New Orleans City Council Amends Street Preaching Ban

Written by Don Byrd
A New Orleans city ordinance that has been used to arrest street preachers on Bourbon Street was amended by the City Council last week in an effort to make the legislation constitutional. The original law barred “aggressive solicitation” on Bourbon Street after dark by outlawing any use of the area “for the purpose of disseminating any social, political or religious message.” A couple of lawsuits later, the language has been changed.