§ 34-19. Obstructing parades.

(a)

During and two hours prior or subsequent to the publicized start of a passage of any parade of the carnival krewes, organizations and/or societies of the city and on Mardi Gras Day between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., it shall be unlawful for any person in control or charge of a horse or vehicle, including a motor vehicle:

(1)

To park, loiter or stop on or upon any street, roadway or boulevard of the parade route, on the line of route from sidewalk curb to sidewalk curb;

(2)

To park, loiter or stop on or upon the sidewalk of any street, roadway or boulevard of the parade route, or on or upon the neutral ground of any boulevard of the parade route; or

(3)

To obstruct the passage of traffic on any intersecting or adjacent street to the parade route.

(b)

Where the offending vehicle is unoccupied, the police are authorized to have the vehicle towed. The provisions of this section shall not apply to authorized emergency vehicles; to horses ridden by the police department; to mass transit vehicles; to vehicles used by public utilities for any necessary installation, maintenance or repair of public utility facilities or to any vehicle or horse forming a part of the parade authorized by its permit.

(M.C.S., Ord. No. 19,314, § 1, 7-15-99)