Reserved Parking: Students now afforded more options

According to the Southern University Campus Police Department, with the newly implemented parking permit students can now park in other locations than just residential housing or commuter parking. This allows students to be able to park closer to the heart of campus. Students who purchase a reserved hang tag will have to pay and additional $50 along with the $45 permit reserved for the dormitory parking. Faculty and Staff can also apply for the same parking permit to secure their spot on any of the zone lots. According to the SU traffic and parking Department, students that do not have the reserved parking permit, but are parked in a reserved spot will be fined between $30 and $200, and in some instances recieve a boot.
Southern University Campus Police Administrative Supervisor, Ethel Smith, says that there are various locations for parking with a reserved student parking permit and they are listed from A to D: Seymour Gymnasium, the parking lot by the jaguar cage, Mumford stadium parking lot and TT Alain’s parking lot.
“All tags will expire on July 31, 2016 and you can now purchase your decals with card payments,” said Smith.
For students, it means that it will be one less traveled trip to the cashiers’ office unless you have cash in your pocket. Also Field Supervisor of the campus police department, Spencer Carter, says that if you commit a parking violation in a restricted area, you will receive a $50 boot on the vehicle. In addition, Smith says that if the boot fine has not been paid by 3 o’clock on that day, then the vehicle will be impounded and it will cost an additional $100.