§ 26-168. Authority of Caddo Parish.

(a)

Caddo Parish as an exercise of its police powers through appropriate law enforcement agencies, shall supervise and regulate all traffic, on all roadways within the parish roadway system and shall have the authority, in its discretion, to regulate traffic on all roadways within Caddo including city streets, state, U.S., and interstate highways.

(b)

The commercial vehicle enforcement unit is hereby created. It shall enforce applicable ordinances adopted by Caddo Parish on all roadways maintained by Caddo Parish. It shall be vested with the authority to direct, control, and regulate all traffic in the Parish of Caddo.

(c)

Upon direction of the director of public works, the Caddo Parish commercial vehicle enforcement unit may restrict traffic on limited access highways; temporarily reducing the permissible weight of vehicles, which may operate thereon. On specified roadways, when due to, but not limited to, deterioration, abuse, climatic conditions or the making of required repairs, it will be done in accordance with the proper posting of signs at the terminal of said roadways, giving notice of such traffic regulation.

(d)

The parish administrator may delegate in writing to any other parish employee or office of parish government any of the duties and responsibilities of the director of public works as set forth in this chapter.

(e)

Any person aggrieved by a decision of the director of public works or his designee may appeal same to the parish administrator. Any such written appeal must be received in the parish administrator's office within ten calendar days of the decision complained of being rendered. The parish administrator shall render his decision within seven calendar days of receipt of any appeal. His decision shall be final.

(Code 1985, § 14-123; Ord. No. 4967, § 14-123, 4-8-2010; Ord. No. 5075, 4-7-2011; Ord. No. 5403, 6-19-2014)