(a) Soliciting for immoral purposes is the soliciting, inviting, inducing, directing or transporting a person to any place with the intention of promoting prostitution. For the purpose of this section, "immoral purposes" is:
(1) The practice by a person of indiscriminate sexual intercourse with others for compensation; or
(2) The solicitation by one person of another with the intent to engage in indiscriminate sexual intercourse with the latter for compensa tion.
(b) Whoever commits the crime of soliciting for immoral purposes shall be fined not more than $500.00 or imprisoned for not more than 60 days, or both.
(Ord. No. 40, 1989, 4-11-89)
State law reference(s)Similar provisions, R.S. 14:83.
(a) Prostitution by massage is the erotic stimulation of the genital or gans of another by any masseur, masseuse, or any other person, whether result ing in orgasm or not, by instrumental manipulation, touching with the hands, or other bodily contact, exclusive of sexual intercourse or unnatural carnal copu lation, when done for money.
(b) As used in this section, the term:
(1) Masseur means a male who practices massage or physiotherapy, or both.
(2) Masseuse means a female who practices massage or physiotherapy, or both.
(c) Whoever commits the crime of prostitution by massage shall be fined not more than $500.00 or imprisoned not more than 60 days, or both.
(Ord. No. 40, 1989, 4-11-89)
State law reference(s)Similar provisions, R.S. 14:83.3.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any masseur, masseuse, or any other person, while in a massage parlor or any other enterprise used as a massage parlor, by stimulation in an erotic manner, to:
(1) Expose, touch, caress, or fondle the genitals, anus, or pubic hairs of any person or the nipples of the female breast; or
(2) To perform any acts of sadomasochistic abuse, flagellation, or tor ture in the context of sexual conduct.
(b) As used in this section, the term:
(1) Masseur means a male who practices massage or physiotherapy, or both.
(2) Masseuse means a female who practices massage or physiotherapy, or both.
(c) Whoever violates this section shall be fined not more than $500.00 or imprisoned for not more than 60 days, or both.
(Ord. No. 40, 1989, 4-11-89)
State law reference(s)Similar provisions, R.S. 14:83.4.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to entice, procure or induce, or to attempt to entice, procure or induce, any person for the purpose of prosti tution, prostitution by massage, or unlawful massage.
(b) Whoever commits the crime of enticing, procuring, etc., persons for immoral purposes shall be fined not more than $500.00 or imprisoned not more than 60 days, or both.
(Ord. No. 40, 1989, 4-11-89)
State law reference(s)Similar provisions, R.S. 14:83.5.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to accost, call to, stop or so licit any person within the city limits for the purpose of prostitution, pros titution by massage, or unlawful massage.
(b) Whoever commits the crime of solicitation for immoral purposes shall be fined not more than $500.00 or imprisoned for not more than 60 days, or both.
(Ord. No. 40, 1989, 4-11-89)
Charter reference(s)Authority of city to make regulations for prevention of vice, immorality, prostitution, etc., § 2.04(e).
(a) Letting premises for prostitution is the granting of the right of use or the leasing of any premises, knowing that such premises are to be used for the practice of prostitution, or allowing the continued use of the premises with such knowledge.
(b) Whoever commits the crime of letting premises for prostitution shall be fined not more than $500.00 or imprisoned for not more than 60 days, or both.
(Ord. No. 40, 1989, 4-11-89)
State law reference(s)Similar provisions, R.S. 14:85.
(a) Contributing to the delinquency of juveniles is the intentional entic ing, aiding or permitting, by anyone over the age of 17 years, of any child under the age of 17 years, and no exception shall be made for a child who may be emancipated by marriage or otherwise, to:
(1) Beg, sing or sell any article or play any musical instrument in any public place for the purpose of receiving alms;
(2) Associate with any vicious or disreputable persons, or frequent places where such persons may be found;
(3) Visit any place where beverages of either high or low alcoholic con tent are the principal commodity sold or given away;
(4) Visit any place where any gambling device is found, or where gambling habitually occurs;
(5) Habitually trespass where it is recognized he has no right to be;
(6) Use any vile, obscene or indecent language;
(7) Absent himself or remain away, without authority of his parents or tutor, from his home or place of abode;
(8) Violate any law of the state or ordinance of any parish or village, or town or city of the state; or
(9) Visit any place where sexually indecent and obscene material, of any nature, is offered for sale or displayed or exhibited.
(b) Lack of knowledge of the juvenile's age shall not be a defense to this section.
(c) Whoever commits the crime of contributing to the delinquency of a ju venile shall be fined not more than $500.00 or imprisoned for not more than 60 days, or both.
(Ord. No. 40, 1989, 4-11-89)
State law reference(s)Similar provisions, R.S. 14:92.
It shall be unlawful for any person to perform an obscene act. For the purpose of this section, an "obscene act" is hereby defined as the intentional exposure of the genitals, pubic hair, vulva or female breast nipples in any public place or place open to the public view with the intent of arousing sexual desire or which appeals to prurient interest or is patently offensive.
(Ord. No. 144, 1995, 9-12-95)
(a) No person shall peep or peer through the windows or doors, or other like places, situated on or about the premises of another, or go upon the prop erty or premises of another, for the purpose of spying upon or invading the
privacy of persons spied upon, without the consent of the persons spied upon. It is not a necessary element of this offense that the offender be upon the premises of the person being spied upon.
(b) Whoever commits the crime of invasion of privacy shall be fined not more than $500.00 or imprisoned for not more than 60 days, or both.
(Ord. No. 40, 1989, 4-11-89)
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