Louisiana Campaign Sign Laws: Polling Places, Right-of-Way and Removal
What Louisiana state law says about campaign yard signs: Political signs in public road rights-of-way ("litter-free zones") count as litter if the candidate, deemed the sign's owner, "fails to remove the sign within thirty days following the general election for the office." From 6:00 a.m. Political campaign signs "shall not be erected, displayed, or posted within any highway right-of-way or litter-free zone," with litter-law penalties. Every rule links to the official text, checked on November 2, 2026.
Not legal advice.
This is general information read from the official Louisiana sources linked below on November 2, 2026. Cities, counties, the state transportation department and HOAs can add stricter rules. Check with your local election office or your city's code enforcement office before you rely on a date.
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The Louisiana rules, from official sources
Removal (road right-of-way)
Political signs in public road rights-of-way ("litter-free zones") count as litter if the candidate, deemed the sign's owner, "fails to remove the sign within thirty days following the general election for the office."
By Thu Dec 3 (our count), for offices whose general election is Nov 3
La. R.S. 30:2544(C)(2)
Polling places
From 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on election day and during early voting, no one may "place, wear, or display political signs" inside a polling place or within six hundred feet of its entrance. Signs on private property that isn't a polling place, placed by or with consent of the owner or occupant, are excepted.
La. R.S. 18:1462
Right-of-way and private property
Political campaign signs "shall not be erected, displayed, or posted within any highway right-of-way or litter-free zone," with litter-law penalties.
La. R.S. 48:347(D)
When do campaign signs have to come down in Louisiana?
Political signs in public road rights-of-way ("litter-free zones") count as litter if the candidate, deemed the sign's owner, "fails to remove the sign within thirty days following the general election for the office." For the November 3, 2026 election: By Thu Dec 3 (our count), for offices whose general election is Nov 3. Many cities set their own deadline, so check with yours.
How to stay inside the Louisiana rules
Get the owner's permission for every yard
Keep the list.
Check the right-of-way rule before signs go near a road
The Louisiana right-of-way rule is in the table above.
Mark the polling-place buffer on your map
Use the distance in the Louisiana polling-place rule above.
Write down where every sign went
You'll need it on take-down day.
Other states
Removal deadlines, polling-place distances and right-of-way rules for 49 states and DC: Campaign sign laws by state.
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When do campaign signs have to be removed in Louisiana?
Political signs in public road rights-of-way ("litter-free zones") count as litter if the candidate, deemed the sign's owner, "fails to remove the sign within thirty days following the general election for the office." (La. R.S. 30:2544(C)(2)) For the November 3, 2026 election: By Thu Dec 3 (our count), for offices whose general election is Nov 3. Not legal advice.
How far do campaign signs need to be from a polling place in Louisiana?
From 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on election day and during early voting, no one may "place, wear, or display political signs" inside a polling place or within six hundred feet of its entrance. Signs on private property that isn't a polling place, placed by or with consent of the owner or occupant, are excepted. (La. R.S. 18:1462) Not legal advice.
Where can campaign signs go in Louisiana?
Political campaign signs "shall not be erected, displayed, or posted within any highway right-of-way or litter-free zone," with litter-law penalties. (La. R.S. 48:347(D)) Not legal advice.
Laws on this page checked November 2, 2026. Not legal advice.
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