The New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness is monitoring Tropical Storm Cristobal, which is forecast to remain in the the Bay of Campeche through this week and then drift northward into the Central Gulf of Mexico this weekend. Regardless of further development, heavy rainfall will be possible in New Orleans late this […]
Friday May 29, 2020, Mayor LaToya Cantrell joined public health and safety officials to provide an overview of City and partner preparations for the upcoming hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30. “We want to remind our residents that hurricane season is here, and so is COVID-19. The City, along with our […]
Gov. Edwards on Thursday signed an update to his Public Health Emergency declaration related to the COVID-19 outbreak, which waives some education requirements in the law and also suspends some laboratory requirements to speed the process of coronavirus testing, among other things. Click here to read the proclamation update. “The pace of testing has to increase in […]
The City of New Orleans agencies and partners yesterday began responding to the aftermath of Tropical Storm Barry as it passed by New Orleans on Saturday. The City remained under a Flash Flood Watch until 7 p.m. Sunday. “We absolutely made it through the storm. Beyond lucky, we were spared. We understand that our brothers […]
A 28-year-old Port Sulphur man was in critical condition after being shot multiple times at the La Quinta Inn, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office announced at about 2:40 p.m. Friday. Sheriff’s Office Capt. Jason Rivarde said the shooting victim was undergoing surgery on Friday afternoon. No suspects were immediately taken into custody, he said. West […]
Out of an abundance of caution, New Orleans Public Library and NORD facilities will remain closed today. All facilities, including City Hall, will reopen on Monday with regular hours of operation. Essential City Hall employees should stay in contact with their supervisors today for any updates. Stay tuned for updates on the status of other […]
Today, Jefferson Parish public works crews continued to prepare the parish for 4 to 6 inches of rain by cleaning an additional 3,850 catch basins bringing the total number of basins cleaned this year to 31,850. The potential for heavy rain fall still exists and residents should continue to be weather aware. Grand Isle, Lafitte, […]
Mayor LaToya Cantrell today updated residents on response efforts as Tropical Storm Barry made landfall on Saturday morning. The storm briefly reached hurricane status before reverting to a tropical storm after landfall. The slow pace pushed the timing of expected impacts further into today, tonight and Sunday. This means that New Orleans residents are not […]
President Michael Yenni has issued a mandatory evacuation for residents in the lower lying Lafitte, Crowne Point and Barataria in conjunction with Mayor Tim Kerner’s mandatory evacuation of the town of Jean Lafitte effective today, July 11, 2019 at 2:00pm. Mayor Camardelle has issued a mandatory evacuation for Grand Isle effective today July 11, 2019 […]
BULLETIN Tropical Storm Barry Advisory Number 5 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL022019 1000 AM CDT Thu Jul 11 2019 …DISTURBANCE BECOMES TROPICAL STORM BARRY… …DANGEROUS STORM SURGE, HEAVY RAINS, AND WIND CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF COAST… SUMMARY OF 1000 AM CDT…1500 UTC…INFORMATION ———————————————– LOCATION…27.8N 88.7W ABOUT 95 MI…150 KM SSE OF […]
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