§ 1-7. General penalty.
It shall be unlawful for any person to violate or fail to comply with any provision of this Code or commit any act declared to be unlawful or a misdemeanor and where no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any provision of this Code shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500.00 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 30 days or by both such fine and imprisonment, within the discretion of the court. Each day any violation of any provision of this Code shall continue constitutes a separate offense.
(Code 1979, § 1-7)
State law reference
Authority, R.S. 33:1236(25), 33:1243; greater penalty for certain offenses; trespass, R.S. 33:1236(14).