Procedure on appeal.

New Orleans City Code § 154-144

in effect

Sec. 154-144. - Procedure on appeal. There shall be a right of appeal in all cases from the traffic court to the criminal district court for the parish. All procedures now provided for in this Code relative to appeals taken from the municipal court to the criminal district court for the parish shall be applicable to appeals taken by defendants in matters tried before the traffic court. Sections 50-141 through 50-147 shall apply with equal force and legal effect to all appeals taken from convictions in the traffic court. Whenever there is a mention in such sections on appeal of the clerk of municipal court, it shall be deemed that the section refers also to the clerk of the traffic court, provided further, that the return date on appeals shall be as now provided by law, and such return date may be extended by the judges of the municipal or traffic courts. (Code 1956, § 38-36)

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_ARTIIITRCONEOR_DIV2PR_S154-144PRAPFetched: 10/28/2026