Bolthole Index county-legal census · checked 2026-07-01
10 of Louisiana's 64 counties — 16% — have no county-wide zoning. That is the 22nd-largest count of any state. The strongest of them on the Bolthole Index is LaSalle Parish (74/100). Every entry below cites the county’s own official source.
Rules change, and cities inside these counties set their own — treat this as a verified starting point, not legal advice. All 959 counties nationwide → Full Louisiana profile →
10 of 64 Louisiana counties · sorted by Index score
The LaSalle Parish Police Jury Code of Ordinances contains no parish-wide zoning ordinance or zoning map; land-use rules are limited (incorporated towns such as Jena have their …
LaSalle Parish Police Jury Code of Ordinances (Municode) ↗The Police Jury administers building permits but no zoning program; the parish is largely unzoned outside the incorporated towns (Vidalia, Ferriday, Ridgecrest, Clayton).
Concordia Parish Police Jury - Permits ↗No parish-wide zoning ordinance or planning/zoning department could be found for this rural parish (no code repository exists); inferred that only incorporated towns such as Oak…
Louisiana.gov - West Carroll Parish ↗The Union Parish Police Jury Code of Ordinances contains no zoning chapter, consistent with no parish-wide zoning over unincorporated areas.
Union Parish Police Jury Code of Ordinances (Municode) ↗The Tensas Parish Police Jury adopted Code of Ordinances contains no zoning chapter; this rural Delta parish has no county-wide zoning.
Tensas Parish Police Jury Code of Ordinances (Municode) ↗Outside the municipal limits, Avoyelles Parish does not enforce comprehensive/density zoning in the unincorporated areas; the parish provides only floodplain management and perm…
Avoyelles Parish Police Jury - Permits ↗No parish-wide zoning ordinance appears in the Claiborne Parish Code of Ordinances; land-use controls are limited (e.g., lake watershed-district setbacks), consistent with rural…
Claiborne Parish, LA - Code of Ordinances (Municode) ↗The official Madison Parish government site lists no planning or zoning department among its departments, indicating no parish-wide zoning outside municipalities.
Madison Parish Police Jury official site (departments) ↗The parish code of ordinances contains building and subdivision regulations but no adopted comprehensive zoning ordinance; the police jury holds statutory zoning authority (La. …
St. Helena Parish Police Jury - Building Department ↗The parish Planning Department states the unincorporated areas of Lafourche Parish have no zoning regulations; land use is not determined through Planning.
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General guidance, not legal advice. Off-grid, building, and land-use rules are often set at the county level and change often. Verify with your county and state before acting. Data reviewed 2026-06-26.