish County)Estherwood, LA(Acadia Parish County)Eunice, LA(St. Landry Parish County)Evergreen, LA(Avoyelles Parish County)
F
Farmerville, LA(Union Parish County)Fenton, LA(Jefferson Davis Parish County)Ferriday, LA(Concordia Parish County)Fifth Ward, LA(Avoyelles Parish County)Fisher, LA(Sabine Parish County)Florien, LA(Sabine Parish County)Folsom, LA(St. Tammany Parish County)Fordoche, LA(Pointe Coupee Parish County)Forest Hill, LA(Rapides Parish County)Forest, LA(West Carroll Parish County)Fort Jesup, LA(Sabine Parish County)Fort Polk North, LA(Vernon Parish County)Fort Polk South, LA(Vernon Parish County)Franklin, LA(Franklin Parish County)Franklinton, LA(Washington Parish County)French Settlement, LA(Livingston Parish County)Frierson, LA(De Soto Parish County)
G
Galliano, LA(Lafourche Parish County)Gardere, LA(East Baton Rouge Parish County)Garyville, LA(St. John the Baptist Parish County)Georgetown, LA(Grant Parish County)Gibsland, LA(Bienville Parish County)Gilbert, LA(Franklin Parish County)Gilliam, LA(Caddo Parish County)Gillis, LA(Calcasieu Parish County)Glencoe, LA(St. Mary Parish County)Glenmora, LA(Rapides Parish County)Gloster, LA(De Soto Parish County)Golden Meadow, LA(Lafourche Parish County)Goldonna, LA(Natchitoches Parish County)Gonzales, LA(Ascension Parish County)Good Pine, LA(LaSalle Parish County)Grambling, LA(Lincoln Parish County)Gramercy, LA(St. James Parish County)Grand Cane, LA(De Soto Parish County)Grand Coteau, LA(St. Landry Parish County)Grand Isle, LA(Jefferson Parish County)Grand Point, LA(St. James Parish County)Gray, LA(Terrebonne Parish County)Grayson, LA(Caldwell Parish County)Greensburg, LA(St. Helena Parish County)Greenwood, LA(Caddo Parish County)Gretna, LA(Jefferson Parish County)Grosse Tete, LA(Iberville Parish County)Gueydan, LA(Vermilion Parish County)
H
Hackberry, LA(Cameron Parish County)Hahnville, LA(St. Charles Parish County)Hall Summit, LA(Red River Parish County)Hammond, LA(Tangipahoa Parish County)Harahan, LA(Jefferson Parish County)Harrisonburg, LA(Catahoula Parish County)Harvey, LA(Jefferson Parish County)Haughton, LA(Bossier Parish County)Hayes, LA(Calcasieu Parish County)Haynesville, LA(Claiborne Parish County)Heflin, LA(Webster Parish County)Henderson, LA(St. Martin Parish County)Hessmer, LA(Avoyelles Parish County)Hester, LA(St. James Parish County)Hodge, LA(Jackson Parish County)Homer, LA(Claiborne Parish County)Hornbeck, LA(Vernon Parish County)Hosston, LA(Caddo Parish County)Houma, LA(Terrebonne Parish County)
I
J
Jackson, LA(Jackson Parish County)Jamestown, LA(Bienville Parish County)Jean Lafitte, LA(Jefferson Parish County)Jeanerette, LA(Iberia Parish County)Jefferson, LA(Jefferson Parish County)Jena, LA(LaSalle Parish County)Jennings, LA(Jefferson Davis Parish County)Jonesboro, LA(Jackson Parish County)Jonesville, LA(Catahoula Parish County)Jordan Hill, LA(Winn Parish County)Joyce, LA(Winn Parish County)Junction, LA(Beauregard Parish County)
K
Kaplan, LA(Vermilion Parish County)Keachi, LA(De Soto Parish County)Kenner, LA(Jefferson Parish County)Kentwood, LA(Tangipahoa Parish County)Kilbourne, LA(West Carroll Parish County)Killian, LA(Livingston Parish County)Killona, LA(St. Charles Parish County)Kinder, LA(Allen Parish County)Kraemer, LA(Lafourche Parish County)Krotz Springs, LA(St. Landry Parish County)
L
Labadieville, LA(Assumption Parish County)Lacassine, LA(Jefferson Davis Parish County)Lacombe, LA(St. Tammany Parish County)Lafayette, LA(Lafayette Parish County)Lafitte, LA(Jefferson Parish County)Lafourche Crossing, LA(Lafourche Parish County)Lake Arthur, LA(Jefferson Davis Parish County)Lake Charles, LA(Calcasieu Parish County)Lake Providence, LA(East Carroll Parish County)Lakeshore, LA(Ouachita Parish County)Lakeview, LALaplace, LA(St. John the Baptist Parish County)Larose, LA(Lafourche Parish County)Lawtell, LA(St. Landry Parish County)Lebeau, LA(St. Landry Parish County)Lecompte, LA(Rapides Parish County)Leesville, LA(Vernon Parish County)Lemannville, LA(Ascension Parish County)Leonville, LA(St. Landry Parish County)Lewisburg, LA(St. Tammany Parish County)Lillie, LA(Union Parish County)Lisbon, LA(Claiborne Parish County)Livingston, LA(Livingston Parish County)Livonia, LA(Pointe Coupee Parish County)Lockport Heights, LA(Lafourche Parish County)Lockport, LA(Lafourche Parish County)Logansport, LA(De Soto Parish County)Longstreet, LA(De Soto Parish County)Longville, LA(Beauregard Parish County)Loreauville, LA(Iberia Parish County)Lucky, LA(Bienville Parish County)Luling, LA(St. Charles Parish County)Lutcher, LA(St. James Parish County)Lydia, LA(Iberia Parish County)
M
Madisonville, LA(St. Tammany Parish County)Mamou, LA(Evangeline Parish County)Mandeville, LA(St. Tammany Parish County)Mangham, LA(Richland Parish County)Mansfield, LA(De Soto Parish County)Mansura, LA(Avoyelles Parish County)Many, LA(Sabine Parish County)Maringouin, LA(Iberville Parish County)Marion, LA(Union Parish County)Marksville, LA(Avoyelles Parish County)Marrero, LA(Jefferson Parish County)Marthaville, LA(Natchitoches Parish County)Martin, LA(Red River Parish County)Mathews, LA(Lafourche Parish County)Maurice, LA(Vermilion Parish County)McNary, LA(Rapides Parish County)Melville, LA(St. Landry Parish County)Mer Rouge, LA(Morehouse Parish County)Meraux, LA(St. Bernard Parish County)Mermentau, LA(Acadia Parish County)Merrydale, LA(East Baton Rouge Parish County)Merryville, LA(Beauregard Parish County)Metairie, LA(Jefferson Parish County)Midland, LA(Acadia Parish County)Midway, LA(LaSalle Parish County)Milton, LA(Lafayette Parish County)Minden, LA(Webster Parish County)Minorca, LA(Concordia Parish County)Monroe, LA(Ouachita Parish County)Montegut, LA(Terrebonne Parish County)Monterey, LA(Concordia Parish County)Montgomery, LA(Grant Parish County)Monticello, LA(East Baton Rouge Parish County)Montpelier, LA(St. Helena Parish County)Montz, LA(St. Charles Parish County)Moonshine, LA(St. James Parish County)Mooringsport, LA(Caddo Parish County)Moreauville, LA(Avoyelles Parish County)Morgan, LA(St. Tammany Parish County)Morganza, LA(Pointe Coupee Parish County)Morrow, LA(St. Landry Parish County)Morse, LA(Acadia Parish County)Moss Bluff, LA(Calcasieu Parish County)Mound, LA(Madison Parish County)Mount Lebanon, LA(Bienville Parish County)
N
Napoleonville, LA(Assumption Parish County)Natalbany, LA(Tangipahoa Parish County)Natchez, LA(Natchitoches Parish County)Natchitoches, LA(Natchitoches Parish County)New Iberia, LA(Iberia Parish County)New Llano, LA(Vernon Parish County)New Orleans Station, LA(Plaquemines Parish County)New Orleans, LA(Orleans Parish County)New Roads, LA(Pointe Coupee Parish County)New Sarpy, LA(St. Charles Parish County)Newellton, LA(Tensas Parish County)Noble, LA(Sabine Parish County)Norco, LA(St. Charles Parish County)North Hodge, LA(Jackson Parish County)North Vacherie, LA(St. James Parish County)Norwood, LA(East Feliciana Parish County)
O
Oak Grove, LA(West Carroll Parish County)Oak Hills Place, LA(East Baton Rouge Parish County)Oak Ridge, LA(Morehouse Parish County)Oakdale, LA(Allen Parish County)Oberlin, LA(Allen Parish County)Oil, LAOld Jefferson, LA(East Baton Rouge Parish County)Olla, LA(LaSalle Parish County)Opelousas, LA(St. Landry Parish County)Oretta, LA(Beauregard Parish County)Ossun, LA(Lafayette Parish County)
P
Paincourtville, LA(Assumption Parish County)Palmetto, LA(St. Landry Parish County)Paradis, LA(St. Charles Parish County)Parks, LA(St. Martin Parish County)Patterson, LA(St. Mary Parish County)Paulina, LA(St. James Parish County)Pearl River, LA(St. Tammany Parish County)Perry, LA(Vermilion Parish County)Pierre Part, LA(Assumption Parish County)Pine Prairie, LA(Evangeline Parish County)Pineville, LA(Rapides Parish County)Pioneer, LA(West Carroll Parish County)Pitkin, LA(Vernon Parish County)Plain Dealing, LA(Bossier Parish County)Plaquemine, LA(Iberville Parish County)Plaucheville, LA(Avoyelles Parish County)Pleasant Hill, LA(Sabine Parish County)Pleasure Bend, LA(St. John the Baptist Parish County)Point Place, LA(Natchitoches Parish County)Pointe a la Hache, LA(Plaquemines Parish County)Pollock, LA(Grant Parish County)Ponchatoula, LA(Tangipahoa Parish County)Port Allen, LA(West Baton Rouge Parish County)Port Barre, LA(St. Landry Parish County)Port Sulphur, LA(Plaquemines Parish County)Port Vincent, LA(Livingston Parish County)Powhatan, LA(Natchitoches Parish County)Poydras, LA(St. Bernard Parish County)Prairieville, LA(Ascension Parish County)Presquille, LA(Terrebonne Parish County)Prien, LA(Calcasieu Parish County)Prospect, LA(Grant Parish County)Provencal, LA(Natchitoches Parish County)
R
Raceland, LA(Lafourche Parish County)Rayne, LA(Acadia Parish County)Rayville, LA(Richland Parish County)Red Chute, LA(Bossier Parish County)Reddell, LA(Evangeline Parish County)Reeves, LA(Allen Parish County)Reserve, LA(St. John the Baptist Parish County)Richmond, LA(Madison Parish County)Richwood, LA(Ouachita Parish County)Ridgecrest, LA(Concordia Parish County)Ringgold, LA(Bienville Parish County)Rio, LA(Washington Parish County)River Ridge, LA(Jefferson Parish County)Roanoke, LA(Jefferson Davis Parish County)Robeline, LA(Natchitoches Parish County)Rock Hill, LA(Grant Parish County)Rodessa, LA(Caddo Parish County)Romeville, LA(St. James Parish County)Rosedale, LA(Iberville Parish County)Roseland, LA(Tangipahoa Parish County)Rosepine, LA(Vernon Parish County)Ruston, LA(Lincoln Parish County)
S
Saline, LA(Bienville Parish County)Sarepta, LA(Webster Parish County)Schriever, LA(Terrebonne Parish County)Scott, LA(Lafayette Parish County)Shenandoah, LA(East Baton Rouge Parish County)Shongaloo, LA(Webster Parish County)Shreveport, LA(Caddo Parish County)Sibley, LA(Webster Parish County)Sicily Island, LA(Catahoula Parish County)Sikes, LA(Winn Parish County)Simmesport, LA(Avoyelles Parish County)Simpson, LA(Vernon Parish County)Simsboro, LA(Lincoln Parish County)Singer, LA(Beauregard Parish County)Siracusaville, LA(St. Mary Parish County)Slaughter, LA(East Feliciana Parish County)Slidell, LA(St. Tammany Parish County)Sorrel, LA(St. Mary Parish County)Sorrento, LA(Ascension Parish County)South Mansfield, LA(De Soto Parish County)South Vacherie, LA(St. James Parish County)Spearsville, LA(Union Parish County)Spokane, LA(Concordia Parish County)Springfield, LA(Livingston Parish County)Springhill, LA(Webster Parish County)St. Francisville, LA(West Feliciana Parish County)St. Gabriel, LA(Iberville Parish County)St. George, LA(East Baton Rouge Parish County)St. James, LA(St. James Parish County)St. Joseph, LA(Tensas Parish County)St. Martinville, LA(St. Martin Parish County)St. Maurice, LA(Winn Parish County)St. Rose, LA(St. Charles Parish County)Stanley, LA(De Soto Parish County)Starks, LA(Calcasieu Parish County)Start, LA(Richland Parish County)Sterlington, LA(Ouachita Parish County)Stonewall, LA(De Soto Parish County)Sugartown, LA(Beauregard Parish County)Sulphur, LA(Calcasieu Parish County)Sun, LA(St. Tammany Parish County)Sunset, LA(St. Landry Parish County)Supreme, LA(Assumption Parish County)Swartz, LA(Ouachita Parish County)
T
Taft, LA(St. Charles Parish County)Tallulah, LA(Madison Parish County)Tangipahoa, LA(Tangipahoa Parish County)Terrytown, LA(Jefferson Parish County)Thibodaux, LA(Lafourche Parish County)Tickfaw, LA(Tangipahoa Parish County)Timberlane, LA(Jefferson Parish County)Triumph, LA(Plaquemines Parish County)Trout, LA(LaSalle Parish County)Tullos, LA(LaSalle Parish County)Turkey Creek, LA(Evangeline Parish County)
V
Varnado, LA(Washington Parish County)Venice, LA(Plaquemines Parish County)Ventress, LA(Pointe Coupee Parish County)Vidalia, LA(Concordia Parish County)Vienna Bend, LA(Natchitoches Parish County)Vienna, LA(Lincoln Parish County)Ville Platte, LA(Evangeline Parish County)Vinton, LA(Calcasieu Parish County)Violet, LA(St. Bernard Parish County)Vivian, LA(Caddo Parish County)
W
Waggaman, LA(Jefferson Parish County)Walker, LA(Livingston Parish County)Wallace Ridge, LA(Catahoula Parish County)Wallace, LA(St. John the Baptist Parish County)Washington, LA(Washington Parish County)Waterproof, LA(Tensas Parish County)Watson, LA(Livingston Parish County)Welcome, LA(St. James Parish County)Welsh, LA(Jefferson Davis Parish County)West Monroe, LA(Ouachita Parish County)Westlake, LA(Calcasieu Parish County)Westminster, LA(East Baton Rouge Parish County)Westwego, LA(Jefferson Parish County)White Castle, LA(Iberville Parish County)Wilson, LA(East Feliciana Parish County)Winnfield, LA(Winn Parish County)Winnsboro, LA(Franklin Parish County)Wisner, LA(Franklin Parish County)Woodmere, LA(Jefferson Parish County)Woodworth, LA(Rapides Parish County)