The NOPD is investigating a fatal vehicle crash that occurred in the early hours today (August 11, 2018) in the 6000 block of Stars & Stripes Boulevard Near New Orleans Lakefront Airport. At about 2:18 a.m., NOPD Seventh District officers and Orleans Levee District officers responded to a call of a vehicle crash in the […]
This month, the City of New Orleans’ Health Department (NOHD) reminds residents that school zones will be reactivated in August 2018 ahead of students returning to school. Drivers are encouraged to drive at or below the speed limit, stay alert and put away phones while driving. School zones are a safety focus for the city. Driverscan […]
Several Road Closures are planned across the East Bank of Jefferson Parish. BONNABEL BOULEVARD LANE CLOSURE: Currently, one left southbound lane of Bonnabel Boulevard at Metairie Road will close daily between the hours of 9:00 and 6:00pm, ending on Friday, August 24, 2018. The closure is necessary for Barriere Construction to add one U-Turn lane […]
The City of New Orleans construction contractor, Command Construction Industries, LLC, will temporarily detour the river and lake bound traffic on Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard between South Rocheblave and South Prieur streets beginning at 8 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 6, 2018. The detour and lane reduction are necessary to accommodate exploratory work on Martin […]
The NOPD is investigating a traffic fatality that claimed the life of an adult male motorcyclist. On August 5th at around 8:10 p.m., Fifth District officers received a call about an adult male that fell from the Claiborne Bridge and landed near the intersection of North Claiborne Avenue and Japonica Street. Through the course of […]
Mayor Cantrell today signed Ordinance No. 32,311, which was passed unanimously by the New Orleans City Council on July 26, 2018. Ordinance No. 32,311 is intended to grant police officers discretion when determining whether to arrest motorists who are driving with a suspended, revoked or canceled driver’s license. “Following the incident with former CM Oliver […]
Jefferson Transit announces permanent changes to the schedules of the E1 Veterans bus and the W3 Lapalco bus. These changes will go into effect Sunday, August, 5, 2018. Please check Jefferson Transit’s website (www.jeffersontransit.org) or notices on board all fixed-route buses for the new schedules. Please call (504) 818-1077 with any questions regarding Jefferson Transit […]
Currently one southbound lane and left turn lane of Manhattan Boulevard at Central Park Boulevard in Harvey is closed until Tuesday, August 7, 2018. The lane closure is daily between the hours of 8:00am and 3:00pm. Motorists should use available open lane for travel. The closure is necessary for Treuting Inc. to pour concrete at […]
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