The proposed policy also would prohibit the posting of any material that supports a position, cause or political candidate.  Council Chairman Rob Stevenson said the proposed policy is not directly related to a July 5 incident in which Councilman Chris Williams wrote on the council credenza after someone repeatedly removed pro-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive bumper stickers that Williams and Councilman Louis Benjamin had placed there.  

"That just got us to looking at the rules, and there aren't any," Stevenson said Friday. "We figured we better make some."  The proposed resolution states, "In order to assure that the Ted A. Ardoin City-Parish Council Auditorium continues to maintain its reputation as an outstanding facility, it is necessary to adopt a stringent policy relating to signs, banners, posters or any other type of material to be displayed" in the meeting room.

If the policy is adopted, anyone seeking to display material in the council auditorium would need unanimous approval from the council.
The proposed policy would not affect citizens who carry posters and signs into the council auditorium during meetings, Stevenson said.