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 […]
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 […]
Parish President Guy McInnis, OEP Director John Rahaim and Parish Officials have been in constant contact with state and federal agencies since early Tuesday morning. Parish Government road crews will continue to be in the streets throughout the event. Based on the information provided by the National Weather Service and the USACE, as of now, […]
Yesterday, Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency for all of Louisiana in preparation for the impact of the low-pressure system, Tropical Storm Barry, in the Gulf of Mexico. The system will likely produce storm surge, hurricane-force winds and up to 15 inches of rain across the state. “This is going to be […]
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