Sabine Parish, Louisiana Eviction Risk: Low

Sabine Parish, Louisiana eviction laws earns an average eviction-risk score of 2.6/10 (Low) across its 10 tracked cities, placing it at rank 43 of 64 Louisiana parishes. That position means 42 parishes carry higher risk and only 21 are more landlord-friendly, putting Sabine Parish comfortably in the lower-risk third of the state. For a landlord or investor sizing up the market, that broad indicator translates to a parish where tenant-side pressures are comparatively contained, though local conditions vary more than the average alone suggests.

The underlying spread, from a low of 1.9/10 to a high of 2.8/10, spans nearly a full point, which is meaningful at this end of the scale. An average rent of $614 signals a working-class rental market, and a rent-burden rate of 32% of income going toward housing tells you tenants are stretched but not at the extreme levels seen in urban parishes. Landlords who price carefully and screen thoroughly should find operating conditions manageable here.

The cities inside Sabine Parish

The parish seat of Many (population 2,166) posts the highest risk score in the parish at 2.8/10, and as the largest and most active rental market in Sabine Parish, it draws the most investor attention while carrying the most tenant-side pressure. Zwolle (population 1,796) and Florien (population 714) both score 2.7/10, occupying a middle band that still sits well below state-average risk levels. Pleasant Hill also lands at 2.7/10, so the upper cluster of the parish is tight.

At the lower end, Fort Jesup and Fisher both score 2.0/10, and Belmont comes in at 2.1/10, representing the most landlord-friendly operating environments in the parish. Noble at 2.4/10 and Converse at 2.5/10 occupy the middle ground. The point is that risk is genuinely hyper-local here: a landlord operating in Many faces a materially different profile than one in Fort Jesup, even though both sit within the same Low-rated parish.

State-level laws that apply here

Every landlord in Sabine Parish operates under Louisiana eviction laws state law, specifically La. R.S. § 9:3251 et seq. (Louisiana eviction laws Lease Law). For nonpayment of rent or a lease violation, the required notice period is 5 days. Terminating a month-to-month tenancy with no stated cause requires a 30-day notice. Once filed, an uncontested eviction typically resolves in 14 to 30 days; a contested case can stretch to 30 to 90 days. Understanding the full Louisiana eviction laws eviction process before you need it matters because the cost of getting it wrong adds up quickly. Court filing fees run $170 to $300, sheriff lockout fees add another $50 to $175, and if you need legal counsel, attorney fees range from $500 to $3,000. A full review of Louisiana eviction costs is worth running before you estimate deal economics on any acquisition here. On the regulatory side, Louisiana eviction laws does not require just cause for non-renewal, and state law preempts local rent control, so parishes cannot impose their own caps, a meaningful protection for landlords investing long-term in this market.

With a poverty rate of 32.8% and a renter share of 37.5% across the parish, the tenant base is economically pressured but the Low risk classification reflects that legal and structural conditions still favor landlord operations, and the city grid above breaks that down city by city.