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File #: TMP-1897   
Type: Ordinance Status: Regular Agenda
File created: 2/19/2026 In control: City Council
On agenda: 2/26/2026 Final action:
Title: CAL. NO. 35,333 - BY: COUNCILMEMBER KING Brief: An Ordinance to provide for the designation of public property within a specified area of the City of New Orleans as a temporary "Special Event Clean Zone" during the time period beginning at 6:00 a.m., Monday, June 29, 2026, and ending at 6:00 p.m., Monday, July 6, 2026, relative to the use of these public areas in conjunction with the 2026 ESSENCE Festival of Culture® presented by Coca Cola® ("the Effective Period") and related activities and events produced by Essence Festivals Productions LLC; to provide for the temporary prohibition of certain commercial activities in the Special Event Clean Zone unless approved, sanctioned or authorized by the City or as set forth in “Sponsor's” (as defined, below) special event permit, if and as applicable; to provide for the establishment of one or more public participation areas; to provide for the establishment of fines and penalties for violations of this ordinance; to establish the Special E...
Attachments: 1. 35333 - 30561 M.C.S.

Title

CAL. NO. 35,333 - BY: COUNCILMEMBER KING

 

Brief:

An Ordinance to provide for the designation of public property within a specified area of the City of New Orleans as a temporary "Special Event Clean Zone" during the time period beginning at 6:00 a.m., Monday, June 29, 2026, and ending at 6:00 p.m., Monday, July 6, 2026, relative to the use of these public areas in conjunction with the 2026 ESSENCE Festival of Culture® presented by Coca Cola® ("the Effective Period") and related activities and events produced by Essence Festivals Productions LLC; to provide for the temporary prohibition of certain commercial activities in the Special Event Clean Zone unless approved, sanctioned or authorized by the City or as set forth in “Sponsor's” (as defined, below) special event permit, if and as applicable; to provide for the establishment of one or more public participation areas; to provide for the establishment of fines and penalties for violations of this ordinance; to establish the Special Event Clean Zone within the area bounded by the Pontchartrain Expressway, Tchoupitoulas Street, Orange Street proceeding across the Mississippi River, the West Bank Levee, Esplanade Avenue, North Claiborne Avenue, Tulane Avenue, and South Broad Street, excluding the Louisiana Superdome property, the New Orleans Smoothie King Arena property, and the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center property; to provide a sunset period for applicability; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.

 

Annotation:

(This matter was introduced on 1/27/26).