Backyard chicken laws in Louisiana

4 of the 18 Louisiana cities we’ve verified allow backyard chickens outright; the rest allow them conditionally by zone or lot size. Select your city for hen limits, permits, setbacks, and the official code.

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Alexandria◐ Conditional · 6 hens Baton Rouge◐ Conditional · 3 hens Bossier City✗ Not allowed · 0 hens Central✓ Allowed Gretna◐ Conditional · 4 hens Hammond◐ Conditional Houma✓ Allowed Kenner◐ Conditional · 3 hens Lafayette◐ Conditional Lake Charles◐ Conditional Monroe✓ Allowed · 8 hens Natchitoches◐ Conditional New Iberia◐ Conditional New Orleans✓ Allowed · 6 hens Opelousas◐ Conditional Pineville◐ Conditional Ruston◐ Conditional · 12 hens Sulphur◐ Conditional

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