International Fire Code—Adopted.

New Orleans City Code § 26-21

in effect

Sec. 26-21. - International Fire Code—Adopted. (a) Code adopted. The International Fire Code, 2021 Edition, is hereby adopted as the Fire Code of the City of New Orleans, except that the text of the code shall read as modified by the amendments set forth in section 26-22. In the event of conflict these amendments shall supersede and take priority over any amended or unamended section. If an amendment is in conflict with only part of a section, it shall be construed as superseding only the part of the section with which it is in conflict. (b) City not liable. Nothing contained in this code shall be construed to relieve or lessen the responsibility or liability of any person for injury or damage to persons or property caused by or resulting from any defects of any nature in any work performed by said person or in any equipment owned, controlled, installed, operated or used by him, nor shall the city or any officer, agent or employee thereof incur, or be held to assume, any liability by reason or in consequence of any permit, permission, certificate of inspection or approval authorized therein, or issued or given as herein provided, or by any reason of or in consequence of any things done or acts performed pursuant to any provisions of this code. (c) Prior violations. All suits at law or in equity and all prosecutions resulting from the violation of any fire ordinances heretofore in effect, which are now pending in any of the courts of this state, or of the United States, shall not be abated or abandoned by reason of the adoption of this code, but shall be prosecuted to their finality the same as if this code had not been adopted; and nothing in this code shall be so construed as to abandon, abate, or dismiss any litigation or prosecution now pending, or which may have heretofore been instituted or prosecuted. (d) Retroactive clause. In the case of violations of fire ordinances committed before the effective date of this ordinance, the fire ordinance existing at the time such violations were committed shall apply and govern. (e) Legal effect. The requirements imposed by this code shall be in addition to any other requirements imposed by other any other applicable law. The more restrictive requirements shall supersede the less restrictive requirements. (M.C.S., Ord. No. 28108, § 1, 6-6-19; M.C.S., Ord. No. 30235, § 1, 2-27-25)

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_CH26BUBUREHOST_ARTIINGE_S26-21INFICODOFetched: 10/28/2026