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CITY NEWS
Recovery Centers Offering One-Stop Help for Hurricane VictimsThe Federal Emergency Management Agency on Monday opened a Disaster Recovery Center for Hurricanes Gustav and Ike in New Orleans, choosing a location that will be familiar for many who went through the 2005 storms: the public library's main branch. read more >>
New Orleans master plan taking shapeEven before Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans three years ago, a master plan was being developed for the future. Mayor Ray Nagin and the city’s planning commission made that plan official Wednesday. read more >> |
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Welcome
Welcome to the Mayor’s Office
Mayor Nagin's progressive policies resolved to erase the image of New Orleans as place where graft is part of the old world charm. He launched several high profile investigations that resulted in a paradigm shift that unleashed unprecedented economic development in his first term. Mayor Nagin built his administration using progressive, business oriented individuals who are making a difference for New Orleans. They immediately eliminated back to back budget deficits, launched a new city web site that currently ranks as the nations best, streamlined bureaucratic processes, making City government a viable and accessible force in local life. Read Mayor Nagin's entire biography...
Department of Public Works
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Welcome to the New Orleans
Department of Public Works
Mission Statement
Construct, maintain, and administer transportation elements affecting vehicular, pedestrian, and rail movement within the public right-of-way.
Engineering is an important and learned profession. As a member of this profession, engineers are expected to exhibit the highest standards of honesty and integrity. Engineering has a direct and vital impact on the quality of life for all people.
Accordingly, the services provided by engineers require honesty, impartiality, fairness, and equity, and must be dedicated to the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare.
Engineers must perform under a standard of professional behavior that requires adherence to the highest principles of ethical conduct.
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Main Divisions Within The Department of Public Works:
Maintenance Division
838 South Genois Street
New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 658-8150 |
Parking Division
City Hall
1300 Perdido Street, RM. 6E05
New Orleans, LA 70112
(504) 658-8200 |
Engineering
City Hall
1300 Perdido Street, RM. 6W03
New Orleans, LA 70112
(504) 658-8000 |
Traffic Engineering
City Hall
1300 Perdido Street, RM. 6W03
New Orleans, LA 70112
(504) 658-8040 |
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Welcome to NORD
NORD provides the public with a wide variety of recreational events, venues, and parks.
Find out more about our upcoming programs.
New! The New Orleans Recreation Department's Cultural Division is accepting applications from students or graduates in visual arts and ceramics.
Call us at 658-3000 or visit the NORD Administrative Office at:
800 Race St
New Orleans, LA 70130
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• Get answers to your NORD questions.
Find out about upcoming programs, how to sign-up, or report a problem at a NORD facility.
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Housing Code Enforcement
Code Enforcement hearings will proceed as scheduled throughout the month of September. Code Enforcement staff will work to accommodate residents who are unable to attend because they were displaced by Hurricane Gustav.
Properties to be demolished because of Hurricane Gustav damage View DocumentCode Enforcement, in coordination with the Department of Safety and Permits, is sweeping the City and inspecting properties that are in imminent danger of collapse as a result of Hurricane Gustav. The attached listing of properties were reviewed and processed by Safety and Permits and declared as imminent danger. They are slated for immediate removal by demolition of the property. Properties scheduled for immediate demolition because of Hurricane Gustav damage. The Bureau of Administration in the Office of Recovery & Development of the City of New Orleans has scheduled to hear the following cases in Suite 1100, 1340 Poydras Street. The purpose of these hearings is to determine if the properties at the locations listed should be declared blighted pursuant to the provisions of Section 28-38 of the City Code or a public nuisance pursuant to the provisions of Section 28-37, et seq., of the City Code. If the property is declared blighted, it is eligible for expropriation. If the property is declared a public nuisance, it is eligible for demolition. Click here to view the Public Notice Administrative Adjudication Dockets. The Code Enforcement Department is holding regular hearings for properties in violation of the city’s housing standards. Residents are welcome to observe the hearings and offer testimony. Hearings are held on the 11th floor of 1340 Poydras St.. The following link is to a schedule of upcoming hearings. The properties are grouped together by council district.
Results from Code Enforcement Hearings
The Code Enforcement department holds regular hearings for properties in violation of the city’s housing standards. The following links are to spreadsheets that show the hearing results. The properties are grouped together by council district. If the results say “compliance agreement,” that means that the owner entered into an agreement to fix his property by a strict deadline. Fines are suspended as long as the deadlines are met. If the results say “Work in progress, case reset” that means that the resident proved that they have begun to make repairs to the property. They were rescheduled for a new hearing 30 or 60 days later and if the necessary repairs have not been completed, fines will begin.
Before Hurricane Katrina, Code Enforcement inspectors inspected one property at a time in locations spread out throughout the city. As the department looks at the best way to encourage recovery and reduce blight, it has decided that this is no longer the best inspection strategy. Inspections will now be organized around large sweeps throughout the city. A typical sweep area will be six by six blocks. The idea is that by saturating these areas and working every property that is in violation through the enforcement process, the department will create large stabilized areas that will be catalysts for recovery in the areas surrounding them. Eventually every part of the city will be covered by a sweep. Initially these sweeps will be focusing on citing unoccupied properties. Every unoccupied property that does not meet the city’s housing standards will be cited and the owner will receive a Notice of Violation with a hearing date. The code enforcement department will be inspecting other properties outside of these sweep areas - including properties that are threats to public safety and health and properties that are requested to be inspected by the City Council staff.
In an effort to present more user friendly information to the public, we have created maps that show all of the sweeps that the department has completed, and the sweeps that are planned for the next month. The following link is to these maps. The first map is a citywide view of all sweeps, and the other maps zoom in on each individual sweep area.
City wide map of upcoming and completed Code Enforcement Sweeps
Other Code Enforcement Material
Imminent Health Threat Demolition Properties
Pursuant to Chapter 26 Section 263 of the Code of the City of New Orleans, the City of New Orleans gives official notification that it intends to demolish or haul away the below referenced properties. The City has determined that these properties constitute an immediate threat to public health, safety and welfare; by reasons of being unremediated, ungutted, open to the public, unsafe, unsanitary or conducive to ill health of the community. A legal owner who disputes the proposed demolition must submit in person or by certified mail proof (photos) that he/she has complied with the Imminent Health Threat ordinance. The photos must document the following:
- Inside of the property gutted and contents removed;
- Grass cut in front, back and side yards;
- All doors, windows shut and secured;
Upon receipt of proof, the Department of Code Enforcement will issue a letter advising whether the owner’s request has been granted. Additionally, the property will be scheduled for a follow-up inspection to validate the remediation claim. Failure to comply with the Imminent Health Threat Ordinance will result in the property remaining on the demolition list and the demolition of the property.
Danger of Collapse Properties
The City of New Olreans gives official notification that it intends to demolish or haul away the below referenced properties. The City of New Orleans has determined that the properties are in imminent danger of collapse and must be removed. A legal owner who disputes the proposed demolition must present their objections in writing to the Department of Safety and Permits of the City of New Orleans. The City of New Orleans makes no legal reprentation that relief will not be granted.
Code Enforcement Information
Imminent Health Threat Demolition Properties Listings
View Current Listings
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