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April 30, 2024 | From City of New Orleans
The City of New Orleans today reminds residents that one traffic safety camera and four school zone safety cameras will be reactivated on Wednesday, May 1 at 7 a.m. These cameras had been vandalized and have since undergone repairs for reactivation.
The City of New Orleans today announced that the Department of Public Works (DPW) construction contractor Command Construction Industries, L.L.C. will close one of the Eastbound lanes of North Claiborne Avenue from Saint Roch Avenue to Arts Street to accommodate asphalt work. During this time, access will be limited to one lane (see map attached). All lanes will reopen by 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 2.
Effective May 10, 2024, at 5:01 pm*
Beginning May 10, 2024, at 5:01 pm, all prospective variance applicants must first file a building permit application with the Department of Safety and Permits and obtain a zoning review specifying needed variances prior to submitting a variance application to the Board of Zoning Adjustments.
*The start of the filing period for the Board of Zoning Adjustments' July 15, 2024 hearing
April 29, 2024 | From City Council
NEW ORLEANS - Today, Council President Helena Moreno celebrated the arrival of Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine, only the sixth HBCU medical school in the country, to the City of New Orleans. The new college of medicine at Xavier will advance the work of what is already the nation’s premier academic training center for medical professionals of color. Xavier already graduates more African-American students and students of color who achieve Medical Degrees and Ph.D’s in health sciences than any other educational institution in the nation.
April 29, 2024 | From NOPD News
On April 28, 2024, at approximately 5:00 p.m., NOPD Eighth District officers responded to a reported protest at Jackson Square.
New Orleans Police are asking the public's assistance with locating a suspect wanted for aggravated battery.
New Orleans Police are asking the public's assistance with locating a suspect wanted for business burglary.
The following is a weekly report of citywide crime statistics compiled by the NOPD Analytics Unit for the period of April 21-27, 2024. Please note that these statistical figures are preliminary and subject to further analysis and revision.
The NOPD has arrested Seth Anthony West (black male, DOB: 04-15-2002) in the investigation of a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred on April 20, 2024, in the 8500 block of I-10 Service Road.
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