New Orleans, LA Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)

Section 106-300 of the Code of the City of New Orleans sets City Park's public hours at one-half hour before official sunrise to one-half hour after official sunset, at which point all visitors must vacate, except for the through-streets of Harrison and Filmore Avenues, which stay open. Overnight parking, walking, sleeping or camping inside City Park is prohibited unless City Park management gives special written permission in advance. Anyone found in the park's closed areas after the vacate time, without written permission, 'shall be considered to be disturbing the peace by their presence in such areas and shall be presumed to be doing damage to the grass, foliage, and other property of City Park', a presumption that shifts the burden onto the person found there.

The ordinance carves out several named exceptions: patrons of events that legitimately run past closing, such as football games at Tad Gormley Stadium, softball games, or programs at the New Orleans Museum of Art or Christian Brothers School, get 30 minutes after the event ends to leave; the 24-hour Morning Call Coffee Stand in the Casino Building on Dreyfous Avenue is exempt while patrons travel to or from it; golfers waiting for an early tee-off may wait near the clubhouse; and Boy and Girl Scout troops may use Scout Island overnight under adult supervision with a prior reservation.

City Park is additionally designated a drug-free zone under Section 106-302, and registered sex offenders are barred from the park without prior registration with the park's chief executive officer under Section 106-303.