FREE PARKING FOR EMPLOYEES WORKING IN DOWNTOWN NOLA

The employees who work downtown in New Orleans should not have to pay to park. Sometimes the price of parking can be more than what some people make in a day if business is slow. It’s not fair to us to have to pay taxes on what we earn and also have to pay to park to get to the place we have to get to, to earn our money. I’ve had way too many tickets that eventually adds up to other expenses that the money could’ve went to. Instead,  after paying about $13 to park for 4 hours, then have another 4 hours to go is ridiculous to be honest. Don’t let me forget to extend the parking because then I’ll have a $30 ticket in addition that that. Employees, in the service industry especially, can find it hard to keep track of time if we’re busy to pay to extend parking. Please have some grace for us as we are helping the city and businesses make money by coming thru traffic, construction zones, and so much more to provide exceptional customer service to keep people coming to our diverse and unique city. The same way our disabled brothers and sister have a tag that allows special parking, is the same way employees can have a tag or sticker to place in our car while at work to let the officers know that we are rightfully able to park in certain spot for free.