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The New Orleans City Council on Thursday (Oct. 10) unanimously approved a Super Bowl “clean zone,” which will temporarily regulate and restrict public and commercial activity across a swath of New Orleans for nine days surrounding Super Bowl LIX in February 2025. The clean zone will include the Central Business District, French Quarter The New Orleans City Council on Thursday (Oct. 10) unanimously approved a Super Bowl “clean zone,” which will temporarily regulate and restrict public and commercial activity across a swath of In 2013, the last time New Orleans hosted a Super Bowl, a federal judge ordered the city to reduce its clean zone size to the boundaries surrounding the Superdome and the arena. The last clean zone ordinance for a major sporting event in New Orleans was for the 2022 NCAA Men’s Final Four, and there were no issues.” Notably, the Super Bowl clean zone did not face public pushback at either the committee meeting or Thursday’s City Council meeting when it was discussed. So, you’re in New Orleans for the Super Bowl and looking for fun things to see, do and eat. Now, you could just stay in what the city euphemistically calls the “clean zone,” which makes up When major events like Super Bowl or the NCAA Final Four come to New Orleans, some areas get a new set of rules and restrictions. Handing out free samples is banned, as is playing amplified music NEW ORLEANS —The ACLU of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans have reached an amicable agreement to modify the “Clean Zone” regulations adopted by the City in advance of the Super Bowl. In response to an ACLU lawsuit filed on behalf of a political protester and a preacher, the City has agreed to substantially change policies that could For a week before the 2025 Super Bowl and for two days after, a "clean zone" will be in effect, barring street vendors and businesses from advertising certain items or services on public property unless they obtain a city permit. This includes Super Bowl parties thrown using Security for the Super Bowl in New Orleans will feature more boots on the ground, more tech and more intelligence – spearheaded by a federal official who grew up 40 miles from where kickoff will New Orleans is dipping its toes yet again into a brewing philosophical and legal debate with the NFL over so-called clean zones. Why it matters: Clean zones give the league much more control over what happens in town during the Super Bowl. In exchange for handing over that authority, cities get the moneymaking opportunity to host such events. NEW ORLEANS — Essence Fest filed a lawsuit against some local businesses this weekend, claiming they violated the “Clean Zone” ordinance in New Orleans. during the Super Bowl because the Ordinance Impermissibly Restricts Free Speech. January 25, 2013. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.org NEW ORLEANS — On behalf of Tara Ciccarone and Pastor Troy Bohn, today the ACLU of Louisiana sought an order to block enforcement of the "Clean Zone" enacted as part of the preparations for the Super Bowl. The plaintiffs sought to engage in constitutionally protected speech that is barred by this ordinance, adopted by the City of New Orleans at the behest of the NFL. The "Clean Zone" established an area of New Orleans, specifically the French Quarter, Faubourg Marigny, and the Central Business District, where between January 28th and February 3rd Creation of such "clean zones" is one of many actions the National Football League demands of cities hosting the Super Bowl. Similar zones are created for many other special events such as the The Super Bowl in New Orleans will come along with a “clean zone” throughout much of the city. The recently approved zone will limit speech and commerce in the neighborhoods around the Superdome. READ MORE: Council approves a nine-day ‘clean zone’ for the Super Bowl. A First Amendment lawyer says it’s ‘excessive.’ The plaintiffs seek to engage in constitutionally protected speech that is barred by this ordinance, adopted by the City of New Orleans at the behest of the NFL. The "Clean Zone" establishes an area of New Orleans, specifically the French Quarter, Faubourg Marigny, and the Central Business District, where between January 28th and February 3rd Gov. Jeff Landry and Mayor LaToya Cantrell on Tuesday promised a massive effort to fix New Orleans infrastructure issues in the coming months to prepare for the Super Bowl scheduled City Council members are expected to vote later this year on the clean zone ordinance for the Super Bowl, which New Orleans is hosting in February 2025. Go deeper: Read the full clean zone ordinance for Essence 2024. Essence's statement about the clean zone. Essence's love letter to New Orleans on fest's 30th anniversary. Karen Dalton-Beninato, co-founder of the New Orleans Musicians Relief Fund, emailed the Daily Dot to share a story about the Clean Zone, a free speech-free zone set up in New Orleans for the Super Clean zones have previously come under fire in New Orleans, beginning with Super Bowl XLVII in 2013 when a judge limited the boundaries of the clean zone to the immediate vicinity of the Superdome, ruling that the city’s restrictions impeded free speech.
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