Fireworks Have Been Made Legal for New Year’s Eve
For those diehard celebrants of national holidays who love their fireworks, there is good news to celebrate in Covington, Louisiana, this year. Fireworks have been made legal in Covington for the major holidays of the 4th of July and New Year’s Eve. A unanimous vote by the city council of Covington, Louisiana lifted the fireworks ban and
have allowed the sales of fireworks for the 4 days surrounding the New Year’s Eve holiday as well as 3 days in July for the 4th of July.
For many people, this will come as welcome news as they had already been putting on small fireworks shows in their driveways or backyards, or even full-scale displays for rural areas where there was a lot of land to catch any fallout from falling debris, but the fact that the sale of fireworks is now official will help with the local economy during these times of year as well. This change did go into effect for our upcoming New Year’s Eve celebration, so neighbors should expect a bit more noise during this holiday than normal, now that they will have local access to more fun-filled firebrands.
Even though the municipal law had only prohibited the shooting off of fireworks within city limits of Covington, it was up the police department’s discretion at some places as to where the city limits ended and unicorporated Covington began. This will take a lot of the pressure off the police department during these holidays to pursue other calls not involving unhappy neighbors and fireworks. The city council held a public hearing before voting unanimously in favor of lifting the ban and received positive support.
