Initiatives for Louisiana

Locality	Initiative Type	Mitigation Strategy	Link	Title & Description	Date
Baton Rouge	Tree and Landscape Ordinance	Trees and Vegetation	Chapter 18 Landscape and Trees (PDF)	Baton Rouge Landscape and Trees Ordinance - In 2007, the City of Baton Rouge strengthened its landscape ordinance, which requires tree planting on all new developments, excluding single-family residences. The ordinance requires two shade trees for every 5,000 square feet of site, and one shade tree per 600 square feet of street frontage. Parking lot requirements include one shade tree per 15 parking spaces for a lot with one to 25 spaces; one shade tree per 12 parking spaces for a lot with 25 to 100 spaces; and one shade tree per 10 parking spaces for a lot over 100 spaces. For example, a 10,000-square-foot site with 600 square feet of storefront and 150 parking spaces would require 20 shade trees (i.e., four for the square footage of the site, one for the store frontage, and 15 for the parking lot).	Active