Direct and constructive contempt of court; penalty.
New Orleans City Code § 154-145
in effectSec. 154-145. - Direct and constructive contempt of court; penalty.
(a) The traffic court shall have the power and authority to punish for direct and constructive contempt of court in the same manner and for the same reasons as is now provided in chapter 3 of title 15 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of Louisiana, excepting that the penalties for such contempt shall not exceed the constitutional limitations imposed by article VII, section 94 of the Louisiana Constitution.
(b) It shall further be a violation of this chapter for any person to fail to answer to a charge against him for a violation of the traffic laws at the time and at the place designated in the traffic citation which was issued to him at the time of the alleged violation regardless of the ultimate disposition of the charge for which he was originally cited.
(Code 1956, § 38-37)
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_S154-145DICOCOCOPEFetched: 10/28/2026