SAFE ON OUR STREETS

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Safe on Our Streets New Orleans (SOS NOLA) is working to unify and amplify the voices of New Orleans residents, neighborhood groups, and community organizations about crime prevention. One of the first things they’re doing is promoting a Neighborhood Level Crime Survey for ‪#‎NOLA‬ residents to share their experience with crime, law enforcement response, crime prevention resources, and perceptions of public safety here in town. It is a short (5 minute) survey of 17 questions.

If you’re concerned about crime in New Orleans, please take a look!
Thanks!
www.sosnola.com
StChasAveAssocOur entire city is endangered by out-of-control crime. For the past three months, a coalition led by the St. Charles Avenue Association and St. Claude Main Street has been working with a diverse group of neighborhood leaders and civic associations to amplify and unify our voices and to find real, creative and effective solutions.

stclaudeindexTo date, more than 50 neighborhood associations and civic organizations have participated in our meetings, all focused on tapping into the concerns of citizens and to seek solutions to the crime problems that grip our city. After surveying our neighborhoods citywide and listening to the leaders, we are mobilized.

Our committed organization, S.O.S., (“Safe on Our Streets”) welcomes all neighborhoods to join the effort to make the outrageenough1 heard and solutions known. Neighborhood and civic organizations can join by emailing [email protected]. We need and want your energy and desire to make every New Orleanian safe on our streets.

The survival of this great city depends on solving this heinous problem. By speaking with one united voice, City Hall and others will hear our distress call — S.O.S — and make crime the No. 1 priority.

Camille J. Strachan president, St. Charles Avenue Association New Orleans

Jonathan M. Rhodes past president, St. Claude Avenue Main Street New Orleans

S.O.S  (Safe on Our Streets) works to improve public safety in all neighborhoods in New Orleans. To achieve this, S.O.S supports a network of more than 50 culturally, ethnically and geographically diverse neighborhood and civic organizations  to make all streets safe. S.O.S works to unify the voices of New Orleans residents, advocate for best practices in policing, and ensure the fair allocation of technology, programs and other public resources in order to reduce crime.

 S.O.S was founded in 2015 by a diverse group of community groups all concerned about the staggering rise in crime. Throughout Greater New Orleans, S.O.S. is committed to making the streets of this city safe for all.

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Faubourg St. John residents support the New Orleans Police Department’s 1st District

Have Fun Be Safe

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mardi-gras-logoMardi Gras Safety Tips from the New Orleans Police Department Crime Prevention Unit

Before going to the parade:

  • First secure your home by locking up and keeping a light on. Get a timer or two and connect it to a lamp, television set or radio to make it appear as if someone is moving around in the home turning lights and electronics on and off.
  • Notify a responsible neighbor to monitor your house while you are away.
  • Prepare children for the parade by making them use the restroom.
  • Put your name, address and phone number on a piece of paper and put it in your child’s sock.
  • Teach your child how to identify the police if lost.

Parking

  • Do not block a resident’s driveway.
  • Do not double park.
  • Do not park on the neutral ground.
  • Do not block an intersection.
  • Pay attention to signage on the parade route.

 

Attending the Parade

  • Do not jump over the police barricades. Ask an Officer for permission to cross from one side of the street to the other. The barricades are there for protection.
  • Do not bring a big purse to the parade. Put your personal items in your front pockets. Men should carry their wallets in their front pockets.
  • Stand a distance from the floats.
  • Do not run alongside of the floats.
  • Do not follow the bands.
  • Do not throw beads at the riders on the float.
  • Do not put someone on your shoulders if you or that person is intoxicated. Stay away from the street or curb.
  • Ladders should be as far back from the curb as they are tall. Secure the ladder to the ground. Do not place ladders in the intersection.

 

Lost children

  • If you get separated from your child, notify the police immediately. There will be several “lost children sites” on the parade route. Provide the Police Officer with the child’s name and a good physical description.

Medical Problems

  • You should carry with you any pertinent medical information regarding your health. This will help the paramedics tremendously in analyzing your medical condition should you get sick on the parade route.

French Quarter Rules

  • Do not urinate in public.
  • Do not flash your breast in public.
  • Do not drop your pants in public.
  • Do not drink from an open glass or metal container in public.

Important phone numbers

New Orleans Police Department Non-emergency number – (504) 821-2222

New Orleans Police Department Emergency number – 911

Orleans Parish Sheriff Office Automated Interactive Voice Response Inquiry System – (504) 827-6777

Parking Division-Auto Pound Address: 400 N Claiborne Ave. Phone: (504) 565-7450

  

ENJOY  YOUR  2014  MARDI GRAS !

Thank you,

Sergeant L. J. Smith

New Orleans Police Department

Commander, Crime Prevention Unit

715 S. Broad Avenue, Office # A- 412

New Orleans, LA 70119

(504) 658-5590 – Office Phone

[email protected] – Email

Mardi Gras Legally

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New Orleans Police Department- Public Information Office

City and State Ordinances
You Need to Know for the Mardi Gras Season

Please read the following city and state ordinances we’d like you to be aware of during the Mardi Gras season. New Orleans Police officers will be enforcing these laws along parade routes first and foremost to keep you and the people around you safe. Superintendent Ronal Serpas’s advice: “Common sense, common courtesy, common safety”.

Louisiana Revised Statute 14:95.1.1
Illegal Carrying of a Firearm at a parade with any firearm used in a commission of a crime of violence. This is punishable by a mandatory 1 to 5 year prison sentence.

Louisiana Revised Statute 14:95.2.2
Reckless Discharge of a Firearm at a parade or demonstration. This is punishable with a 5 to 10 year sentence; a mandatory 3 year prison sentence if convicted.

Section 34-32 of the Municipal Code: Roping off Areas:
It shall be unlawful for any individual, organization or corporation to fence, rope off, or stake out any area of public property along a parade route except when necessary to protect plants, shrubbery, trees and other landscaping materials with the approval of the department of Parkways and Parks. Each private property owner shall notify the Parkway and Park Commission at least 30 days prior to the date of a parade in writing and shall submit a detailed drawing of the planned protective enclosure device. If the private property owner is not notified in writing by the Parkway and Park Commission within 10 days of the parade date, it shall be assumed that the proposed protective enclosure device is approved.

Section 34-33 of the Municipal Code: Ladders:
All ladders used by parade spectators shall be structurally sound. No ladder, chairs, ice chests, chaise lounges and other similar personal effects shall be placed in intersections or between curbs of public streets during a parade. Ladders shall be placed as many feet back from the street curb as the ladder is high. Additionally, the practice of fastening two or more ladders together shall be prohibited.

Section 34-29 Throw Backs
It is unlawful for a person to throw any objects at a float or any participant in a parade.

Common sense, common courtesy, common safety


New Orleans Police Department Districts
in and around Faubourg St. John

Party with the Women of the Opera Guild

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The Junior Committee of the Women’s Guild of the New Orleans Opera Association presents their annual:
MARDI GRAS FETE
Friday, February 17th, 5pm until
Come celebrate the rides of Hermes, d’Etat and Morpheus with the Junior Committee at the beautiful Opera Guild Home at 2504 Prytania Street (only one block from the parade)

For $25 (adults) and $5 (children) you’ll be “feted” with abundant food, copious libations including our “Junior’s Carnival Specialty Cocktail,” and CLEAN bathrooms. Children will enjoy “kid” themed food and a crafts table to make memorable masks, etc.

All are welcome and Security will be provided.

To RSVP by credit card, contact Gina Klein, (504) 529-2278 ext. 227
To RSVP & pay at the door, contact Robin Adams, [email protected] or call (504) 261-7226
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Grant for Safe Water

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sent in by Dean Burridge
EPA Awards Over $470,000 to Provide Safe, Reliable Drinking Water to Louisiana Residents
Release Date: 01/25/2012
Contact Information: Dave Bary or Jennah Durant at 214-665-2200 or [email protected]

(DALLAS – January 25, 2012) A new grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will help provide safe, reliable drinking water to the people of Louisiana. The grant for $474,382, given to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (LDHH), will be used to manage the state’s drinking water program. These activities include attaining and maintaining safe drinking water quality standards, supporting the state’s public drinking water systems, and compliance, enforcement and technical assistance.

Additional information on EPA grants: http://www.epa.gov/region6/gandf/index.htm

More about activities in EPA Region 6: http://www.epa.gov/region6

EPA audio file is available at http://www.epa.gov/region6/6xa/podcast/jan2012.html

HOMICIDE REDUCTION INITIATIVES

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City of New Orleans | Homicide Reduction Initiatives Status Report
January 18, 2012

“To end the cycle of violence and death on the streets of New Orleans, we have all hands on deck. But government alone can’t solve the problem. It’s about personal responsibility. Each of us has a choice – to put down the gun, to parent our children, to bear witness to what we saw, to give back to our community.”
— Mayor Mitch Landrieu

Overview
In 2011 on the streets of New Orleans, 199 individuals lost their lives as victims of murder. According to a report conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice, murders in New Orleans are highly concentrated in three geographic areas: Central City, St. Roch and New Orleans East.

The Department of Justice report shows that most of the perpetrators and victims are unemployed African‐American males between the ages of 16‐25 with little education and criminal records. In 78% of the cases, the perpetrators and victims know each other.

The City will take a public health approach to reducing murder, focusing on the six pillars of prevention, intervention, interdiction, arrest, prosecution, and rehabilitation.

Mayor Landrieu tapped Police Chief Ronal Serpas, Criminal Justice Commissioner James Carter and Health Commissioner Karen DeSalvo to lead this effort on behalf of City Hall.

To reduce murders, the City is employing a series of initiatives proven effective around the country, including the Strategic Command to Reduce Murders, SOS NOLA: Saving our Sons, CeaseFire New Orleans, improved Access to Behavioral Health Services, enhanced Domestic Violence Screening, an enhanced homicide detectives unit, hot‐spot policing, community‐oriented policing, an improved NOPD crime lab, a robust Project Safe Neighborhood alliance with local and federal prosecutors and a gun buyback program.

Throughout the year, the Mayor’s Strategic Command to Reduce Murders will call together leaders in the community and the criminal justice system to look at the facts, identify trends and make new policy
and tactical recommendations. In other words, this team will review data to identify the root causes of murder and make recommendations to address the issue at its source.

For example, a hard look at the facts shows that in 2011 many of those arrested for murder (40%) and many victims of murder (33%) had at least one prior arrest for illegal possession of a firearm. The data
also reveals that in 2011, many perpetrators (21%) were on probation or parole at the time of a murder and many victims (14%) were on probation or parole at the time of their death. In addition, nuisance
bars and taverns (Alcohol and Beverage Outlets) serve as focal points for criminal activity, including disagreements which escalate into homicides. In light of these compelling facts related to illegal
possession of firearms, offenders on probation and parole, and nuisance alcohol and beverage outlets, the Mayor will work in partnership with the New Orleans City Council and leaders in the Criminal Justice system to develop new policy initiatives to reduce murder and violent crime.

While direct efforts to reduce murder are being implemented, the City of New Orleans is deploying all available assets to make neighborhoods safer. In 2012, departments across city government will build on
successful efforts in 2011 to increase public safety by eradicating blight, lighting up and rebuilding neighborhoods, increasing opportunities for youth and creating jobs.

Through Quality Of Life Stat, the City is taking a coordinated approach to tracking enforcement of the law on Alcohol and Beverage Outlets (ABOs), abandoned vehicles and other quality of life issues where effective support from other City departments is critical to the effectiveness of the NOPD’s community policing efforts.

It is important to note that in addition to these initiatives, the Landrieu Administration invited the Department of Justice to partner in a complete transformation of the New Orleans Police Department.
Federal consent decree negotiations are well underway.

The Mayor is committed to a collaborative approach to reducing murder. Government, business, nonprofits, neighborhood and faith‐based communities all have a vital role to play. However, squarely at
the core of the City’s approach to reducing murder is an unrelenting belief in personal responsibility.

This document covers the status of the City’s homicide reduction initiatives, ranging from current commitments to planned programs and neighborhood‐based efforts that are being supported by City departments.

Click Here to view the full report on the
Homicide Reduction Initiatives