But the moment employers see a conviction, the opportunity vanishes — even when they clearly need help. Right now, the New Orleans ordinance doesn’t do much for people like Mosley who are completing applications for private employers. The New Orleans ordinance covers city departments and private contractors paid by the city, with exceptions made for law enforcement, emergency response, and aviation security. City ordinance needed improvementImplementation of the 2018 ordinance wasn’t perfect. While Ban the Box policies in every city were designed to create opportunity, research shows that, without data tracking progress, they may produce unintended consequences.