Additional passengers.
New Orleans City Code § 162-754
in effectSec. 162-754. - Additional passengers.
(a) When all passengers are members of the same group or party and originate from the same point and go to the same destination, or when the original passenger directs the driver to pick up or discharge others in the same group or party, all passengers shall be transported for the recorded meter fare, plus applicable bridge and ferriage charges, except as provided otherwise in this article.
(b) When one or more additional groups consisting of one or more passengers share the same taxicab, the fare charged shall be metered fare. The chauffeur shall rewind the meter upon the discharging of each group. Additional passengers may be picked up at the beginning of any trip or in route only if such pick up is agreeable to the initial passenger or group employing the taxicab.
(Code 1956, § 12-191)
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_CH162VEHI_ARTVIITA_DIV4FA_S162-754ADPAFetched: 10/28/2026