City of New Orleans Announces Traffic and Parking Impacts Related to Southern Decadence
NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans today announced traffic and parking impacts, as well as public safety reminders ahead of this weekend's Southern Decadence festivities. Events will take place starting tonight, Friday, Sept. 2 through Sunday, Sept. 4.
Associated Events
Neighborhoods Impacted
Traffic Restrictions
In anticipation of large crowds, the New Orleans Police Department will restrict traffic to ensure the safety of pedestrians. Additional intermittent street closures might be required as crowd size warrants.
NO VEHICLES ALLOWED
The French Quarter Interior Closure will be enhanced for this event from Toulouse Street to St. Phillip Street.
In addition to the officers manning the intersections, the officer’s police vehicles and archers will be utilized to set up an enhanced closure of the streets. In case of an emergency, the officers will staff the intersections in the event of an emergency. Officers will move their police vehicles and/or archers to allow access to NOFD, EMS or other emergency vehicles.
Closures will be effective nightly from Friday, Sept. 2 through Sunday, Sept. 4, from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m.
- Drivers should be made aware that they will not be able to cross Bourbon Street
- All streets from Iberville Street to Toulouse Street will be open to cross Bourbon Street
- No vehicles will be allowed to cross Bourbon Street
- Only EMERGENCY VEHICLES will be allowed to cross Bourbon Street
- Officers will close off streets leading to Bourbon Street to vehicular traffic
- Emergency vehicles that only need to cross Bourbon Street should do so on the uptown side of St. Peter Street or on the downtown side of Dumaine Street
Parking Restrictions
NO PARKING ZONES
- 2 p.m. to 4 a.m. overnight Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Bourbon Street from Canal to St. Phillip streets
- 700 and 800 blocks of all side streets from St. Peter Street to Dumaine Street
PARKING REMINDERS
Additional parking restrictions may be implemented as necessary, and parking enforcement personnel will be monitoring for illegal parking.
- Always follow posted signs
- Do not block hydrants, driveways and sidewalks
- Do not park within 20 feet of a crosswalk, intersection or stop sign
- Park in the direction of travel on one-way streets and with the right wheel to the curb on two-way streets
- Call (504) 658-8100 for 24-hour parking enforcement
Transportation Impacts
RTA routes may experience delays or detours during the associated events. All RTA service alerts, updates and detours can also be accessed by downloading the RTA’s LePass app. To learn more, visit www.norta.com or call Ride Line at (504) 248-3900.
For more information, visit southerndecadence.net. As always, please take care in large crowds and report suspicious activity to public safety officials.
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