The erection, installation, maintaining, or otherwise placing or permitting to remain within the right-of-way, including the ditches and the banks thereof on the outer or far side thereof, of any advertising sign, poster or other object which has instructions or directions, or the attracting of attention, is prohibited, except insofar as specifically excepted according to the provisions made in this article.

(Ord. No. 6143, § II, 12-6-12)

The prohibition of section 26-74 shall not apply to the following:

(1)

Signs placed by the parish department of public works or by order of the police jury to direct, warn, caution or inform the traveling public for the convenience and safety thereof;

(2)

Signs placed by the state department of transportation and development or other state agency for the purpose of informing or warning the public of a regulation made pursuant to law by such agency in keeping with its purposes, the safety, convenience or welfare of the public;

(3)

Signs placed by authorities of incorporated municipalities within their corporate limits, in those instances where a parish road crosses or enters a municipal corporation;

(4)

Signs placed by railroad companies at or near railroad crossings, where required or permitted by law.

(Ord. No. 6143, § II, 12-6-12)

The parish director of planning and development, or his designee, may issue temporary permits, or certificates of authority, permitting the erection at the outer or far side of a road right-of-way, temporary signs with the purpose of directing guests, members of organizations or other persons to a spot or location where some outing or public gathering will be held.

(Ord. No. 6143, § II, 12-6-12)

Any such temporary permit shall be in writing and signed by the issuing officer, and it shall provide that after the outing or other gathering is held, all such signs shall be removed by the person to whom the temporary permit is issued; a sum estimated as sufficient to defray the expense of removing the signs if such permittee fails to do so, the security to be returned when satisfactory evidence of the removal of such signs by permittee has been presented to the issuing official.

(Ord. No. 6143, § II, 12-6-12)

If the police jury, by resolution or ordinance, grants a special permit, either temporary or permanent, for the placement of any sign in the right-of-way of any road, such resolution or ordinance shall not be deemed a repeal of this article, but shall be deemed an exception to its provisions, in addition to those exceptions listed in section 26-75.

(Ord. No. 6143, § II, 12-6-12)

(a)

Apparent value. When structures, signs, obstacles, etc., are of a permanent nature with significant value, the owner will be notified by certified mail to remove it within five (5) days or such other period as may be agreed upon. When items do not have significant value but do retain some apparent value, the owner shall be notified orally or in writing to remove it within five (5) days or such other period as may be agreed upon. All signs of significant or apparent value will be marked with an approved sticker as "ILLEGAL" at the time of owner notification. If the owner is unknown or cannot be found, a written notice "OBJECT ENCROACHMENT" sticker shall be affixed to the object setting forth that it must be removed within five (5) days from the date specified. Failure to remove within the specified period of time serves as forfeiture of all rights thereto, and the police jury may remove the object for its own use, dispose of it at a private or public sale, destroy it, or dispose of it in any way deemed necessary. The owner and any other person responsible therefor remains liable for any damages to the public property or expenditure of public funds resulting from the installation or removal of such items.

(b)

No apparent value. Structures, signs, obstacles, etc., that have no apparent value will be summarily removed and destroyed or disposed of in the most cost effective manner available. Items in this category are wooden stake signs, small cardboard signs, light paper signs, and signs nailed to utility poles, trees, etc.

(c)

Political, real estate, or similar type signs. Political, real estate, or similar type signs shall not be located within the public right-of-way. Large signs (e.g. plywood with 2 by 4 supports, or signs that exceed four (4) square feet in surface area) will be tagged "ILLEGAL" and removed after five (5) days. The ultimate disposition of political, real estate, or similar type signs will be as provided for in paragraph (b) above.

(d)

Potential traffic hazard of obstacle to maintenance. Any structure, sign, headwall, obstacle, object, deposit, or thing which is potentially hazardous or interferes with road or structure maintenance because of its location or type of construction will be removed as provided for in either paragraph (a) or (b) above.

(Ord. No. 6143, § II, 12-6-12)

For each violation of this article, the offender shall, on conviction, be punished as provided in section 1-9 of this Code.

(Ord. No. 6143, § II, 12-6-12)