Parking meter rate hikes begin Jan. 11, with some changes
 

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Mayor Mitch Landrieu?s plan to raise rates and extend hours for downtown parking meters begins Monday, Jan. 11 2016.

Landrieu's original plan ? to double rates from $1.50 an hour to $3 hour and expand cutoff times from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. ? changes only slightly, despite pleas from downtown workers, musicians and service and tourism industry groups. The rates will remain, but the extended hours will only go to 7 p.m.

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