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Building Permits in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

County jurisdiction

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Adopted Construction Codes

These are the state-level code editions for Louisiana. They apply in St. Tammany Parishunless a verified local adoption or amendment is noted — in local-adoption states, confirm the city or county's own code editions with the building department.

Code	Edition	Adoption
IBC — International Building Code	2021	La. R.S. 40:1730.28; LAC 17:I, eff. 1/1/2023 · source ↗
IEBC — International Existing Building Code	2021	LAC 17:I, eff. 1/1/2023 · source ↗
IMC — International Mechanical Code	2021	LAC 17:I, eff. 1/1/2023 · source ↗
IPC — International Plumbing Code	2021	Louisiana State Plumbing Code amendments · source ↗
IRC — International Residential Code	2021	La. R.S. 40:1730.28 (energy chapter replaced with 2009 IRC Ch. 11) · source ↗

Permit Requirements

Permit-type details for St. Tammany Parish (fees, required documents, inspection sequence) are being verified with the local building department. In the meantime, contact the county building department directly, or ask the BuildSpec Copilot about statewide requirements.

Building Department

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Phone: 985-898-2574

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