Most fences between Shreveport back yards are 6-foot wood privacy fences. They're affordable, easy to repair a board at a time, and they stay under the city's 7-foot permit exemption.
Styles
- Dog-ear pickets
- Board-on-board
- Shadowbox, which looks the same on both sides, a good fit for a fence that's legally shared
- Capped privacy
On the property line
If the fence sits on the boundary, Louisiana law presumes it's common to both owners. That's one reason a shadowbox or board-on-board design, attractive on both sides, makes sense between neighbors. See shared fences and neighbors.
Rain and ice
With more than 51 inches of rain a year and winter ice storms, ask for ground-contact posts set deep, and a gap at the bottom so boards dry out.
Price
Angi's national range for wood is $10 to $45 per linear foot.
Sources
- City of Shreveport: Your Guide to Building Permits & Inspections and the Metropolitan Planning Commission (2026)
- Louisiana Civil Code Article 685: Common fences
- Wikipedia: Shreveport, Louisiana
- Angi: How Much Does Fence Installation Cost? (national survey data, checked November 2026)
Checked November 10, 2026. Codes, statutes and prices change; see the linked source for the current text.