Overview
Preemption classification
Tier E — Light preemption
Rent control preemption. Civil-law state with parish structure.
Governance
Statewide
Building and zoning code adoption is mandated at the state level.
Adopted building codes
Statewide
City-level IBC adoptions (3)
| City | IBC | Amendment notes |
|---|---|---|
| Baton Rouge | 2021 | |
| New Orleans | 2021 | |
| Shreveport | 2021 |
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5 of 5 codes adopted (IBC, IRC, IECC, IFC, NEC)
Profiled counties
Cities
Showing 3 of 3
| City | Population | Code | Status | Issues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baton Rouge | — | Unified Development Code (UDC) — City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge (EBR-UDC), Ch. 8 — Zoning Districts · 49 districts | V2 ✓ | |
| New Orleans | — | City of New Orleans Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance (CZO), effective August 2015 · 54 districts | V2 ✓ | data:partial-conditional-setbacks — many setback values in Articles 11-15 are conditional (contextual blockface averaging per §11.3.A.2, §11.3.A.3, §14.3.A.2, §15.3.A.2) rather than single scalars. These are recorded as partial with retrieval_failure_reason pointing at the deferred section.data:cbd-figures-not-extracted — CBD heights and FARs are governed by Figure 17-2 and Figure 17-3 (geographic maps embedded in CZO Article 17). Specific per-sub-area values are not_captured at the district level; refer to the official CZO maps.data:geographic-overlays-summary-only — Article 18 overlay parameters in this profile capture purpose/trigger/regulation_mode but do not deep-extract per-overlay use schedules. Use schedules are in §18.3 through §18.33 detail. |
| Shreveport | — | Unified Development Code (UDC) · 9 districts | V2 ✓ |
Research status
Data quality
100%completeness3 confirmed