§ 10-36. Rules, regulations, and restrictions upon the possession of a firearm on property comprising of parks, playgrounds, recreational areas or facilities or buildings owned or operated by the city.

(a)

It is unlawful for any employees, former employees, customers, and visitors, including individuals in possession of a statewide permit for concealed handguns, except law enforcement officers or properly qualified retired law enforcement officers, to bring a firearm(s) onto city premises. It shall be unlawful for any person to have in his possession a firearm, pellet gun, BB gun or other instrument/weapon customarily used or intended for probable use as a dangerous weapon on property comprising parks, playgrounds, recreational areas or facilities or buildings owned or operated by the city. Under the laws and regulations provided hereinabove, a person who legally possesses a firearm may secure the firearm in a case stored in a locked privately owned vehicle and/or hidden from plain view in that vehicle while entering and/or visiting property owned and administered by the city.

(b)

This section shall not apply to:

(1)

Any law enforcement officer in the performance of his official duties;

(2)

Historic weapons or reproduction historic weapons when used in accordance with the department of cultural arts;

(3)

Weapons kept in a case within a locked privately owned vehicle and/or hidden from plain view in that vehicle;

(4)

Instances where the mayor has granted special permission because the possession of a weapon(s) will be used in a manner that furthers the purposes and objectives of the city.

(Ord. No. 3841, 12-6-2016)

State law reference

Similar provisions, R.S. 32:292.1; R.S. 40:1379.3; R.S. 40:1781.