Louisiana Rebuilds - Public Safety

Find out about available services and recovery progress within one mile of your home. While this database hasn't been recently updated, it can still be used to access permanent information like location of police stations, city council boundaries, etc. Click on Address Search, type in your address, and then use the top navigation to explore. more

New Orleans Police Department

http://www.cityofno.com/Portals/Portal50/portal.aspx

Jefferson Parish Police Department

http://www.jpso.com

NOPD Crime Maps

http://secure.cityofno.com/portal.aspx?portal=50&tabid=76

These maps are now located in the New Orleans Community on One Page portal. Type in an address to view crime incidents within a 1 mile radius of the location in the last 30 days. Police report number, location, description, and incident date are all available through this system. more

St. Tammany Parish Crime Maps

http://www.stpso.org/crime.php

View crime statistics in your neighborhood.

NOPD Press Releases

http://secure.cityofno.com/portal.aspx?portal=50&tabid=49&ctlid=53&range=thisyear

Read press releases from the NOPD covering investigations and other security issues.

Louisiana State Sex Offender and Child Predator Registry

http://lasocpr1.lsp.org/default.aspx

Search for offenders in your area by typing in your address.

WDSU Crimestoppers Blog

http://www.wdsu.com/crime-stoppers/index.html

WDSU tracks New Orleans' most wanted on this blog.

Crime PreventionBack to Top

QuarterSafe

http://www.quartersafe.com/

For ten bucks and a few minutes of work, you can help drastically curb the daily robberies and assaults on your block. Although spearheaded by French Quarter neighborhood group Quartersafe, anyone can purchase these inexpensive, simple to install video camera security systems for the home that can be monitored by your PC. In the event of a crime, footage can be submitted to the police department and used against the criminal. Find out more on the website. more

New Orleans Police District Community Meetings

https://secure.cityofno.com/SystemModules/PrintPage.aspx?portal=50&tabid=10

Each police district holds monthly community meetings. Find yours and attend to get involved with your neighbors and get to know your police district. more

Police Association of New Orleans Discussion Forum

http://pano1544.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-4.html

This PANO forum lists crime reports in the New Orleans area. Recent posts are at the bottom of the list. more

Safe Streets Strong Communities

http://www.safestreetsnola.org/blog/

Safe Streets/Strong Communities is a community-based organization that campaigns for a new criminal justice system in New Orleans, one that creates safe streets and strong communities for everyone, regardless of race or economic status.

NOCrimeline - 8th District Crime Reports

http://www.nocrimeline.com/

NO Crimeline chronicles recent crimes in the French Quarter, Marigny Triangle, and CBD, as well as the efforts of the New Orleans Police Department to catch the perpetrators. Not all crimes reported in the 8th District are listed, but those of most interest to residents are featured. more

Court Watch NOLA

http://www.courtwatchnola.org/

Court Watch NOLA's mission is to monitor each part of the Justice System to ensure transparency and accountability at every level. Court Watch volunteers attend court hearings and trials in all sections of Orleans Parish Criminal District Court and monitor the progress of cases as they proceed through the courts from arraignment through sentencing. To volunteer, visit the website or call 994-2694.
Court Watch NOLA is supported by The New Orleans Crime Fighting Coalition. more

Silence is Violence

http://silenceisviolence.org/

The organizers of New Orleans' March Against Crime offer their solutions for preventing crime on this website. You can also click on "Shape the Message" to add your thoughts. more

Metropolitan Crime Commission

http://www.metropolitancrimecommission.org/

The Metropolitan Crime Commission is a citizen's commission that aims to expose and eliminate public corruption, reduce the incidence of crime, and improve the administration of justice in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. Visit the website for reports and recommendations on crime, safety, and the criminal justice system. more

New Orleans Crime Forum

http://www.nola.com/forums/crime/

Discuss crime in New Orleans on nola.com

Flood Protection Back to Top

Levee Protection Campaign

Levees.org 8/29 Investigation Campaign

http://levees.org/commission

Levees.org is spearheading a call for the 8/29 Investigation, a third-party independent analysis of the flood protection failures during Hurricane Katrina. They are urging everyone to send letters to their congressional representatives to support this initiative. Click the link for more information on the 8/29 Investigation, then scroll down to the bottom right side of the page and click "Send a Letter" for an easy way to contact your congressional representatives. more

Levees.org

http://www.levees.org/

Levees.Org is your source for information about levees and flood protection in New Orleans and nationwide. Levees.org supports an investigation into the levee failures and seeks to raise awareness and encourage public action. more

Levees.org Video - Infrastructure Update

http://current.com/items/89095911_new_flooding_in_new_orleans

This video shows what's happening with New Orleans' infrastructure nearly three years after Katrina. View the video and vote and it could be on national TV. You must register to vote, but registration is quick and easy. more

Are We at Risk?

http://www.areweatrisk.org/?v=4

Levees.org has created a searchable database that allows residents around the country to enter their zip codes and find out if they're at risk of flooding because of potential levee problems.

There are 146 levees across the nation that the Army Corps of Engineers listed as "vulnerable" in 2007 after inspections prompted by lessons learned in Hurricane Katrina. The database is based on a list containing 122 of those levees that the corps released to the public.

The list is of levees whose local sponsors -- state and local governments and levee districts -- were warned by the corps that they had to commit within a year to upgrading the levees or lose federal funding for any repairs that might occur if they breached.

The list does not include any levees in Louisiana. Levees along the Mississippi and Atchafalaya rivers were deemed acceptable and hurricane protection levees in New Orleans were already under repair or being upgraded as part of state and corps post-Katrina efforts. more

Army Corps Of Engineers

http://www.usace.army.mil

General information: (504) 862-2201.

NOLA Environmental: Corps Hurricane Protection Projects

http://www.nolaenvironmental.gov/

This Corps of Engineers website is designed to give the public easier access to plans for building a more robust hurricane flood reduction system in southeast Louisiana. The site focuses on environmental impacts of the projects that are part of the process of building the "100-year defense system" over the next several years.

Corps of Engineers Flood Risk Maps

http://nolarisk.usace.army.mil/

These Army Corps of Engineers maps show where flooding can be expected to occur -- and to what depths -- in different sections of the New Orleans area during future hurricanes.

Last Chance: Louisiana's Disappearing Coastline

http://www.nola.com/speced/lastchance/

This three-part series in the Times Picayune documents Louisiana's disappearing coastline and the struggle to save it. Read stories and view an interactive graphic documenting the rise and disappearance of Southeast Louisiana. more

FEMA Flood Maps (.pdf)

http://www.fema.gov/hazard/flood/recoverydata/katrina/katrina_la_resources.shtm#guidance

Flood advisory maps from FEMA expected to guide rebuilding.

America's Wetlands and You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WPkHEXhrBQ

This video explains why you should care about Louisiana's disappearing coastline.

How New Orleans Flooded

http://www.nola.com/katrina/graphics/flashflood.swf

An animated graphic tracking the flooding of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.
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America's Wetland

http://www.americaswetland.com/

The Campaign to Save Coastal Louisiana is raising awareness of the impact of Louisiana's wetland loss and increase support for efforts to conserve and save coastal Louisiana.

Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority

http://lacpra.org/

The CPRA is the authority that will focus on comprehensive coastal restoration efforts.

Images of Wetlands Loss

These graphics from the Times Picayune show wetlands loss resulting from hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Emergency PreparednessBack to Top

City of New Orleans Office of Emergency Preparedness

http://www.cityofno.com/Portals/Portal46/portal.aspx?portal=46&tabid=1

The OEP website contains information on hurricane preparedness, disaster information, evacuation plans, and more.

NOLAReady: New Orleans Community Alert System

http://www.nolaready.info

Sign up to receive instant alerts in the event of a local emergency. This alert system allows city officials to contact you via email or a text message to your cell, pager, or blackberry in the event of an emergency such as life-threatening weather, amber alerts, boil orders, extremely disruptive road closures, and other emergency situations. more

Jefferson Parish Emergency Alert System

http://jeffersonparishla.mystateusa.com/

This alert system will warn citizens of impending emergencies such as tornadoes, hurricane evacuations, hazardous material spills and terrorist attacks. Sign up on the website to receive alerts via email and/or cell phone, blackberry, or pager. This service is free. more

Prepare for a Hurricane

Prepare Louisiana

http://www.preparelouisiana.redcross.org/

This American Red Cross website offers easy-to-follow instructions for creating your own emergency plan, building an emergency kit, and preparing for a hurricane.

2008 Hurricane Evacuation Guide

http://www.lsp.org/lcadeg.html

Updated

The official state evacuation guides, including contraflow maps, for Southeast and Southwest Louisiana, put together by the Louisiana State Police.

City-Assisted Evacuation Plan

http://www.wwltv.com/local/stories/wwl052708tpevacuate.36767808.html

Emergency planners in New Orleans are asking people who will need assistance evacuating in the event of a hurricane to register with the city for transportation. Emergency Preparedness Director Jerry Sneed estimates between 25,000 and 30,000 people will need evacuation assistance but to date only 6,000 have signed up. Residents in need of assistance are being urged to call 311 to register to ensure that state and federal government allot the necessary resources to support this effort. Click the link to read an article and view a PowerPoint presentation of the evacuation plan. more

General Evacuation Guidelines

http://www.cityofno.com/portal.aspx?portal=46&tabid=18

Guidelines for the City of New Orleans.

State Evacuation Map and Routes

http://www.cityofno.com/portal.aspx?portal=46&tabid=17

Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

http://www.ohsep.louisiana.gov/hurricanerelated/hurricaneindex.htm

The Louisiana OHSEP site has extensive hurricane preparedness information including an evacuation planning guide, disaster supplies kit fact sheet, flood safety tips, and hurricane terms and information.

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