New Orleans
Local Government Information

Francis Norton, Reference Librarian and Associate Professor
Law Library, Loyola University New Orleans School of Law
September 4, 2007
 

Official Websites

 City of New Orleans
         Website run by the mayor's office, with links to city departments, services, and news stories.

New Orleans City Council
        Website run by the city council, with links to council information, the code of ordinances, and news stories.

Ordinances

Code of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana / published by order of the City Council.
Tallahassee, Fla. : Municipal Code Corporation, 1995-.
KFX 1951 .A6 1995 (Reserve & Reference)
          A complete recodification of the general and permanent ordinances of the
          city of New Orleans; source materials used were the 1956 Code (as supplemented
          through Apr. 7, 1994), and ordinances subsequently adopted by the city council--p. v.

New Orleans Code of Ordinances, from Municode
        An online version of the code, available in both "frames" and "no frames" versions. This has keyword
        search capability and an expandable table of contents.
          (Please go to the New Orleans City Council website, then click on "Home Rule Charter and the City Code" link in the left hand column to get to the                     Code.)

Zoning

Comprehensive zoning ordinance, 1996 / edited, indexed and published by Book Publishing Company. Seattle, Wa. : Book Pub. Co., 1996-.
KFX 1962.1 .Z6 A46 1996   (Reserve Collection)
        Updated by supplements. January 2002 supplement has not arrived.

City of New Orleans Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance via Lexis

        This Draft is on the City of New Orleans Website.
 
 

* The Library has paper copies of superceded codes of ordinances. Please check our catalog for these.