SPECIFIC STREET REGULATIONS

New Orleans City Code ch. 154, art. VII

in effect

New Orleans City Code § 154-601 Authority to designate one-way streets and alleys.

Sec. 154-601. - Authority to designate one-way streets and alleys. (a) Whenever any law of the city designates any one-way street or alley, the city traffic engineer shall place and maintain signs giving notice thereof, and no such regulations shall be effective unless such signs are in place. Signs indicating the direction of lawful traffic movements shall be placed at every intersection where movement of traffic in the opposite direction is prohibited. (b) The city traffic engineer is hereby authorized to, on the basis of engineering studies, and after notifying the superintendent of police, designate any street or portion thereof upon which vehicular traffic shall proceed in one direction during one period and the opposite direction during another period of the day, and shall place and maintain appropriate markings, signs, barriers or other devices as is necessary to give notice thereof. The city traffic engineer, after notifying the superintendent of police, may erect signs temporarily designating lanes to be used by traffic moving in a particular direction, regardless of the centerline of the roadway. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle in violation of such markings, signs, barriers or other devices so placed in accordance with this section. (Code 1956, § 38-93)

New Orleans City Code § 154-602 Effect of designation of one-way streets on movement of vehicles.

Sec. 154-602. - Effect of designation of one-way streets on movement of vehicles. Upon those streets and parts of streets and in those alleys described in schedule I, section 154-1191, vehicular traffic shall move only in the indicated direction when signs indicating the direction of traffic movement are erected and maintained at every intersection where movement in the opposite direction is prohibited. (Code 1956, § 38-94)

New Orleans City Code § 154-603 Through streets designated.

Sec. 154-603. - Through streets designated. Those streets and parts of streets described in schedule II, section 154-1193, and made a part hereof, are hereby declared to be through streets for the purpose of this section. (Code 1956, § 38-95)

New Orleans City Code § 154-604 Erection of traffic control devices.

Sec. 154-604. - Erection of traffic control devices. (a) Whenever any law of the city designates and describes a through street, the city traffic engineer shall place and maintain a traffic signal, stop sign or yield sign on each and every street intersecting such through street or intersecting that portion thereof described and designated as such by any law of the city. (b) The city traffic engineer may determine and designate intersections where particular hazards exist upon other than through streets and determine whether vehicles shall stop or yield at one or more entrances to any such intersection and shall erect the appropriate traffic control device at every such place. (c) Every sign erected pursuant to this section relating to required stopping of vehicular traffic shall bear the word "Stop" in letters not less than six inches in height, and such signs shall at nighttime be rendered luminous by: (1) Steady or flashing internal illumination; (2) Fixed floodlight projected on the face of the sign; or (3) Efficient reflecting elements on the face of the sign. (d) Every stop sign shall be located as near as practicable to the nearest line of the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, at the nearest line of the roadway. (Code 1956, § 38-96)

New Orleans City Code § 154-605 Access to Canal Boulevard.

Sec. 154-605. - Access to Canal Boulevard. Whenever the Orleans Levee Board Police finds it necessary to close the entrance to Lakeshore Drive at Canal Boulevard due to traffic congestion, the levee board police is hereby authorized to limit access to Canal Boulevard between Robert E. Lee Boulevard and Lakeshore Drive to local residents and to New Orleans Public Service buses by either placing a barricade which leaves one lane open for local traffic or by stationing an officer at this intersection to control said traffic. (Code 1956, § 38-96.1)

New Orleans City Code § 154-606 Vehicles and streetcars to stop at stop signs.

Sec. 154-606. - Vehicles and streetcars to stop at stop signs. When stop signs are erected at or near the entrance of any intersection, every driver of a vehicle and every operator of a streetcar shall stop such vehicle or streetcar before entering the crosswalk on the near side at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver or operator has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection. After having stopped, the driver or operator shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles which have entered the intersection from another highway, or which are approaching so closely on such highway as to constitute an immediate hazard. (Code 1956, § 38-97)

New Orleans City Code § 154-607 Operation of miniature vehicles in Vieux Carré prohibited.

Sec. 154-607. - Operation of miniature vehicles in Vieux Carré prohibited. (a) It shall be unlawful to rent or lease to operate in the Vieux Carré of the city any vehicle which is considered to be a "minivehicle" under the provisions of this section. (b) A minivehicle for the purpose of this section is defined as follows: (1) Any three-or four-wheeled vehicle which is or may be powered by gasoline, diesel or electric motor which has been constructed on a scale smaller than the size of the vehicle as originally manufactured and of which it is a miniature reproduction capable of transporting passengers; (2) Any vehicles, having three or more wheels, bearing a seat, saddle or bench which is propelled or may be propelled by any variety of electromechanical or internal combustion powered means, excluding public utility vehicles and three- or more wheeled vehicles operated by ice cream vendors. (c) For the purpose of this section, the Vieux Carré is that area bounded by Iberville Street, North Rampart Street, Esplanade Avenue and the Mississippi River. (d) Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined no more than $100.00, or imprisoned for not more than 30 days. (Code 1956, § 38-114.1; M.C.S., Ord. No. 24115, § 1, 9-2-10)

New Orleans City Code § 154-608 Vieux Carré malls.

Sec. 154-608. - Vieux Carré malls. The portions of Royal and Bourbon Streets listed in this section shall be closed to vehicular traffic in accordance with the following provisions: (1) Royal Street Mall. Royal Street shall be closed to vehicular traffic from the northern curb of Bienville Street to the southern curb of Orleans Street between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. weekdays and 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. (2) Bourbon Street Mall. a. Bourbon Street, from the northern curb of Iberville Street to the southern curb of St. Ann Street, shall be closed to all vehicular traffic except delivery, freight, and service vehicles, as defined in this chapter, and taxicabs, as provided for in subsection c., during the hours commencing at 8:00 p.m. and continuing until 11:00 a.m. of each day, with the exception of New Year's Day, Mardi Gras, and all other occasions declared by resolution of the city council. At those times, all vehicular traffic shall be prohibited at all hours of each day or as otherwise provided by resolution of the city council. b. During the hours commencing at 6:00 a.m. and continuing until 4:00 p.m. of each day, delivery, freight, and service vehicles, as defined in this chapter, shall be permitted to exclusively park within the areas designated by appropriate signage erected and/or installed by the department of streets, consisting of the riverside curbs of the Bourbon Street Mall, as defined hereinabove. During these hours, all other vehicles shall be prohibited from parking or stopping in the Bourbon Street Mall. c. Taxicabs that are either picking up or dropping off passengers in the 300 block of Bourbon Street will be permitted to enter the Bourbon Street Mall from 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Code 1956, § 38-144.1; M.C.S., Ord. No. 17,161, § 1, 8-17-95)

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_ARTVIISPSTREFetched: 10/28/2026