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Spring 2026 Semester Parking Permit Information

All Spring 2026 semester permits will expire on Sunday, May. 31.

Summer 2026 Parking Permit Information

A Summer 2026 permit is required of all residential students, commuter students, student workers, graduate assistants and adjuncts parking on University property. 

 

Summer 2026 permits will be available for purchase starting May 20, 2026. These permits will be active June 1 through August 7. 

 

All vehicles parked on University property must be either linked to an active permit or have purchased time to park in one of the ParkMobile hourly parking lots.

Permit Pricing

Summer 2026 permit pricing will be as follows.

Residential student parking permits for students living on campus. 

• Residential summer semester parking permits are $20. 

• Permits are sold according to the housing facility of the residential student and may be used to park in their assigned zones only. 

• Residential parking permits are restricted to one vehicle at a time. Contact Transportation Services to make any changes to your residential permit.

• Families residing in Cajun Village who need to purchase an additional permit for a second driver in the family may do so for $10 for the summer. The second permit may only be purchased in the Office of Transportation Services.

• Residential Handicap Permits are also available to individuals residing on campus for the summer who have current state issued handicap credentials on file with Transportation Services. Any student with active state issued handicap credentials in their name may request to be approved to purchase a residential handicap parking permit by emailing their drivers license, mobility card and hangtag to geauxpark@louisiana.edu. This permit allows parking in the handicap spaces reserved with signage for residential handicap parking permits or any other parking space in their residential zone.

Commuter students:

Please note that bus service from Cajun Field has been suspended for the summer. Bus services will resume with the start of the fall semester in August. Commuter parking permits will not be available for the summer semester.

Summer shuttle stop locations for continuous loop shuttle service include:

1. Student Union
2. Rex St.
3. Legacy (Near Cafe' Fleur De Lis)
4. Cajun Village (S. Campus Drive)
5. Heritage (Club House)
6. Bourgeois (Gym side)
7. Health Sciences (611 St. Landry)

Shuttle service hours are Monday – Friday 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Closed Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.

Permits available to commuter students for the summer include:

Girard Park Circle Parking Tower

• Guaranteed parking on the third through sixth floors of the garage on all class days.

• Summer permits will be sold for $125 for the summer. 

• Permits are available to purchase beginning May 20, 2026. These permits are available on a limited basis.

• Permits will be active June 1 through August 7, 2026.

• It is not a night permit and does not allow parking elsewhere on campus.

Zone 17C permits

• Commuter students can purchase a parking permit for Zone 17C for $20.

• This permit will allow parking only in Zone 17C which is shown on the ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ Main Campus & Health Science Campus Zone Map on the Zone Lists & Maps web page. Parking with this permit is restricted to the two areas marked as Zone 17C on the Zone Map.

• These permits are limited and will be sold on a first come first served basis. 

• Permits will be active June 1 through August 7, 2026.

Graduate Assistant Permits

For the summer 2026, graduate assistants will purchase the Zone 17C permit. The GA specific permits will be available to purchase again for the fall 2026 semester. 

To view the parking area for this permit, please refer to the ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ Main Campus & Health Science Campus Zone Map on the Zone Lists & Maps web page. Zone 17C summer permits may park in the areas designated 17C and Z17GA/FS June 1 through August 7.

Student Aide Permits 

Available on a first-come, first-served basis through online and in-person sales in the Transportation Services office. 

• Student Aide Summer permits are $20.

• Student Aides wanting to purchase a permit must have their supervisor submit their name to Transportation Services each semester to be placed in a pool of those eligible to purchase one of the limited permits.

Faculty & Staff 2025-2026 Parking Permit Information

The 2025-2026 annual parking permits for faculty and staff will be available to purchase beginning Friday, August 1, 2025. All 2024-2025 permits will expire on August 14, 2025. An email with all details was sent in mid-July.

 

Vehicles are Required to Park HEAD IN

Vehicles will only be allowed to back into a space in the event they have a FRONT LICENSE Plate. We realize the State of Louisiana does not require a front license however for enforcement reasons this is now part of the ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ at Lafayette Traffic Code. Those vehicles that are not in compliance will be issued citations and after three or more will be subject to being booted or towed.

Paid Parking on Campus

All commuters without a permit for parking on the main campus and all visitors should use the Girard Park Circle Garage located at 138 Girard Park Circle. This is a Pay By Space system where individuals will park and pay at the time the vehicle is initially parked. Payment is for an estimated amount of time using the rates below. Payment for parking is made using ParkMobile via an account in the ParkMobile app, a website or a phone number listed on signage on the walls of the garage:
        1 minute to 2 hours                $5.25
        Each additional hour              $1.05

The system will send you a notification when your time is about to expire if you have an account with ParkMobile. Simply respond with 60, 120, 180, etc. and the system will extend your time and charge the additional hours to the card on file with the account. Once time is expired, it may not be extended. If an extended time is not desired, no further action is needed.
**Please note that there is a small convenience fee for this service that will be added to the cost**

Permits are a Two Step Process: Vehicle Registration and Purchase Permit

1. When purchasing a permit for the first time, individuals will need to REGISTER their vehicle in their parking portal and OBTAIN a permit. When registering a vehicle, it is best to use the vehicle registration papers to enter an accurate license plate number.  Then log into your ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½INK account, go to Campus Services then access my parking account in the Parking & Transit section to launch to your Parking Portal. Once a vehicle is registered in the portal, it does not need to be entered again. If the license plate changes or a new vehicle is purchased, this information will need to be entered and linked to the active permit. A vehicle is REQUIRED to register and have an active parking permit to park on campus at all times.
2. YOUR License plate will be your identification for your parking privilege in a specific location. Hangtags or decals are not issued. All vehicles must be parked so a license plate is visible from the aisle.
3. It is extremely important that YOU CORRECTLY enter in your LICENSE PLATE information when registering your vehicle!
4. Failure to enter the correct information in Step 3 will result in a CITATION.
5. Faculty / Staff will be allowed to register up to 2 license plates on their parking permit HOWEVER, only one of those vehicles will be allowed on campus at the same time. Enforcement officers will be utilizing License Plate Recognition Software to check plates and the software is capable of determining if more than one of your registered vehicles is on campus at the same time.
6. Permits are not transferable. Do not accept any permit from another person. The only valid transfer of permits is through Transportation Services.
7. Registration and permits are still required for parking on campus at night.

Handicap Permits 

The Office of Transportation Services accepts electronic submission of state-issued handicap credentials to obtain a handicap parking permit for students and employees.

Commuter and residential students who had a handicap parking permit for the most recent semester and whose state-issued credentials are still in effect may send an email that includes their full name, ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ID and cell phone number to geauxpark@louisiana.edu requesting to purchase their commuter or residential handicap parking permit online for the next semester. We will confirm we have all the necessary credentials on file and contact you if there are any questions. Locations for parking for students with a commuter handicap parking permit can be found on the Zone Map (Archived).

Faculty and staff who wish to renew their annual handicap parking permit should send an email to geauxpark@louisiana.edu requesting to purchase their annual parking permit online. We will confirm we have the credentials on file and contact you if there are any questions.

Faculty, staff, commuter and residential students who are obtaining a handicap parking permit for the first time or have new credentials from the state should send an email that includes their full name, ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ID, cell phone number and an electronic copy of their current drivers license, mobility impaired card and handicap placard or vehicle registration. All three must be currently in effect to be considered. Residential students with handicap credentials MUST purchase a residential Handicap permit and provide the placard and state issued mobility card issued to the resident.

Electronic copies of the drivers license, mobility impaired card and handicap placard/vehicle registration should be clear and legible to be approved quicker. We do reserve the right to request the original credentials be brought into our office. If we have any questions about your request or your submission, we will email or call.

If a handicap parking permit is needed sooner than two business days, individuals are welcome to come into our office provided it is open to the public at that time.

Questions may be emailed to geauxpark@louisiana.edu.