Notice of prohibition of smoking and vaping.
New Orleans City Code § 66-74
in effectSec. 66-74 - Notice of prohibition of smoking and vaping.
(a) "No smoking" signs or the international "No smoking" symbol, consisting of a pictorial representation of a burning cigarette enclosed in a red circle with a red bar across it, shall be clearly and conspicuously posted by the owner, operator, manager, employer, or other person in control in every location where smoking or vaping is prohibited by this article. Except as provided hereinbelow, the size, style and location of such signs shall be determined in accordance with rules and regulations that may be promulgated by the director of the department of health, but in promulgating such rules and regulations, the director shall take into consideration the concerns of the various types of establishments regulated herein with respect to the style and design of such signs. In the event such rules and regulations have not been promulgated, the size, style and location of such signs shall be determined in accordance with best practices relative thereto.
(b) The owner, operator, manager, employer, or other person in control shall remove all ashtrays from any area where smoking is prohibited by this article.
(M.C.S., Ord. No. 26201, § 1, 1-22-15)
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_CH66EN_ARTIISMFRAIAC_DIV2RE_S66-74NOPRSMVAFetched: 10/28/2026