Parking
Any student, faculty or staff member bringing a vehicle to campus must register for a permit through the Parking Portal linked below and provide valid vehicle information that will include make, model, color, license plate number, and state. Permits will be mailed to the address provided during registration of vehicle. Once the vehicle is registered, the vehicle can be parked on campus without permits being displayed, for a short time to allow for receipt of permit in the mail. However, as soon as possible, the permit needs to be displayed properly on the vehicle, otherwise the vehicle will be ticketed. Permits are required at all hours on weekdays, day and night, to promote campus safety. Students are required to keep accurate and updated license plate information at all times.
Traffic
Unless a different limit is posted, the speed limit is 15 mph on all campus streets and 10 mph in parking areas.
Drivers must adjust their speed to less than these limits when conditions so indicate.
Vehicles must stop at all stop signs.
Pedestrians only have the right of way when within marked crosswalk areas. However, drivers will proceed with caution when pedestrian traffic is present.
Student Permit Types and Information
- Commuter Student - Available to students living off-campus.
- Resident Student - Available to students living on campus in Bengal Village.
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Temporary - Available to all students and that have a currently permitted vehicle, in the event their currently registered vehicle is not accessible/usable.
Student permit decals must be placed on the left rear bumper or on the left side of the rear windshield (affix on the outside glass). If the decal is not properly affixed, the vehicle will be ticketed. Vehicles with decals that have been cut, altered or defaced will be issued a ticket.
Decals designate the areas in which vehicles are to be parked.
Commuter Student decals permit students to park in any parking area not specifically designated for other purposes (i.e., Faculty/Staff, Handicap, etc.), on a first come, first served basis. Commuter Student decals are not valid to park inside of the Bengal Village Apartment Complex.
Resident Students parking inside of the Bengal Village Apartment Complex must have a specific LSU Eunice Bengal Village Decal. Residents of Bengal Village are only allowed one vehicle to be registered and only one decal. This decal is valid for parking in student parking areas throughout the campus.
Student Permit decals are valid from August 15 to August 15 of each Academic Year.
The registration fee for students is $60 if purchased in the Fall, $40 if purchased in the Spring, and $10 if purchased in the Summer.
NOTE; you can elect to pay for permit on line at the time of registration. However, you can elect to have the fee will rollover to your student account and can be paid through the LSUE Business Affairs Office
Temporary permits are available to all students and employees that have a currently permitted vehicle, in the event their currently registered vehicle is not accessible/usable.
Temporary Permits ARE NOT to be used for guests parking in Bengal VIllage. Guest vehicles must have a Guest Parking Pss issued thorugh housing personnel at the time the guest is registered, as per LSUE Housing Rules.
In order to park in authorized ADA/Handicap spaces on campus, students or employees with state-handicapped placards are required to register with the LSUE Police and Security office. This is done by completing the ADA Registration Form and bringing a copy of their handicapped identification card, driver’s license, and/or Mobility ID/paperwork in for verification. Once an ADA placard is registered to a vehicle, LSUE Police and Security shall provide a sticker which should be immediately placed above the individual's LSUE decal on the vehicle or on the hangtag (employees). The sticker is intended to notify enforcement personnel in the field that the vehicle has registered the ADA placard with the department. The sticker alone does not grant the vehicle the ability to park in accessible parking spaces, an ADA placard must also be displayed in the vehicle by Louisiana Law.
Louisiana law states, a person with a disability must be in the vehicle, either as the driver or passenger, when using a handicap parking permit. The person to whom the handicap status has been granted must also possess a picture ID to present if requested by law enforcement. It is illegal to use a handicap placard or special license plate to park in a designated space if the disabled person is not present.
Designated Student Veteran Parking locations are located throughout the various parking lots on campus. These reserved parking spots are specifically for our students who have served in our nation’s armed forces. This courtesy does not apply to dependents of a veteran.
In order to park in authorized Veterans spaces on campus, student veterans are required to register with the LSUE Police and Security office by completing the Veterans Registration Form and providing proof veterans status.
LSUE Police and Security will provide a sticker which should be immediately placed above the individual's LSUE decal on the vehicle.
Beginning for the Academic Year 2025-26, Faculty Staff Parking Hangtags will be issued free of charge as permanent hangtags that will be valid until end of employment.
Hangtags must be displayed while parked on campus.
Parking Citations
All citations are the responsibility of the person the permit is registered to, no exceptions.
It is expected that all permit holders have reviewed LSUE Parking Regulations when registering their vehicle.
When a citation is issued, a ppaper printed citation will be placed on the vehilce and an emial notificationof violation will be emailed to the registrant, if the vehilce is registered properly.
Citations can be paid 24-48 hours after issuance through LSUE Business Affairs Office.
A citation can be appealed within 10 business days of receiving the citation through the Parking Portal.
When submitting an appeal, there must be significant and valid evidence that a parking violation was not committed. Valid documentation must be provided with the initial appeal.
The Parking Appeals Committee meets monthly (typically the 1st Tuesday of each month).
The following list of reasons are considered frivolous and will NOT be valid grounds for an appeal:
- Ignorance of the regulation.
- Inability to find a permitted parking space.
- Late to class or appointment.
- Other vehicles were parked incorrectly.
- Operation of vehicle by another person.
- Operation of an unregistered vehicle.
- Stated failure to receive citation previously for similar offenses.
- Inability to pay fines.
- Disagreement with the Traffic and Parking Regulations.