Same—In parts of Bayou Sauvage, Venetian Waterway, Irish Bayou, Chef Menteur Pass and connecting waterways.
New Orleans City Code § 170-55
in effectSec. 170-55. - Same—In parts of Bayou Sauvage, Venetian Waterway, Irish Bayou, Chef Menteur Pass and connecting waterways.
The operation of any vessel or watercraft powered by a motor in excess of five miles per hour is forbidden as follows:
(1) In Bayou Sauvage or Venetian Waterway from the entrance of Bayou Sauvage or Venetian Waterway at Chef Menteur Pass to the point of crossing of the borrow pit of the protective levee.
(2) In Irish Bayou from the east entrance of Irish Bayou to the point of crossing of the borrow pit of U.S. Highway No. 11.
(3) In the borrow pit of U.S. Highway No. 11 from the intersection with the protective levee to its northern termination point near Lake Pontchartrain.
(4) In Chef Menteur Pass from its entrance at Lake Pontchartrain to its point of intersection with the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.
(5) The entirety of the Marquez Canal from its entrance at Lake Saint Catherine to its point of intersection with the Chef Menteur Pass.
(Code 1956, § 66-11.1; M.C.S., Ord. No. 29804, § 1, 2-1-24)
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_CH170WA_ARTIIBOWASA_S170-55SANPABASAVEWAIRBACHMEPACOWAFetched: 10/28/2026