There are various things that students, faculty members and staff members can agree and disagree about when it comes down to Southern University, but one thing that everyone can agreed on is that the parking and traffic laws of the university can become quite aggravating at times.
According to the 2009-2010 issue of the Traffic and Parking Regulations and Map that is given to students and faculty members after registering their vehicles for the year, there are various “do’s and don’ts” that can prevent you from being fined by the police.
First and foremost, all vehicles must be registered and parked in their designated zones. Students that commute are to have a red, rectangle shaped 2009-2010 parking permit placed above their inspection sticker in the bottom left hand corner of the front window. Designated parking for commuters is located in the parking lots of the F.G. Clark Activity Center, A.W. Mumford Stadium (side across from Southern Lab), and the parking lot on the corner of B.A. Little Drive and Jesse N. Stone Ave. (behind the University Police Station/ diagonally across from T.T. Allain).
The parking permits for those that reside on campus are similar; however; the colors of the stickers vary, depending on the area that the dormitory is located in. For students that reside north of campus, the permit is purple. To be classified as a student that resides in housing on the north of campus, you must reside in either Shade, Toddy, Carroll, Octavia, Moore or Satterwhite Halls or in the Millennium Apartments. Parking is available around the grounds of the residential areas.
For students that reside south of campus, the permits are green and rectangle shaped with the same information as the other permits. To be classified as a resident of south campus, you must reside in either: Washington, Bethune, White, Reed, Bradford, Owens or Grandison halls. Parking is available for these students on the opposite side of A.W. Mumford Stadium (across from the Office of Student Financial Aid), next door to Bethune Hall, next door to Bradford Hall, behind Bethune Hall and in the old Reflections bookstore parking lot. In order for a residential student to register his or her vehicle, they must have achieved a minimum of 24 credit hours. Only one permit may be issued to a student residing on campus.
All other parking is reserved for faculty or staff, handicap or visitors.
Faculty and staff are to have their yellow hangtags on their rearview mirror and are to park in their designated parking areas.
Visitors should register with the police station before parking to receive a visitor tag. This will ensure that he or she will not be fined.
Besides parking violations, there are other ways to be fined. Things such as driving on a restricted street or lawn/ sidewalk or even driving the wrong way on an one-way street can lead you to being fined. Also, disregarding traffic control devices and the signal or instruction of the university’s police officers can also cause you to be ticketed. Fines can range from as low as $30 to as much as $150.
Appeals against traffic tickets goes through the University Traffic and Parking Appeals Committee, provided that such appeals are filed in writing in the Office of Traffic and Parking, using the form available there, within seven calendar days from the issuance of the ticket. Failure to properly file an appeal within a seven day week period will result in the loss of the right appeal.
So, to keep your academic school year at Southern University a tab bit less stressful, try to park in your designated areas and obey traffic signs and signals/ directions given by the university police. If your vehicle is not registered, you may purchase the $25 permit at the J. S. Clark Administration Building, located on G. Leon Netterville Drive (facing the river). The paperwork for parking permits maybe picked up and returned at the police station, located across from T. T. Allain. After presenting your completed paperwork along with your vehicle registration and receipt of purchase in the police station, you will be granted your permit. All parking permits are valid until July 31, 2010.
For more information, the contact number for the University Police Department is 225-771-2253 and the website is www.subr.edu/supd/.
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SUPD announces 2009-10 traffic rules
September 3, 2009
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