Elevators in New Orleans buildings are regulated under Louisiana's Conveyance Safety Law (LA RS 23:171 et seq.), administered by the Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal, with annual inspections and certificates posted in each cab.
Louisiana's Conveyance Safety Law (LA RS 23:171 et seq.) requires registration, annual inspection, and maintenance of elevators, escalators, and related conveyances by State Fire Marshal-certified inspectors. New Orleans buildings, including Central Business District towers, hotels, condos, and historic French Quarter properties retrofitted with lifts, must keep current operating certificates. Owners contract with licensed elevator companies for monthly maintenance. NOFD coordinates on emergency-recall and firefighter service tests. Outage of more than thirty days typically requires shutdown, lockout, and re-inspection before return to service.
Operating without a current certificate brings State Fire Marshal stop-use orders, fines under LA RS 23:171, and potential liability if injuries occur during the lapsed-inspection period.
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