The New Orleans Fire Department has evacuated buildings in the red zone bounded by the Uptown side of Bienville, River side of Basin, Downtown Side of Canal and Lake side of Burgundy and closed traffic in the orange zone. Click here for evacuation area map.
NOPD officers will be facilitating traffic flow at locations that usually experience higher traffic volume. Drivers are asked to heed officers and follow their directions in order to reduce delays as our city begins to work through the disruption caused by the construction collapse of the Hard Rock Hotel that occurred on Saturday.
For additional information and updates please visit ready.nola.gov