Every town writes its own rules, and Assumption Parish's live in its municipal code — 27 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.
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- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION AND ORGANIZATION
- Ch 3 — AMUSEMENTS
- Ch 4 — ANIMALS
- Ch 5 — BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION REGULATIONS
- Ch 6 — HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AGENCY
- Ch 7 — FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION
- Ch 8 — FRANCHISES
- Ch 9 — GARBAGE, TRASH, HAZARDOUS WASTE, AND WEEDS
- Ch 10 — HEALTH AND SANITATION
- Ch 11 — HOUSING AND HOUSING REGULATIONS
- Ch 12 — LIBRARIES
- Ch 13 — LICENSING AND REGULATION OF TRADES AND PROFESSIONS
- Ch 14 — LIQUOR AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Ch 15 — MISCELLANEOUS CRIMES AND OFFENSES
- Ch 16 — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Ch 17 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
- Ch 18 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 19 — PLANNING AND ZONING
- Ch 20 — PUBLIC WELFARE
- Ch 21 — RAILROADS AND COMMON CARRIERS
- Ch 22 — RETIREMENT AND PENSION PLANS
- Ch 23 — REVENUE AND TAXATION
- Ch 24 — SPECIAL DISTRICTSrecently amended
- Ch 25 — ROADS, BRIDGES, WATERCOURSES, AND DRAINAGE
- Ch 26 — LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
- Ch A — PARISH WARD LINES PRIOR TO 1971recently amended