Meter fare for taxicabs and DFTs.

New Orleans City Code § 162-745

in effect

Sec. 162-745. - Meter fare for taxicabs and DFTs. The taxicab or DFT meter fare shall be $3.50, which shall entitle the passenger to be transported the first one-eighth mile, and the total meter fare shall include an additional $0.30 for each additional one-eighth mile, or incompleted fraction thereof that the passenger is transported; provided that whatever [whenever] the speed of the taxicab or DFT is less than the rate of one-eighth mile per 40 seconds, an additional $0.30 shall accrue for each 40 second interval therein. There shall be an additional charge of $1.00 per passenger after one passenger on all regular taxi or DFT trips. (a) An additional gasoline surcharge of $1.00 per each completed trip shall be authorized until December 31, 2027. (b) All taxicabs and DFTs are required to post in plain sight in the interior of the vehicle notice to passengers of a $1.00 gasoline surcharge for each completed trip subject to design specifications approved by the director of the department of public works pursuant to section 162-743. (Code 1956, § 12-182; M.C.S., Ord. No. 16,880, § 2(e), 2-2-95; M.C.S., Ord. No. 16,996, § 1, 4-20-95; Ord. No. 19,598, § 1, 4-6-00; M.C.S., Ord. No. 20638, § 1, 4-18-02; M.C.S., Ord. No. 21810, § 1, 12-16-04; M.C.S., Ord. No. 21928, § 1, 5-5-05; M.C.S., Ord. 22150, § 1, 3-2-06; M.C.S., Ord. No. 22567, § 1, 4-5-07; M.C.S., Ord. No. 23148, § 1, 7-10-08; M.C.S., Ord. No. 23233, § 1, 9-18-08; M.C.S., Ord. No. 23507, § 1, 4-23-09; M.C.S., Ord. No. 23579, § 1, 6-18-09; M.C.S., Ord. No. 23639, § 1, 7-23-09; M.C.S., Ord. No. 26505, § 1, 7-9-15, eff. 9-1-15; M.C.S., Ord. No. 26584, § 1, 9-17-15, eff. 9-1-15; M.C.S., Ord. No. 29154, § 1, 9-1-22; M.C.S., Ord. No. 30698, § 1, 7-9-26)

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_CH162VEHI_ARTVIITA_DIV4FA_S162-745MEFATADFFetched: 10/28/2026