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Gretna, LA Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)

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Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Governing section
Gretna Code of Ordinances § 52-227
Where banned
Gretna City Park only
Exception
Vehicles on city business
Fine
$100.00 plus towing costs
Adopted
Ord. No. 3525, April 12, 2005

Summary

Gretna Code § 52-227 bans parking commercial vehicles inside Gretna City Park, with a carve-out for vehicles on official city business. A violator faces towing plus a $100.00 fine on top of the towing cost, one of the few Code sections that fixes its own dollar penalty instead of defaulting to the general fine.

(1)It shall be prohibited to park commercial vehicles in Gretna City Park.(2)The above shall not apply to commercial vehicles in the course and scope of city business.(3)Violators will be towed and subject to a $100.00 fine plus towing costs.

Full Breakdown

Sec. 52-227, adopted by Ordinance No. 3525 in 2005 and renumbered under Ordinance No. 4564 in 2014, is narrow by design: it reaches only Gretna City Park, not residential streets or driveways generally. ' The second clause exempts commercial vehicles that are in the city's own course and scope of business, so a public-works truck or a contractor's vehicle performing city work in the park is not swept into the ban. 00 fine plus towing costs,' a specific dollar figure the Code writes directly into this section rather than leaving to the general penalty at § 1-8.

00 charge is on top of, not instead of, whatever the towing company bills for the tow itself. The section does not define 'commercial vehicle,' so that term takes its ordinary meaning, a vehicle used in commerce, rather than the more detailed 'vehicles with more than two axles' definition the Code supplies separately at § 52-226 for the street-parking ban.

Violations & Fines

Parking a commercial vehicle inside Gretna City Park, other than one in the course and scope of city business, violates § 52-227. The Code fixes the penalty itself: the vehicle is towed and the owner owes a $100.00 fine in addition to the towing costs, rather than the $500.00 general penalty that applies elsewhere in the Code.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can a contractor park a commercial truck in Gretna City Park?
Only if the truck is there in the course and scope of city business. Section 52-227 bans parking commercial vehicles in Gretna City Park generally, but exempts vehicles performing work for the city itself; a private contractor's own truck parked there for non-city purposes is not covered by that exemption.
What's the fine for parking a commercial vehicle in Gretna City Park?
A flat $100.00, on top of towing costs. Section 52-227 fixes that dollar figure directly in the ordinance rather than relying on the Code's general $500.00 penalty cap, and the vehicle is towed as part of the same enforcement action.
Does the commercial-vehicle parking ban apply anywhere besides the city park?
No, not under this section. Section 52-227 is written specifically to reach Gretna City Park; parking of larger commercial vehicles on public streets generally, rather than in the park, is instead addressed by the separate street-parking ban on vehicles with more than two axles at § 52-226.

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