La. Navigation and Shipping § 34:863
Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session
No sailor or portion of the crew of any foreign sea-going vessel shall engage in working on the wharves or levee of the city of New Orleans beyond the end of the vessel's tackle.
Any officer, sailor or member of the crew of a foreign sea-going vessel, violating the provisions of this Section, shall be imprisoned not more than ten days.
The provisions of this Section do not apply to the officers, sailors or others of the crew of foreign vessels hailing from countries having any treaty or treaties with the United States to the contrary, nor to any contract or contracts of which the United States courts have jurisdiction.
La. Navigation and Shipping § 34:863