Press Releases
LAKESHORE DRIVE WEEKEND ACCESS RESTRICTIONS
New Orleans, LA – Lakeshore Drive will be closed to vehicle traffic between Seabrook and Canal Boulevard from Friday, June 26th at 6:00 PM through Monday, June 29th at 5:00 AM. The roadway [...]
TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL UPDATE
New Orleans, LA – The Flood Protection Authority-East has completed its final preparations of the Flood Defense System as T.S. Cristobal impacts our area. The Emergency Operations Center is partially activated and our [...]
THE FPA-EAST PREPARES FOR TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL
New Orleans, LA – Due to the predicted surge levels of T.S. Cristobal, the FPA-East began closing gates Thursday and will continue through Saturday night. These closures are being done to mitigate the [...]
LAKESHORE DRIVE WEEKEND CLOSURES
New Orleans, LA – This is a reminder beginning Friday, May 8, 2020, Lakeshore Drive will be closed to vehicle traffic at 6:00 PM until Monday, May 11, 2020 at 5:00 AM. Vehicle [...]
RESTRICTED VEHICLE TRAFFIC ALONG LAKESHORE DRIVE
New Orleans, LA – Beginning Friday, April 3, 2020, Lakeshore Drive will be closed to vehicle traffic every Friday at 6:00 PM until the following Monday at 5:00 AM. Vehicle traffic will be [...]
RECREATIONAL USE AND THE CROWN OF THE LEVEES
New Orleans, LA – Leadership of the Flood Protection Authority-East (FPA) urges the public to move recreational activities off the crown of the levees to limit the wear and tear of the flood [...]
TRESPASSING ON PONTCHARTRAIN BEACH
New Orleans, LA – Please be advised Pontchartrain Beach is closed off to the public and anyone on the property is in violation of trespassing. Under the Governor’s Executive Order, there to be [...]
LAKESHORE DRIVE CLOSED TO VEHICLE TRAFFIC
New Orleans, LA – Please be advised Lakeshore Drive from Seabrook Bridge to Franklin Ave, Elysian Fields to Pratt, and Rail to Shelter #1 is closed to vehicular traffic. Individuals who ride bikes [...]
OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING
New Orleans, LA – New Orleans Police Department dispatch received a call around 2:50 PM concerning reckless driving in a parking lot on the Lakefront. In response, a uniformed Orleans Levee District [...]
FLOOD PROTECTION AUTHORITY-EAST PREPARES FOR POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE 16
New Orleans, LA – In preparation of potential storm in the Gulf of Mexico, leadership of the Flood Protection Authority East closed several gates within the flood protection system. A total of 10 [...]