Public Conduct in Kenner, LA (2026)
6 verified public conduct rules for Kenner, Louisiana, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Public Urination
In the City of Kenner it is a criminal offense to urinate in or upon any public building, private building, conveyance, or other property in public view. Kenner Code of Ordinances Sec. 7-113 sits in Chapter 7's Article VIII on offenses affecting public morals, and Kenner Police Department officers enforce it citywide, including Rivertown, Laketown, and Williams Boulevard.
Kenner Ban on Public Urination
Some RestrictionsKenner Code of Ordinances §§ 7-113, 7-3
It shall be unlawful for any person to urinate in or upon any public building, private building, conveyance, or other form of property in public. ... where no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of, or failure to comply with any provisions of this chapter, or any amendments to such chapter, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment...
Loud Party Ordinance
In the City of Kenner, singing or playing music between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. that annoys or disturbs others is unlawful under Code of Ordinances § 7-166(17)a, and noise plainly audible fifty feet away is presumed a violation. Section 7-166(17)c extends liability to a party's host, landlord, manager or promoter who knowingly allows it.
Kenner Loud Party and Music Rule
Some RestrictionsKenner Code of Ordinances § 7-166(17)
a.It shall be unlawful for any person to sing or play a musical instrument individually or as a member or participant in any singing or musical instrument group or band with or without a phonograph, tape recording, loudspeaker, sound amplifier or other instrument, machine or device, between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. to make or continue with any loud, unnecessary or unusual noise, including the s...
Loitering Rules
The City of Kenner criminalizes two specific forms of loitering: drug-traffic loitering under Sec. 7-131, which targets soliciting drug transactions in public places, and gang loitering under Sec. 7-186, which lets a Kenner police officer order suspected criminal-street-gang members to disperse from a public place on pain of arrest.
Kenner Drug and Gang Loitering Rules
Significant RestrictionsKenner Code of Ordinances §§ 7-131, 7-186
(a)A person is guilty of drug-traffic loitering if the person remains in a public place and intentionally solicits, induces, entices, or procures another to engage in unlawful conduct contrary to La. Rev. Stat. 40:966-971.1 et seq., or the equivalent federal statute, state statute, or ordinance of any political subdivision of the state. ... (a)Whenever a police officer observes a person whom he...
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
The City of Kenner outlaws smoking inside any city-owned or city-operated building, within 25 feet of that building's entrances and exits, and across every city sports arena, stadium, playground, sports field or court, and amphitheater, under City Code § 13-71. Violators face the Code's general penalty, and the Fire Department must post 'NO SMOKING' signs at every covered site under Section 13-72.
Kenner Bans Smoking Near City Buildings, Parks
Significant RestrictionsKenner Code of Ordinances § 13-71
(a)It shall be unlawful for any person to smoke at the following locations:(1)Any building that is owned, operated, or managed by the City of Kenner;(2)Any outdoor area proximate to a City of Kenner-owned, operated, or managed building that is within twenty-five (25) feet of an entrance or exit of the building;(3}Any outdoor sports arena, stadium, recreational area containing playground equipme...
Public Marijuana Use
Kenner Code of Ordinances § 7-191 makes it unlawful for anyone to knowingly or intentionally possess marijuana anywhere within the city, not just in public places. A conviction carries a fine of up to $500, up to 60 days in jail, or both. The Kenner Police Department enforces the ban citywide, including in parks, on Williams Boulevard, and at Rivertown events.
Kenner Bans Marijuana Possession Citywide
Heavy RestrictionsKenner Code of Ordinances § 7-191
(a)Definition. Marijuana is hereby defined as follows: Marijuana means all parts of the plants of the Genus Cannabis, whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any part of such plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant, its seeds or resin, but shall not include the mature stalks of such plant, fiber produced from su...
Public Alcohol Use
In the City of Kenner, carrying any alcoholic beverage onto a city recreational facility is prohibited outright, and consuming alcohol there is separately banned during scheduled youth activities and for 30 minutes before and after. The Kenner City Council enacted both bans under Chapter 3 of the Code of Ordinances.
Kenner Bans Alcohol at City Playgrounds
Some RestrictionsKenner Code of Ordinances §§ 3-91, 3-92
Sec. 3-91. - Bringing alcoholic beverages onto playgrounds. No person shall bring, carry, or cause to be brought or carried, any alcoholic beverage of any kind, in any type of container, onto a City of Kenner recreational facility at any time. ... ... Sec. 3-92. - Consumption of alcoholic beverages at playgrounds. No person shall consume alcoholic beverages upon or within a Kenner recreational ...
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