Anyone planning to build or alter certain waterfront or land structures must get a permit before starting work, and Class B permits cannot be issued for bulkhead construction in a specified St. Tammany Parish area from March 17, 2025 to January 1, 2030.
§1706. Classes of permits A. Any person desiring to construct, create, alter, improve, extend, or maintain any wharf, pier, dock, bulkhead, landfill, structure, or other encroachment shall obtain a permit from the office, prior to commencing any work, under the procedures established herein. Permits shall be classified as follows: (1) Class A Permits: Permits for reclamation of lands lost through erosion under R.S. 41:1702(D)(1). (2) Class B Permits: Permits to construct bulkheads or flood protection structures in proximity to the bank or shore, excluding bank stabilization works and projects to facilitate the development, design engineering, implementation, operation, maintenance, or repair of integrated coastal protection projects by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority under R.S. 49: 214.6.1 et seq. or other applicable law or projects for the Atchafalaya Basin Program. (3) Class C Permits: Permits to construct commercial wharves and piers. (4) Class D Permits: Permits to construct structures other than wharves or piers, excluding projects to facilitate the development, design engineering, implementation, operation, maintenance or repair of integrated coastal protection projects by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority under R.S. 49: 214.6.1 et seq. or other applicable law or projects for the Atchafalaya Basin Program. (5) Class E Permits: Permits to construct landfills upon non-eroded state lands. B. All permits shall be subject to the regulations and procedures established by this Chapter and adopted by the division or the office. The requirements and procedures for applicants established in R.S. 41:1702(D)(1) to implement reclamation of eroded lands shall govern reclamation projects; the regulations and procedures established by other Sections of this Chapter shall apply only to Class A Permits when no conflict exists with R.S. 41:1702. Noncommercial piers and wharves shall not be subject to permit requirements. C. From March 17, 2025, to January 1, 2030, no Class B Permits shall be issued for the construction of a bulkhead in St. Tammany Parish within the area defined by the following coordinates: beginning at 30°25'16.3"N 90°06'51.4"W; proceeding east to 30°25'16.1"N 90°06'45.5"W; then south to 30°25'08.8"N 90°06'46.1"W; then west to 30°25'06.6"N 90°07'04.7"W; then north to 30°25'11.6"N 90°07'04.9"W; then east to 30°25'12.3"N 90°06'51.3"W; and finally north to the point of beginning. This restriction applies to all water bodies within this area, including those locally known as Lake Emfred and Suter Slip. Added by Acts 1978, No. 645, §2, eff. July 13, 1978; Acts 2001, No. 919, §1; Acts 2018, No. 242, §2; Acts 2018, No. 570, §2, eff. July 1, 2018; Acts 2025, No. 115, §1, eff. June 8, 2025.