Kenner, LA Public Conduct: Public Alcohol Use (2026)
Key Facts
- Carrying alcohol on rec facilities
- Prohibited at any time (Sec. 3-91)
- Consumption restriction
- Banned during under-21 activities + 30 min buffer
- General penalty
- Up to $500 fine / 60 days jail (Sec. 1-9)
- Adopted
- Ord. No. 7134, Dec. 1, 1994
Summary
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.
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 facility at any time during scheduled activities for persons under twenty-one (21) years of age, and for a period of thirty (30) minutes prior to and following any such scheduled activity.
Full Breakdown
City Code Sec. 3-91 makes it unlawful for anyone to bring, carry, or cause to be brought or carried any alcoholic beverage, in any type of container, onto a City of Kenner recreational facility at any time; this covers city-owned gymnasiums and playgrounds such as Butch Duhe Playground, Susan Park Playground, and Wentwood Playground, among others listed in Sec. 3-93. A separate, narrower rule in Sec. 3-92 bars actually consuming alcohol on or within a Kenner recreational facility during scheduled activities for persons under twenty-one, plus a 30-minute buffer before and after those activities.
Because Kenner's code does not list a specific fine for either provision, both fall under the citywide general penalty in Sec. 1-9: a fine of not more than $500, imprisonment for not more than 60 days, up to 32 hours of community service, or a combination, with each day of a continuing violation a separate offense. The department of inspections and code enforcement and the Kenner Police Department are the enforcing agencies referenced elsewhere in this chapter for alcohol permitting and violations. These sections were both added by Ord. No. 7134 on December 1, 1994, replacing earlier playground-alcohol provisions from Ord. No. 3579 (1983).
Violations & Fines
Bringing alcohol onto a Kenner recreational facility, or consuming it there during a scheduled youth activity window, is a Code violation subject to the Sec. 1-9 general penalty: up to a $500 fine, up to 60 days imprisonment, up to 32 hours community service, or both fine and imprisonment, with each day a separate offense.
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