New Orleans, LA – Lakeshore Drive will be closed to vehicle traffic between Seabrook and Canal Boulevard from Friday, September 25th at 6:00 PM through Monday, September 28th at 5:00 AM. The roadway will be open to pedestrians and bicyclists. Lakefront residents will be allowed to pass as needed for access to their homes, and [...]
New Orleans, LA – Lakeshore Drive will be closed to vehicle traffic between Seabrook and Canal Boulevard from Friday, September 18th at 6:00 PM through Monday, September 21st at 5:00 AM. The roadway will be open to pedestrians and bicyclists. Lakefront residents will be allowed to pass as needed for access to their homes, and [...]
New Orleans, LA – Hurricane Sally continues to track eastward, but the effects of the storm are still very present in our area. We will continue to keep Lakeshore Drive closed as the roadway has become inundated with water. Due to safety concerns we ask the public to please avoid this area until the water [...]
New Orleans, LA – In preparation of Tropical Storm Sally, the Flood Protection Authority East (FPA-East) is set to close several gates within the flood protection system. Beginning at 6:00AM Sunday, we began closing several flood gates within the region and currently, a total of 84 gates are set to be closed by Monday evening. [...]
New Orleans, LA – Lakeshore Drive will be closed to vehicle traffic between Seabrook and Canal Boulevard from Friday, September 11th at 6:00 PM through Monday, September 14th at 5:00 AM. The roadway will be open to pedestrians and bicyclists. Lakefront residents will be allowed to pass as needed for access to their homes, and [...]
New Orleans, LA – Lakeshore Drive will be closed to vehicle traffic between Seabrook and Shelter #1 from Friday, August 4th at 6:00 PM through Tuesday, August 8th at 5:00 AM. The extended closure day is for Labor Day. During this time, the roadway will be open to pedestrians and bicyclists. Lakefront residents will be [...]
New Orleans, LA – Lakeshore Drive will be closed to vehicle traffic between Seabrook and Canal Boulevard from Friday, August 28th at 6:00 PM through Monday, August 31st at 5:00 AM. The roadway will be open to pedestrians and bicyclists. Lakefront residents will be allowed to pass as needed for access to their homes, and [...]
New Orleans, LA – Lakeshore Drive will reopen to vehicle traffic Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 5:00 AM. The roadway was shut down due to the potential impacts of TS Marco and TS Laura. The roadway will resume its normal weekend closure pattern beginning Friday, August 28, 2020. A separate statement will be issued regarding [...]
New Orleans, LA – In preparation of Tropical Storm Marco, the Flood Protection Authority East is set to close several gates within the flood protection system. A total of 45 land-based gates will close by 10:00 PM tonight, followed by the Surge Barrier located in New Orleans East around midnight. We will close additional gates [...]
New Orleans, LA – Lakeshore Drive will be closed to vehicle traffic between Seabrook and Canal Boulevard from Friday, August 21st at 6:00 PM through Monday, August 24th at 5:00 AM. The roadway will be open to pedestrians and bicyclists. Lakefront residents will be allowed to pass as needed for access to their homes, and [...]
