Bolthole Index county-legal census · checked 2026-10-07
9 of Louisiana's 64 counties — 14% — set no minimum dwelling size. That is the 13th-largest count of any state. The strongest of them on the Bolthole Index is Union 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 587 counties nationwide → Louisiana: no zoning → Louisiana: owner-builder → Louisiana: rv living → Louisiana: tiny homes → Full Louisiana profile →
9 of 64 Louisiana counties · sorted by Index score
Unincorporated Union Parish: no county rule sets this, because Union Parish has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Louisiana law lets some counties zone, but this one has not).…
La. R.S. 33:4780.40 — Regulation authorized ↗Unincorporated Avoyelles Parish: no county rule sets this, because Avoyelles Parish has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Louisiana law lets some counties zone, but this one h…
La. R.S. 33:4780.40 — Regulation authorized ↗County zoning-based minimum dwelling-size controls in unincorporated Webster Parish. This absence finding concerns parish zoning controls only and does not establish the absence…
Minutes — May 7, 2024 ↗Unincorporated Evangeline Parish: no county rule sets this, because Evangeline Parish has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Louisiana law lets some counties zone, but this one…
La. R.S. 33:4780.40 — Regulation authorized ↗Unincorporated Rapides Parish: no county rule sets this, because Rapides Parish has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Louisiana law lets some counties zone, but this one has n…
La. R.S. 33:4780.40 — Regulation authorized ↗Unincorporated St. Helena Parish: no county rule sets this, because St. Helena Parish has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Louisiana law lets some counties zone, but this one…
La. R.S. 33:4780.40 — Regulation authorized ↗County zoning dimensional controls outside municipal boundaries. No county zoning dimensional rule is established by the official parish statement; non-zoning building and healt…
Zoning ordinances ↗Unincorporated Lafourche Parish: no county rule sets this, because Lafourche Parish has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Louisiana law lets some counties zone, but this one h…
La. R.S. 33:4780.40 — Regulation authorized ↗Unincorporated St. Landry Parish: no county rule sets this, because St. Landry Parish has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Louisiana law lets some counties zone, but this one…
La. R.S. 33:4780.40 — Regulation authorized ↗Every county here has a full profile — water, land prices, hazard safety, seclusion, and the rest of its building rules. See the Louisiana state page for all 64 counties ranked, or go back to the national list.
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Building on land in one of these Louisiana counties? The kit we'd start with:
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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.
