City Reinstates Fees for Towing and Parking Violations

As part of ongoing recovery efforts, the City of New Orleans will issue payable parking citations and charge tow fees beginning Monday, November 14, 2005.

The areas of concentration for enforcement are the French Quarter, Canal Street from Claiborne Avenue to the river, Poydras Street, Convention Center Boulevard from Poydras Street to Calliope Street; the Central Business District; Lee Circle; and St. Charles Avenue from Lee Circle to Jackson Avenue.

Citations will be written for the following safety violations:

* Parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant: $20
* Parking in a fire lane: $20
* Parking on the median: $75
* Parking on the sidewalk: $20
* Parking in the travel portion of the roadway: $20
* Parking within 20 feet of a crosswalk or intersection: $20



Vehicles may be towed for all of the above violations; the tow fee is $100.



Citations can be paid and vehicles retrieved at 400 N. Claiborne Ave. from 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday. Payments can also be mailed to:

Violations Bureau
P.O. Box 52828
New Orleans, LA 70152



Citations can be contested by mail. Instructions are listed on the back of the ticket.

For more information, please call the Department of Public Works at (504) 658-8000.