sent as a courtesy to the NOFD DON'T WAIT, CHECK THE DATE It's time for Fire Prevention Week, and from October 9th-15th the New Orleans Fire Department (NOFD) has joined forces with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the American Red Cross (ARC) and the Louisiana State Fire Marshal (LSFM)…
The installation of roadway striping that was postponed is now rescheduled for Tuesday, October 4th beginning at 7 a.m. Please have all vehicles removed from the street by this day and time. Work is estimated to take one day to complete, but could possibly go into Wednesday. Additional notification will…
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Weather dependent, beginning Monday, September 26th at 7 a.m., the SELA contractor will begin placing permanent striping on Prytania Street between Nashville and Jefferson avenues. This work is expected to take approximately two to three days to complete. During these days, street parking will be unavailable during the…
Armed Robbery Octavia and Coliseum An armed robbery was reported last night around 2:45 am. There were four victims and they reported that they were returning home from a local bar. They were walking on Octavia Street and when they reached the intersection of Octavia and Coliseum they noticed an…
Carjacking on Arabella and Chestnut The victim, an Uber driver, reported that on Thursday, 8-25-16 at about 2:45 a.m. he was driving on Chestnut Street in a westward direction. He stated that when he reached the stop sign at Chestnut and Arabella Street, there was an off white or possibly…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 17, 2016 NOPD Connects Suspect to Multiple Vandalism Incidents NEW ORLEANS - The NOPD is asking for the public's assistance in identifying and locating an unknown suspect whom police have connected to multiple vandalism incidents reported throughout the second police district area. Detectives have…
NOPD SEARCHING FOR SUSPECT IN VANDALISM AT ISIDORE NEWMAN SCHOOL RESIDENTS ASKED TO CHECK CAMERAS NEW ORLEANS The NOPD is searching for an individual seen in surveillance footage early this morning (Aug 17) vandalizing several areas of the campus of Isidore Newman School, located at 1903 Jefferson Avenue. At about…
Sent as a courtesy for SELA Project./ USACE Weather permitting, beginning Thursday, May 19, 2016, and lasting for approximately 8 weeks, Octavia Street will close at Prytania Street. The closure is to facilitate permanent roadway placement on Prytania Street from Joseph Street to Jefferson Avenue. Joseph Street will reopen prior…
A message from the City of New Orleans Please be aware that the 1900 - 2000 blocks of Nashville Ave. will be closed to traffic tomorrow (Sat. Apr. 9) from 7:00am to 8:00pm for the Lusher Crawfish Boil. Yours in Service, Greg M. Lawson Mayor's Neighborhood Engagement Office | City…
Today's Uptown Messenger includes a story and video that shows just how fast an auto burglary can happen if left the doors are left unlocked. Because the reporting of such crimes takes precious crime fighting hours away from our already pressured police officers, NOPD is again asking residents to help…
