Beginning today, and in coordination with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers SELA Florida Ave Canal project, the road crossings of Louisa and Piety Streets over the Florida Avenue Canal will be temporarily closed for approximately six weeks to allow for a secondary inspection of the crossings.

Beginning on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, at 7 a.m., weather permitting, City of New Orleans Department of Public Works contractor Beverly Construction Company will temporarily close the intersection of Prentiss Avenue and Old Spanish Trail for approximately one week to perform drainage line replacement operations as part of the $1.6 million Old Spanish Trail (Nighthart Street-Sherwood Drive) infrastructure improvement project. Residents in this area have been notified about the closure via a neighborhood canvassing effort.

The City of New Orleans today announced that beginning Monday, Aug. 16, 2021 beginning at 7 a.m., weather permitting, Department of Public Works contractor Wallace C. Drennan Construction Company will temporarily close the South Claiborne Avenue at the Short Street intersection between the 7900 and 8000 blocks of South Claiborne Avenue.