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Kenner City Council amends ride-hailing regulations for Uber and Lyft airport trips

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Kenner City Council removes increased pricing and background check requirements for ride-hailing services.
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Yesterday, Kenner City Council approved an amendment to its recent ride-hailing regulation, no longer holding ride-hailing drivers more responsible.

According to The Advocate, the amendments removed the requirement for Uber and Lyft drivers to obtain an occupational permit; charge $15 per person on airport trips with an excess of two riders; and being subject to random drug and background tests. Kenner City Council approved the amended ordinance 5-0, with one city council member absent.

During the meeting, taxi drivers were upset at added regulations that made competition between taxi drivers and ride-hailing services unfair. The Kenner City Council said they would consider regulation reduction for Taxi drivers.

Kenner City Council approved the original regulation on Thursday, June 2. Kenner’s mayor called a special meeting days after the regulation passed, hoping to sway the council’s decision.

The regulation primarily affected Uber, since the ride-hailing service Lyft is not permitted to operate at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.