New Orleans Street Musicians Need Your Help!
Our friend Greg Rhoades recently wrote a post for neworleans.com detailing a disturbing recent push by the New Orleans Police Department to enforce an outdated curfew law that effectively prohibits the fundamentally New Orleanian tradition of street performance. Below is an excerpt from the post:
In the meantime, if you’d like to get involved in the movement to protest these recent initiatives please visit this Facebook group and contact the following City Council Officials, NOPD and Mayor’s Office representatives:
Mayor’s Office Phone: 504-658-4900 Police Chief Serpas NOPDChief@cityofno.com Quality of Life Officer for 8th District Ofc. Roger Jones, 8th Dist PD rjjones@cityofno.com 504-301-7667 Arnie Fielkow/City Council Counsellor at Large afielkow@cityofno.com 504-658-1060 Jackie Clarkson/City Council Vice President jbclarkson@cityofno.com 504-658-1070 Kristin Palmer/District C Councilmember kgpalmer@cityofno.com
Please do not hesitate to voice your discontent over the issue and do not assume that somebody else will vocalize dissent in your place.
-Patrick and David patrick@rabbitholeconsulting.com david@rabbitholeconsulting.com
RabbitHole Consulting is a Marketing and Artist Development strategy start-up based in New Orleans, LA.
NOPD PIO
17 Jun, 2010
The New Orleans Police Department’s 8th District has for many years, and as recently as within the last several weeks, received numerous complaints from residents of the French Quarter noting that musical street performers are violating existing ordinances. These complaints have also resulted in repeated request for enforcement from the NOPD. Residents of the French Quarter have also complained about the size of the walking tours and the apparent disregard for Ordinances that define the conditions of legal walking tours in the City of New Orleans.
As you may know, the Quality of Life Officer of the 8th District has been distributing NOTICE of what the ordinances are as it relates to: Sec. 30-1456. Use of Bourbon Street restricted. Sec. 66-205. Persons playing musical instruments on public right-of-ways. Sec. 30-1489. Walking tour guides rules and regulations. Sec. 30-1490. Identification (tour guides).
Please know that there has been no enforcement action taken as a result of these particular notices, and that the NOPD wants to ensure that all persons are fully aware of the applicable existing ordinances. Officers of the NOPD will continue to use discretion, appropriate to the circumstances present, to enforce any Ordinances of the City of New Orleans.
The NOPD has been approached repeatedly by residents who seek enforcement of these statutes; likewise the NOPD recognizes the concerns from your email and the uniqueness of the historic French Quarter. In this regard, early and frequent notification of what the ordinances are may help to alleviate the concerns of the residents of this part of our community, as well as better inform those who participate in activities that are prohibited or regulated by long-standing city Ordinance(s).
We will continue to encourage all persons to respect the ordinances of the City of New Orleans and the concerns of those who live and work in the historic French Quarter.
Ronal W. Serpas
Superintendent of Police
New Orleans Police Department
504.658.5757
rwserpas@cityofno.com
Mike H
7 Jul, 2010
Y’all done commenting about Treme ?
Mike H
27 Jul, 2010
Ever get to watch episode 10 ?
Patrick R
27 Jul, 2010
Unfortunately I haven’t been able to find anywhere to watch it online. Do you know of any places? Worst case, I’ll have to wait for it to become available on Netflix/DVD.
Mike H
28 Jul, 2010
Ouch