New Orleans, LA Special Events & Permits: Park Event Permits (2026)

00 per hour, with at least four lifeguards required on site. The director of the department of recreation may add charges for extra equipment such as spotlights, floodlights or sound systems, and staffs and secures the event accordingly. Section 106-171(5) gives the director discretion to reject any applicant whose private function would unduly conflict with public recreation programs or create an unreasonable risk to life, property or the safety and usefulness of the facility. 00 refundable damage deposit in cash, certified check or money order under § 106-171(6).

Section 106-179, added by Ord. No. 29825 in 2024, lets the NORDC chief executive officer waive up to 100 percent of the facility usage fee for a one-day event sponsored by a 501(c) nonprofit, an organization in good standing with the Louisiana Secretary of State, or an educational institution, provided the event serves an educational, charitable, social or cultural benefit, is not a sporting event or film/TV production, and receives no more than one waiver per organization per calendar year. Security and damage deposits under §§ 106-171 and 106-173 are never waived, and a denial cannot be appealed to the council.