Event Submission Guidelines
The City of Thibodaux Community Calendar is a tool for government and nonprofit organizations to announce community events happening throughout the 70301 Area. All submissions will be reviewed for approval by the Event Calendar Moderator.
Acceptable Events
The City of Thibodaux’s 70301 Calendar is a common place to post events throughout the 70301 area all year. Events must be open to the general public. Submission of events by governmental entities as well as non-profits will be reviewed for approval. All events submitted to the community event calendar are subject to public disclosure, under applicable local, state, and/or Federal law.
The City of Thibodaux reserves the right to restrict or remove any content that is deemed in violation of this event calendar policy or any applicable law.
All special events in the 70301 Zip Code, such as fairs, festivals, runs/walks, parades, block parties and citywide holiday celebrations that take place on public property require coordination through a City of Thibodaux Special Events permit.
Restrictions
Events submitted to the City of Thibodaux’s Event Calendar containing any of the following forms of content will not be approved for posting:
- Profane language or content;
- Content that promotes, fosters, or perpetuates discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color age, religion, gender, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, national origin, physical or mental disability, or sexual orientation;
- Sexual content or links to sexual content;
- Solicitations of commerce;
- Conduct or encouragement of illegal activity;
- Information that may tend to compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems will not be allowed;
- Content that violates a legal ownership interest of any other party;
- The City of Thibodaux's Event Calendar Moderator will allow the posting of all events which are within the purpose of the limited public forum, with the exception of the prohibited content listed above.
Event Location
Events posted on the 70301 Calendar should be located within the 70301 zip code. Exceptions to this policy will be allowed at the discretion of the Event Calendar Moderator.
Author Identification
All public event submitters shall be clearly identified by their event submissions. Anonymous posting of events shall not be allowed.
All event postings shall be accompanied by valid event submitter contact information including a name, email address, and phone number.
Moderation
All event postings shall be moderated by a City-authorized calendar moderator, who shall review and approve all event submissions for conformance to acceptable event standards.
Items submitted for consideration for the City calendar will be reviewed during business hours (8 am- 4:30 pm) on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Items submitted after business hours on Fridays and over the weekends will not be reviewed for posting until the following business week.
Disclaimer
The City of Thibodaux’s Event Calendar is provided as a community service to Government entities and Non-Profit Organizations in the 70301 Zip Code. Though the calendar is moderated for posting acceptable events, the City of Thibodaux does not endorse nor verify the information included. If an entry includes a link to a website that does not end in ci.thibodaux.la.us the City of Thibodaux does not control nor review the content or operation of that website. The City of Thibodaux guarantees neither the authenticity, accuracy, appropriateness nor security of the link, website or content linked thereto. The City of Thibodaux urges users to exercise caution when accessing any unfamiliar website. Ownership and verification of all information is the responsibility of the submitter.