Got a parking ticket in New Orleans?

Pay it

Tickets take about 24 hours to show up online after they're issued.

By phone: (504) 525-0088

By mail: Parking Violations Bureau, PO Box 52828, New Orleans, LA 70152-2828

Checks only, ticket number in the memo line. Allow 3 to 5 business days to clear. No cash by mail or phone.

In person: City Hall cashier, 1300 Perdido St, Room 1W09, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Or at the City tow lot, 400 N Claiborne Ave. Tow lot hours

Contest it

Deadline: By the date printed on the ticket.

By mail: Write your explanation, add your proof, and mail it to Parking Violations Bureau, PO Box 52828, New Orleans, LA 70152. Written appeals usually take 3 to 4 weeks.

In person: Administrative Hearing Center, City Hall, 1300 Perdido St, Room 1W09. Open Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; hearings 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call (504) 658-8250 to confirm before you go.

Bring: Pay-to-park receipts and printed photos. The City says photos on a phone or camera screen are not accepted.

You can't contest a ticket over the phone. If you contest and are found liable, you pay the original ticket amount.

What common tickets cost

• Parked in a bicycle lane Can also be towed$300
• Residential Parking Permit zone without a permit$75
• Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant Can also be towed$40
• Within 20 feet of a stop sign or traffic control sign Can also be towed$40
• Parked adjacent to a neutral ground Can also be towed$40
• Within 20 feet of an intersection or crosswalk Can also be towed$40
• Metered block$30

From the City's posted rules that Easy Lane checks. Not every violation is listed; the ticket itself shows the exact amount.

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