Billboards—Prohibited near grade separations.
New Orleans City Code § 134-167
in effectSec. 134-167. - Billboards—Prohibited near grade separations.
Except as permitted by this section and sections 134-168 through 134-171, no firm, person, corporation, association or individual may construct, cause to be constructed, use or maintain any billboard, signboard, or any other advertising structure, advertising display or advertising medium of any nature whatsoever, or any part thereof, within 200 feet from any portion of any grade separation, including the approaches thereto, constructed or to be constructed in conjunction with the grade separation plan of the Union Passenger Terminal Program of the city, it being understood that by approaches to grade separations is meant the entire area between the end of such grade separation structure and the place where the street approach rises from or descends from the normal street grade adjacent to the separation. It is the intent of this section that no sign, billboard, or display sign shall be constructed, maintained or used within 200 feet from any grade separation, including its approaches, unless otherwise specified in this chapter.
(Code 1956, § 3-8)
Source: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances and Home Rule Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/la/new_orleans/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICO_CH134SI_ARTIVBIOTADST_S134-167BIRONEGRSEFetched: 10/28/2026