Shortly after 12:00 a.m. on September 30th, Troopers from Troop C began investigating a single-vehicle fatality crash on LA 1 just south of LA 999. The crash took the life of a passenger in the vehicle, 16-year-old Tre’Sean Jackson of Donaldsonville. The preliminary investigation revealed 17-year-old Kayvon Harris of Donaldsonville was traveling north on LA […]
Shortly before 10:30 pm on September 28, 2018, Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop A began investigating a single vehicle crash that resulted in a fatality on LA Hwy 42 west of LA Hwy 43 in Livingston Parish. The crash took the life of 53-year-old Jeffrey P. Rushing of Holden. The initial investigation by State […]
Shortly before 1:00 am on September 23, 2018, Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop A began investigating a serious injury crash involving a pedestrian on LA Hwy 30 north of Ben Hur Rd. in East Baton Rouge Parish. The crash ultimately resulted in the death of 19-year-old Blake M. Cordes of Mandeville. The preliminary investigation […]
On Friday, Sept. 28, and Tuesday, Oct. 2, the TV series “NCIS: New Orleans” will be filming in the French Quarter. The sequence being filmed on Friday, Sept. 28, involves a simulated special effects blast that will happen one time during filming between the hours of 8 p.m. and 12 a.m. The sequence on Friday, Sept. […]
Mayor LaToya Cantrell and Jefferson Parish President Mike Yenni yesterday hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the Regional Transit Authority’s (RTA) and Jefferson Transit’s (JeT) new partnership — the Regional Ride pilot program. The program grants bus riders all-day access to both RTA and JeT bus lines for $6, without having to buy separate passes. “The City […]
On Monday, September 17, at 8 a.m., the City of New Orleans, Department of Public Works and Sewerage & Water Board began fully reconstructing the roadway and sidewalks on Bourbon Street from St. Louis to Dumaine streets (500-800 blocks). Work will occur sequentially from the 500 – 800 block, with only one block closed […]
The NOPD’s Traffic Division will conduct an upcoming sobriety checkpoint within Orleans Parish. The checkpoint will be in operation from 9:00 p.m. on Friday, September 14, 2018 to 2:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 15, 2018. During this time, motorists will experience minimal delays at the checkpoint and should have the proper documentation available if requested […]
Bike Easy, along with a coalition of partners and support from the City of New Orleans, will continue installing elements of the Connect the Crescent demonstration mobility project on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 12 and 13, 2018, beginning at 6:30 a.m. Residents should expect limited access to curb space as volunteers paint temporary roadway striping […]
Bike Easy, along with a coalition of partners and support from the City of New Orleans, will begin installing elements of the Connect the Crescent demonstration mobility project on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018 beginning at 6:30 a.m. Residents should expect limited access to curb space as volunteers paint temporary roadway striping and re-configure the public […]
Today, crews for the TV series “NCIS: New Orleans” will be filming in the CBD, including a sequence that will involve simulated, special effects gunfire. The filming will take place on the 100 block of Roosevelt Way between the hours of 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. Filming will be conducted under the supervision of the New […]
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