§ 5-48. Weapons and firearms prohibited; penalty.

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(a)

Possessing a firearm, or dangerous weapon as defined by R.S. 14:2, by anyone, not exempted in subsection (b) hereof, in a public building is unlawful.

(b)

The provisions of this section shall not apply to a federal law enforcement officer, or a Louisiana-commissioned state, or local post certified law enforcement officer who is authorized to carry a firearm.

(c)

Whoever commits the crime of carrying a firearm, or a dangerous weapon as defined in R.S. 14:2, in a public building shall be subject to prosecution in city court as a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or incarceration for not more than sixty (60) days, or both.

( Ord. No. 15-05 , 6-2-15)

                    
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