New Orleans issues 105 new taxi cab permits for first time in decades

In an effort to encourage cab drivers to upgrade their vehicles as required by new regulations, Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s administration announced Monday it will issue 75 new taxi cab permits – at virtually no cost – to drivers who lease their permits but have never before owned one. The permits, known as certificates of public necessity and convenience, or CPNCs, are available on a first-come, first-serve basis to individual vehicle owners. Another 30 will be divvied up among the city’s major cab companies.

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