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La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4721 (2026)

Regulation of size and use of buildings

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CHAPTER 14.  EXERCISE OF POLICE POWER

PART I.  BUILDING REGULATIONS

SUBPART A.  MUNICIPAL ZONING REGULATIONS

§4721.  Regulation of size and use of buildings

For the purpose of promoting health, safety, morals, or the general welfare of the community, the governing authority of all municipalities may regulate and restrict the height, number of stories, and size of structures, the percentage of lot that may be occupied, the size of yards, courts, and other open spaces, the density of population, and the location and use of the buildings, structures, and land for trade, industry, residence, or other purposes; provided that zoning ordinances enacted by the governing authority of municipalities or the acts of the zoning commission, board of adjustment as herein provided for, or zoning administrator shall be subject to judicial review on the grounds of abuse of discretion, unreasonable exercise of the police powers, an excessive use of the power herein granted, or the denial of the right of due process, provided, further, that the right of judicial review of a zoning ordinance shall not be limited by the foregoing.

Amended by Acts 1977, No. 306, §1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 70 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1952–2026 · leading case: City of Baton Rouge/Par. of East Baton Rouge v. Myers, 145 So. 3d 320 (La. 2014).
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City of Baton Rouge/Par. of East Baton Rouge v. Myers, 145 So. 3d 320 (La. 2014). · cites it 4× “The legislature further delineates a local government’s zoning authority in LSA-R.S. 33:4721 et seq. and LSA-R.S. 33:4780.”
Davis v. Town of St. Gabriel, 809 So. 2d 537 (La. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 3× “R.S. 33:4721 et seq. La. R.S. 33:4722A and C provide, in pertinent part, as follows: A.”
Morton v. Jefferson Par. Council, 419 So. 2d 431 (La. 1982). · cites it 2× “" R.S. 33:4721 Further protection against the abuse of discretion lies in a guaranteed hearing and the standards enumerated in the ordinance.”
Hardy v. Mayor & Bd. of Aldermen, Etc., 348 So. 2d 143 (La. Ct. App. 1977). · cites it 2× “The procedures required for adopting and amending zoning regulations are set out in LSA-R.S. 33:4721, et seq. *148 Zoning ordinances adopted in accordance with the procedures set out in the enabling statutes are presumed to have been adopted by the municipal authorities for…”
Hernandez v. City of Lafayette, 399 So. 2d 1179 (La. Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 2× “In his petition, Hernandez alleged that the City's failure to rezone his property as requested violated the Louisiana Municipal Zoning Regulations, LSA-R.S. 33:4721 et seq. [1] and *1181 the constitutions of the State of Louisiana and the United States.”
Toups v. City of Shreveport, 60 So. 3d 1215 (La. 2011). “R.S. 33:4721 and its jurisprudence. Mr. Toups appealed the district court’s judgment affirming the Council’s decision to overturn the ZBA decision and deny the special exception use permit.”
Roberts v. Sw. Bell Mobile Sys., Inc., 709 N.E.2d 798 (Mass. 1999). “18 (West 1992); Louisiana, La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 33:4721 (West 1988); and Pennsylvania, 53 Pa.”
King v. Caddo Par. Com'n, 719 So. 2d 410 (La. 1998). “R.S. 33:4721 also confers upon local governments the authority to enact municipal zoning regulations.”
Gertler v. City of New Orleans, 346 So. 2d 228 (La. Ct. App. 1977). “to review the decisions of Boards of Zoning Adjustment created pursuant to the provisions of LSA-R.S. 33:4721 et seq. The district courts have original jurisdiction to review decisions of those Boards, we think, despite the fact that LSA-R.”
Phillips' Bar & Restaurant, Inc. v. City of New Orleans, 116 So. 3d 92 (La. Ct. App. 2013). “R.S. 33:4721 provides that “[f]or the purpose of promoting health, safety, morals, or the general welfare of the community, the governing authority of all municipalities may regulate *101 and restrict the height, number of stories, and size of structures, the percentage of lot…”
Archer v. City of Shreveport, 85 So. 2d 337 (La. Ct. App. 1956). · cites it 2× “It will be noted, however, that under Section 12 of said Act, LSA-R.S. 33:4721 note, that its provisions did not repeal or limit the power delegated to a city of over 50,000 inhabitants by Act 27 of the Legislature of Louisiana of 1918 but were to be considered only as…”
Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. City of Alexandria, 155 So. 2d 776 (La. Ct. App. 1963). · cites it 2× “The facts show that in 1956 the City of Alexandria adopted a comprehensive zoning ordinance, as authorized by Act 240 of 1926 of the Louisiana Legislature (now LSA-R.S. 33:4721 et seq.). This 1956 ordinance established on the west side of Bolton Avenue, for its entire length of…”
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