By Benjamin Leger, The Lens contributing writer |
Every morning in New Orleans before the sun comes up, runners wind their way through the city’s public parks, getting in their miles before heading to work. Most of them probably don’t know they are breaking city law.
The city’s parks and public spaces are closed from 10:30 p.m. to 6 a.m., as protesters with Occupy New Orleans found out this week when they were evicted briefly from Duncan Plaza, partially for that reason.
Mayor Mitch Landrieu told the protesters, who had been in violation of the law for more than 60 days, that they were welcome to continue protesting during normal operating hours. In a notice New Orleans Police Department handed out before the eviction, the city cited two municipal codes they were violating…
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