Opening and closing vehicle doors.
New Orleans City Code § 154-397
in effectSec. 154-397. - Opening and closing vehicle doors.
(a) No person shall open any door of a motor vehicle located on a highway without first taking due precaution to ensure that his act shall not interfere with the movement of traffic or endanger any other person or vehicle.
(b) No person shall leave any door of a motor vehicle located on a highway open on the side adjacent to moving traffic for a period of time longer than necessary to load or unload passengers.
(c) No person shall load or unload merchandise or freight from that side of a motor vehicle available to moving traffic in such a manner as to impede the right-of-way of any vehicle travelling in such adjacent moving traffic lane.
(Code 1956, § 38-130; M.C.S., Ord. No. 27365, § 3, 4-20-17)
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_CH154TRVE_ARTVOPVE_DIV2RURO_S154-397OPCLVEDOFetched: 10/28/2026