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Louisiana door-to-door soliciting rules
15 Louisiana towns, 15 quoted. Of these, 9 have codes that bar uninvited soliciting at homes, 1 has permit, registration or hours rules and 5 are unclear. Each row
links its source and shows the date read.
Published October 20, 2026
Town by town
Alexandria
Uninvited home soliciting barred“…going in and upon private residences … by solicitors, peddlers … not having been requested or invited … soliciting orders for the sale of goods, wares and merchandise … is declared to be a nuisance and punishable as such nuisance as a misdemeanor.”
Uninvited calls at private residences to solicit orders for goods, wares and merchandise are declared a nuisance and a misdemeanor; Sec. 17-2 excepts only dairy and farm produce.
- Parish
- Rapides Parish
- Section
- Ch. 17, Sec. 17-1 (exceptions Sec. 17-2)
- Code version
- Supp. No. 109, codified through Ordinance No. 109, enacted April 02, 2024 (online content updated April 22, 2026)
- Source
- Alexandria code on Municode, read October 19, 2026
Bogalusa
Unclear wording: ask the clerk“The criminal code of the city, ordinance number 723 adopted on October 5, 1965 is not printed in this Code, but is on file in the city clerk's office.”
The printed code has no rule on uninvited soliciting at residences; a peddler license tax covers goods sellers. The city's 1965 criminal code is not printed online.
- Parish
- Washington Parish
- Section
- Ch. 11 Art. II, Sec. 11-26 (with Ch. 10 Art. II Sec. 10-84 and Ch. 10 Art. VII)
- Permit
- Sec. 10-84: peddlers/itinerant vendors taking retail orders for goods pay a 100.00 dollars occupational license; exempt when calling on the inhabitant's invitation.
- Code version
- Republication, codified through March 19, 2024 (online content updated June 15, 2026)
- Source
- Bogalusa code on Municode, read October 19, 2026
Bossier City
Unclear wording: ask the clerk“…private residences … by solicitors, peddlers … not having been requested or invited … soliciting orders for the sale of goods, wares and merchandise … is declared to be unlawful; … nor shall … the article apply to solicitation of orders for utilities, including cable television.”
Uninvited soliciting of orders for goods, wares and merchandise at private residences is unlawful, except farm produce and solicitation of orders for utilities, including cable television; utilities is undefined.
- Parish
- Bossier Parish
- Section
- Ch. 74, Sec. 74-3
- Permit
- Sec. 74-1: peddlers as defined by R.S. 47:342(8) obtain a 100.00 dollars license; no solicitor permit in the code.
- Code version
- Supp. No. 23, codified through Ordinance No. 182-2025, adopted December 2, 2025 (online content updated May 28, 2026)
- Source
- Bossier City code on Municode, read October 19, 2026
DeRidder
Uninvited home soliciting barred“…going in and upon the private residences … by solicitors, peddlers … not having been requested … soliciting orders for the sale of goods, wares, or merchandise … is hereby declared to be a nuisance, and as such nuisance, punishable as a misdemeanor.”
Uninvited calls at private residences to solicit orders for goods, wares or merchandise are declared a nuisance and a misdemeanor; the only exemptions are ice, dairy and farm produce.
- Parish
- Beauregard Parish
- Section
- Ch. 9 Art. VI, Sec. 9-138(a) (exemptions Sec. 9-138(b))
- Permit
- Secs. 9-132 to 9-136: itinerant vendor permit (25, dollars director of finance, 40 days) covers sales from a rented room or lot, not residential calls.
- Code version
- Supp. No. 34, Update 2, codified through Ordinance No. O-2026-31, adopted June 8, 2026 (online content updated July 7, 2026)
- Source
- DeRidder code on Municode, read October 19, 2026
Eunice
Unclear wording: ask the clerk“…going in and upon private residences … by solicitors, peddlers … not having been requested or invited … soliciting orders for the sale of goods, wares and merchandise … is declared to be a nuisance and punishable as a misdemeanor.”
A 1954 clause declares uninvited soliciting of orders for goods at residences a nuisance; a 2018 permit regime lets licensed solicitors of goods or services call uninvited Mon-Fri 9-4.
- Parish
- St. Landry Parish
- Section
- Ch. 12 Subch. C Part I, Sec. 12:151(a) (with Part VI Secs. 12:221-12:222 and Ch. 14 Sec. 14:83)
- Hours / signs
- Sec. 12:221(a): licensed peddlers/solicitors may call uninvited only Mon-Fri 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; otherwise a specific invitation or prior appointment is required.
- Permit
- Sec. 12:222(b): permit from the city permitting office, 750.00 dollars, 5,000 dollars bond, apply 10 days ahead, up to six months; covers goods and services.
- Code version
- Supp. No. 45, codified through Ordinance No. 1224(A), enacted December 10, 2024 (online content updated June 16, 2026)
- Source
- Eunice code on Municode, read October 19, 2026
Lake Charles
Unclear wording: ask the clerk“The practice of going to or upon private premises … by solicitors, itinerant vendors, or other sellers of merchandise or services not having been requested or invited … without a written registration from the city … is punishable as a misdemeanor.”
Uninvited soliciting of goods or services at private premises without city registration is a misdemeanor; Sec. 12-38(e)(8) prohibits, under a registration, soliciting orders for future provision of merchandise or services.
- Parish
- Calcasieu Parish
- Section
- Ch. 12 Art. II Div. 1, Sec. 12-37(a) (with Sec. 12-38, esp. 12-38(e)(8))
- Hours / signs
- Sec. 12-38(e)(3), (4), (11): uninvited calls only 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., front door only, none where "No Trespassing" or "No Solicitation" signs are posted.
- Permit
- Sec. 12-38: registration from the director of finance, 100, dollars federal background check, photo ID, filed 3 days ahead, up to 90 days; director may deny.
- Code version
- Supp. No. 21, Update 1, codified through Ordinance No. 20598, enacted August 5, 2026 (online content updated September 16, 2026)
- Source
- Lake Charles code on Municode, read October 19, 2026
Lockport
Permit or license required“Any person desiring to go in and upon private residences in the town for the purpose of solicitation for sales of goods, merchandise, and reading materials shall be required to first obtain a permit from the town clerk.”
A town clerk permit (100 dollars per solicitor per day) is required to solicit sales of goods, merchandise and reading materials at residences; calls limited to 9 a.m.-5 p.m. No ban.
- Parish
- Lafourche Parish
- Section
- Ch. 34, Sec. 34-1 (hours Sec. 34-3)
- Hours / signs
- Sec. 34-3: going upon private residences by solicitors, peddlers, hawkers, itinerant merchants and transient vendors limited to 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Permit
- Sec. 34-1: permit from the town clerk, 100.00 dollars per solicitor per day in effect; Sec. 34-2: peddlers also need the state license (R.S. 47:368).
- Code version
- Supp. No. 10, codified through Ordinance No. 2024-20, adopted December 17, 2024 (online content updated June 13, 2025)
- Source
- Lockport code on Municode, read October 19, 2026
Mandeville
Uninvited home soliciting barred“…going in and upon private residences … by solicitors, peddlers … not having been requested or invited … soliciting orders for the sales of goods, wares and merchandise … is declared to be a nuisance and punishable as such nuisance as a misdemeanor.”
Uninvited calls at private residences to solicit orders for goods, wares and merchandise are declared a nuisance and a misdemeanor; only IRC Section 170 charitable organizations are exempt.
- Parish
- St. Tammany Parish
- Section
- Ch. 11 Art. II, Sec. 11-47 (penalty Sec. 11-48)
- Code version
- Supp. No. 28, codified through Ordinance No. 25-34, enacted January 8, 2026 (online content updated May 13, 2026)
- Source
- Mandeville code on Municode, read October 19, 2026
Minden
Uninvited home soliciting barred“…going in and upon private residences … by solicitors, peddlers … not having been requested or invited … soliciting orders for sale of goods, wares and merchandise … is hereby declared to be a nuisance, and punishable as such nuisance and as a misdemeanor.”
Uninvited calls at private residences to solicit orders for goods, wares and merchandise are declared a nuisance and a misdemeanor; exemptions only ice, dairy and farm produce.
- Parish
- Webster Parish
- Section
- Ch. 66 Art. II, Sec. 66-36 (exemptions Sec. 66-37)
- Permit
- Sec. 66-32: 100 dollars annual peddler license tax (goods carried and delivered); Sec. 66-76: 25 dollars itinerant vendor license for sales from a rented room or lot.
- Code version
- Supp. No. 23, codified through Ordinance No. 1154, enacted May 5, 2025 (online content updated September 4, 2025)
- Source
- Minden code on Municode, read October 19, 2026
Monroe
Uninvited home soliciting barred“…going in and upon private residences … by solicitors, peddlers … not having been requested or invited … soliciting orders for the sale of goods, wares and merchandise … is declared to be a nuisance and punishable as such nuisance as a misdemeanor.”
Uninvited calls at private residences or public property to solicit orders for goods, wares and merchandise are declared a nuisance and a misdemeanor; only farm produce is exempt.
- Parish
- Ouachita Parish
- Section
- Ch. 12 Art. XI, Sec. 12-229(a) (exemptions Sec. 12-229(c))
- Permit
- Ch. 25.5 Art. II (Secs. 25.5-23, 25.5-24): transient/open-air merchant permit, 250 dollars per year, department of administration, for sales from a room, vehicle or lot.
- Code version
- Supp. No. 18, codified through Ordinance No. 12,292, enacted April 14, 2026 (online content updated June 17, 2026)
- Source
- Monroe code on Municode, read October 19, 2026
Pineville
Unclear wording: ask the clerk“The going in and upon private residences … by solicitors, peddlers … not having been requested or invited … is hereby declared to be a nuisance and punishable as a misdemeanor, unless such activity fully complies with each of the following:”
Uninvited soliciting of orders for goods at residences is a nuisance unless licensed under applicable ordinances (no solicitor license is defined), calls Mon-Fri 9-6 and honors No Solicitation signs.
- Parish
- Rapides Parish
- Section
- Ch. 22 Art. II, Sec. 22-56(a) (with Ch. 10 Art. V Secs. 10-143, 10-172)
- Hours / signs
- Sec. 22-56(a)(4), (6): Mon-Fri 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., non-holidays, unless advance express permission; a posted "No Solicitation" sign bars entry to the property.
- Permit
- Sec. 22-56(a)(1) requires a valid license under applicable municipal ordinances; Ch. 10 Art. V has only a peddler's license (Sec. 10-143) and transient merchant permit.
- Code version
- Supp. No. 6, codified through Ordinance No. 2026-396, enacted April 14, 2026 (online content updated July 20, 2026)
- Source
- Pineville code on Municode, read October 19, 2026
Rayne
Uninvited home soliciting barred“…going in and upon private residences … by solicitors, peddlers … not having been requested or invited … soliciting orders for the sale of goods, wares and merchandise … is declared to be a nuisance and punishable as such nuisance as a misdemeanor.”
Uninvited calls at private residences to solicit orders for goods, wares and merchandise are declared a nuisance and a misdemeanor; Sec. 26-3 excludes only milk, dairy, eggs and farm produce.
- Parish
- Acadia Parish
- Section
- Ch. 26 Art. I, Sec. 26-2 (exclusions Sec. 26-3)
- Code version
- Supp. No. 40, codified through Ordinance No. 2059-2026, enacted June 8, 2026 (online content updated September 3, 2026)
- Source
- Rayne code on Municode, read October 19, 2026
Ruston
Uninvited home soliciting barred“…going in and upon private residences … by solicitors, peddlers … soliciting orders for the sale of goods, wares and merchandise … not been requested or invited … is declared to be a nuisance and shall be punishable as a misdemeanor.”
Uninvited calls at private residences to solicit orders for goods, wares and merchandise are declared a nuisance and a misdemeanor; Sec. 18-1(b) excepts only dairy and farm produce.
- Parish
- Lincoln Parish
- Section
- Ch. 18 Art. I, Sec. 18-1(a) (exceptions Sec. 18-1(b))
- Permit
- Art. II Sec. 18-17: itinerant vendor/peddler license tax from the treasurer, 200 dollars yearly or 100 dollars monthly, for goods sellers without a fixed place of business.
- Code version
- Supp. No. 23, Update 1, codified through Ordinance No. 1907, adopted May 4, 2026 (online content updated August 6, 2026)
- Source
- Ruston code on Municode, read October 19, 2026
Sulphur
Uninvited home soliciting barred“…going to or upon private … premises … by solicitors, itinerant vendors, or other sellers of merchandise or services not having been requested or invited … soliciting orders for the sale or exchange of goods or services … is punishable as a misdemeanor.”
Uninvited soliciting of orders for goods or services at private or public premises is a misdemeanor (registration route repealed 2025); exempt: churches, charities, candidates, students, non-commercial causes.
- Parish
- Calcasieu Parish
- Section
- Ch. 13.5 Art. VII Div. 5, Sec. 13.5-151 (Secs. 13.5-152 to 13.5-160 reserved)
- Permit
- Secs. 13.5-152-13.5-160 reserved: Ord. No. 1989 (Oct. 14, 2025) repealed the solicitation registration; Sec. 13.5-161 license tax covers retailers with no fixed place of business.
- Code version
- Supp. No. 77, codified through Ordinance No. 2008, adopted January 12, 2026 (online content updated March 9, 2026)
- Source
- Sulphur code on Municode, read October 19, 2026
Thibodaux
Uninvited home soliciting barred“…going in and upon private residences … by solicitors, peddlers … not having been requested or invited … soliciting orders for the sale of goods, wares and merchandise … is declared to be a nuisance and punishable as such nuisance as a misdemeanor.”
Uninvited calls at private residences to solicit orders for goods, wares and merchandise are declared a nuisance and a misdemeanor; the former farm-produce exclusion (Sec. 13-5) was rescinded in 2002.
- Parish
- Lafourche Parish
- Section
- Ch. 13 Art. I, Sec. 13-4 (Sec. 13-5 exclusion rescinded by Ord. No. 2110, 2002)
- Permit
- Ch. 12 Art. V Sec. 12-47 permits only charitable street-corner donation drives; no door-to-door permit in the code.
- Code version
- Supp. No. 17, codified through Ordinance No. 3415, adopted October 7, 2025 (online content updated June 23, 2026)
- Source
- Thibodaux code on Municode, read October 19, 2026
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