NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, 2015 ed. (eff. Jul 1, 2017); separately, R.S. 40:1578.7 makes NFPA 1 or the IFC the State Uniform Fire Prevention Code, edition set by Fire Marshal rule. Enforced by Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal; parishes with SFM-certified fire prevention bureaus enforce locally on its behalf (R.S. 40:1563). SFM keeps schools, colleges, licensed/institutional buildings, state buildings, detention and childcare facilities. Verified on the primary source, re-checked weekly.
Covers egress and general fire prevention in existing buildings statewide. Since Jul 1, 2026, the fire marshal also enforces fire-protection, egress and accessibility provisions of the state construction code; accessibility moved from ADA-ABA to IBC Chapter 11.
Source: primary document
Statewide layer. County and city amendments sit on top; the building view resolves them from your ZIP.
In force since Jul 1, 2026 (expanded SFM authority over LSUCC fire/egress/accessibility provisions, Act 534/2024); the Fire Marshal's currently-adopted NFPA 1/IFC edition was not confirmed this run
No federal fire code applies to a private building; OSHA's exit-route, fire-extinguisher and emergency-plan rules (29 CFR 1910 Subparts E and L) apply to every employer alongside the state fire code.
NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, 2015 ed. (eff. Jul 1, 2017); separately, R.S. 40:1578.7 makes NFPA 1 or the IFC the State Uniform Fire Prevention Code, edition set by Fire Marshal rule. Covers egress and general fire prevention in existing buildings statewide. Since Jul 1, 2026, the fire marshal also enforces fire-protection, egress and accessibility provisions of the state construction code; accessibility moved from ADA-ABA to IBC Chapter 11.
Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal; parishes with SFM-certified fire prevention bureaus enforce locally on its behalf (R.S. 40:1563). SFM keeps schools, colleges, licensed/institutional buildings, state buildings, detention and childcare facilities.
Nothing is scheduled. The rule above stays in force until the state adopts a newer edition or amends the program; AHJ Radar re-checks the source weekly.
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