Food truck laws in New Orleans up to vote today

New Orleans city council president Stacy Head has introduced a proposal to revise the Crescent City’s food truck laws, which so far have seemed to deter many food trucks from entering the local market. A vote could come as early as today. Among the new provisions are to increase the number of food truck permits the city could issue, and eliminate or reduce the city’s 600-foot proximity restriction. Three other provisions—an increase in permit fees, a trash pickup requirement for trucks, and general commercial liability insurance claim on trucks—have also been supported by Head and the NOLA food truck coalition.