# Sidewalk Repair in Baton Rouge, LA: Who Pays? | Who Pays the Repair?

> In Baton Rouge owners fronting paved sidewalks must pave, repair and keep them in repair at their own expense.

**Who pays:** owner

Baton Rouge: owners fronting paved sidewalks must pave, repair and keep them in repair at their own expense.

**Boundary:** Baton Rouge (City / East Baton Rouge Parish) Code § 2:171 makes it the duty of owners of lots fronting on streets with paved sidewalks to pave, repair and keep the sidewalks in repair, provide drainage, and prevent nuisances. Failure to repair within 10 days of published notice is a violation (§ 2:173).

**Property owner:** Pave, repair and keep the abutting sidewalk in repair; ensure drainage; prevent weeds/nuisances (§ 2:171); comply within 10 days of notice (§ 2:173).

**City / agency:** Enforcement is by notice of violation; the repair duty and cost rest on the owner.

## Sources
- [Baton Rouge / EBR Parish Code § 2:171 (owner duty to pave and keep sidewalks in repair)](https://library.municode.com/la/baton_rouge/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT2STALSIBASE_CH3SI_PTIIREMACOSI_S2_171DUOW) — "It shall be the duty of all owners of lots fronting on streets having paved sidewalks to: (1) Pave, repair and keep in repair, the sidewalks in front of their said lots by removing all uneven and broken sections and replacing them with such materials as will level the surface and make it uniform; (2) Provide sufficient drainage over or under the sidewalks to prevent the accumulation or standing of water on or near the sidewalks; (3) Prevent the growth or accumulation of weeds, grass, dirt or other nuisance on the sidewalks" (accessed 2026-09-09)
- [Baton Rouge / EBR Parish Code § 2:173 (notice of violation; 10-day compliance)](https://library.municode.com/la/baton_rouge/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT2STALSIBASE_CH3SI_PTIIREMACOSI_S2_173NOVI) — "The failure to make such repairs or to perform such maintenance within ten (10) days of the first publication of such notice ... shall constitute a separate violation hereunder, and the sending or publishing of such notice shall not excuse the violation committed to continue or in anywise relieve the property owner from the obligations and responsibilities placed upon such owner by the provisions of this part." (accessed 2026-09-09)

_Last verified 2026-09-09. Source: Who Pays the Repair? — https://whopaystherepair.com/rules/baton-rouge-la-sidewalk-repair/ — every claim checked against a primary source before publication (see /methodology/)._