Kenner, LA Mobility & Curb Rules: TNC Pickup Zones (2026)

Because Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport sits inside Kenner's city limits, the city's vehicles-for-hire chapter specifically addresses where transportation network company, or TNC, drivers may pick up riders. Section 16-92 states that no TNC shall operate and no TNC driver shall pick up passengers at the airport unless specifically authorized to do so by both the New Orleans Aviation Board and the City of Kenner, layering a joint airport authorization on top of the general TNC permit the city issues to every TNC and TNC driver.

Outside the airport, Section 16-89 bars TNC drivers from providing service unless a TNC has matched the driver to the passenger through its network first, prohibits accepting an on-demand ride hailed from the street, and requires drivers to show electronic proof that a ride was prearranged when the department of inspection and code enforcement or a police officer demands it. Section 16-90 separately bars TNC drivers from picking up or discharging passengers in any area designated as a taxicab stand, keeping those curb spaces reserved for licensed taxis.

Together these sections define Kenner's TNC pickup zones by exclusion: no street hails, no taxicab stands, and no unauthorized airport pickups. A TNC that violates the chapter faces a five-hundred-dollar fine for a first offense and suspension or revocation of its TNC permit under Section 16-94, with higher fines available in the mayor's court for repeat violations, while an individual driver faces immobilization or impoundment of the vehicle plus a fine under Section 16-95.