§25.  Ordinances of New Orleans; force and effect; enforcement of ordinances of board

A.(1)  The ordinances of the city of New Orleans, applying to the wharves and landings and river front of the city of New Orleans in force on July 9, 1896, shall remain in full force and effect, except as amended by the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans.

(2)  All ordinances passed by the board concerning the territory, jurisdiction, and control of the Port of New Orleans, and the proper conduct thereof, shall be enforceable by fine not to exceed five hundred dollars or imprisonment not to exceed six months in the parish jail, or both fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.

B.  The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans shall by proper ordinances make rules and regulations for the conduct, management, and control of the port, its commerce, traffic and navigation, the waters and landings within its territorial jurisdiction, the structures and other facilities under its administration, and for the government thereof, which may, in its judgment, be necessary or proper in the exercise of the powers now conferred upon it by the constitution and statutes of the state of Louisiana, and shall, from time to time, enlarge, modify, or change such rules and regulations in its discretion.

C.  By such ordinances said board may, without limitation of such powers granted herein, adopt such rules and regulations with respect to:

(1)  The safety and efficiency of port operations, the protection of property, life, and personal safety and welfare of its employees and of the public.

(2)  The control, use, and protection of the landings, docks, wharves, warehouses, equipment, and other facilities and improvements and appurtenances thereto, under its administration.

(3)  The navigation and use of the waters within its jurisdiction.

(4)  The loading, unloading, transfer, or transshipment of cargoes from, to, or between all watercraft and other vehicles within its jurisdiction.

(5)  The prevention of interference with and the obstruction of facilities and services necessary or related to the orderly and efficient handling of the commerce and traffic of the port.

(6)  The protection, removal, and disposition of cargoes.

(7)  Generally with respect to the safety and efficiency of the operations of the port.

D.  Except as provided in R.S. 13:2571.1, the Criminal District Court for the parish of Orleans or the municipal or traffic court of the city of New Orleans shall have jurisdiction of the trial and punishment of all violations of the ordinances passed by the board committed within the parish of Orleans, except parking violations; and the district courts of the parishes within the limits of the Port of New Orleans shall have jurisdiction of the trial and punishment of all violations of such ordinances committed within their respective districts, except parking violations.

E.  Through an administrative procedure pursuant to R.S. 13:2571, the board shall have jurisdiction of the adjudication of all parking violations of such ordinances committed in the parish of Orleans.

F.  A city court located in Orleans Parish, a parish court located within Jefferson Parish, or a justice of the peace court located in St. Bernard Parish shall have jurisdiction to review the decision of the initial adjudication of parking violations of the parking ordinances of the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans occurring within their respective jurisdictions.

Amended by Acts 1970, No. 673, §1; Acts 1993, No. 353, §1; Acts 2001, No. 744, §2, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2001, No. 1135, §1, eff. June 28, 2001.