Purpose and Authority

The Louisiana Constitution and the 1995 Code of the City of New Orleans charge the Vieux Carré Commission with the preservation of the quaint and distinctive character of the Vieux Carré.

Act 139 of 1936 amended the Constitution of the State of Louisiana to authorize the New Orleans City Council to create the Commission and to define its composition, purpose, and area of jurisdiction. The authority of the Commission is further described in Articles I, II, III, IV & V in Chapter 166 of the 1995 Code of the City of New Orleans.