The city has twice been sued — successfully — over previous clean zone ordinances that contained similar constitutionally untenable provisions, and last year Essence organizers tried to shut ...

The clean zone will include the Central Business District, French Quarter, Treme and Tulane-Gravier. It includes the Superdome, Smoothie King Center, and the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.

Super Bowl week: All the best concerts in metro Phoenix Phoenix had already halted enforcement of the clean zone following a court order. Enforcement was scheduled to begin on Jan. 15. The ...

Clean zone ordinances have become a standard tool used by New Orleans and cities across the country to woo event hosts, and the City Council typically approves a few clean zones downtown per year.

The Essence Festival Clean Zone is laid out by City Ordinance. It encompasses parts of the Marigny, 7th Ward, and Treme, the entire French Quarter and Central Business District, and even extends ...

Thanks to another “clean zone” ordinance by the New Orleans City Council, this year’s Essence Festival should be safe from unauthorized events.