Application requirements for certain organizations.
New Orleans City Code § 42-67
in effectSec. 42-67. - Application requirements for certain organizations.
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of section 42-66 with regard to the requirement that applicants for a license to conduct charitable raffles, bingo, or keno be domiciliaries and residents of the parish, and that applicants do not conduct charitable games of chance in other parishes, an organization which operates within the parish as a unit of an organization domiciled elsewhere in the state may be issued a license under this division under the following conditions:
(1) The applicant shall submit applicable articles of incorporation and by-laws describing the status of the organization to the department of finance.
(2) The director of the department of finance or his designated representative shall review the material submitted and make a recommendation as to whether or not the organization operates independently as a unit of an organization domiciled elsewhere in the state and devotes the proceeds of its activities to educational, charitable, patriotic, religious, or public spirited uses within the parish.
(3) An initial application for a license pursuant to this section shall not be issued unless the director of the department of finance or his designated representative has reviewed the application and made a recommendation concerning issuance of the license to the council and the council has approved the issuance of the license by resolution. The council may act contrary to the recommendation of the director of the department of finance or his designated representative. Renewals of licenses previously approved by council resolution shall not require subsequent council approval.
(4) Failure of an organization holding a license under this section to devote proceeds from the conduct of charitable games of chance to activities in the parish shall be cause for suspension or revocation of the license.
(5) All other provisions of this division shall be applicable to an organization granted a license pursuant to this section.
(Code 1956, § 14-43.01)
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_CH42CH_ARTIIRABIKE_DIV2LI_S42-67APRECEORFetched: 10/28/2026