Headlight requirements.
New Orleans City Code § 154-1254
in effectSec. 154-1254. - Headlight requirements.
Every vehicle upon a street or highway within this city at any time between sunset and sunrise and at any other time when, due to insufficient light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions, persons and vehicles on the highway are not clearly discernible at a distance of 500 feet ahead shall display lighted lamps and illuminating devices as required by state law and this chapter for the different classes of vehicles regulated by state law, subject to exception with respect to parked vehicles.
(Code 1956, § 38-165)
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_ARTXEQ_S154-1254HEREFetched: 10/28/2026
