French Quarter Citizens News
- French Quarter thefts and pickpocketing are up 70%, New Orleans police say (March 29, 2024)
- President’s Year End Letter 2023 (December 17, 2023)
- New Orleans officials move to fix French Quarter trash snafu | Local Politics | nola.com (December 16, 2023)
- What tourists experience in the French Quarter may deter them from returning (December 16, 2023)
Category Archives: FQ News
December 2023
As residents of the French Quarter, we are blessed.We say this because we are fortunate to be able to live in America’s oldest historic neighborhood – to appreciate the architecture and the stories that that architecture tells. We tell these stories through not only us as the people that live here – but to the world. It is this history and the architecture of this 300 year plus city that we have to offer.… Read more »
December 17, 2023
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New Orleans officials move to fix French Quarter trash snafu | Local Politics | nola.com
https://www.nola.com/news/politics/new-orleans-officials-move-to-fix-french-quarter-trash-snafu/article_9565ffba-9a97-11ee-b5bd-1f27181b847a.html
Why did New Orleans nearly let French Quarter trash pickups cease? Residents want answers. The City Council stepped in Thursday in an effort to prevent a potential garbage crisis in the French Quarter and Central Business District, passing an emergency measure that will allow the Cantrell administration to sign a one-year deal with its current hauler to keep the area clean.… Read more »
What tourists experience in the French Quarter may deter them from returning
Louisiana State Police are returning to New Orleans
https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/jeff-landry-signals-return-of-state-police-to-new-orleans-but-what-does-that-mean/article_d453c8a2-9b9a-11ee-865b-7f0127aa88eb.html#tncms-source=featured-2
Jeff Landry signals return of State Police to New Orleans, but what does that mean?
Louisiana governor-elect hints at surge of troopers three years after they left town
Three years after Louisiana State Police quietly pulled out of New Orleans, disbanding a specially funded unit that had stood watch in the French Quarter since 2014, a return of troopers in force appears close at hand.… Read more »
Short Term Rental – Report a Violation
On December 1, 2016, the City Council passed an ordinance that is intended to regulate Short Term Rentals. The Ordinance went into effect on April 1. The purpose of the ordinance is to limit and reign in the expansive growth of the STRs citywide, to eliminated full-time, whole home rentals in residential neighborhoods, create equitable regulations for the hospitality industry, generate revenue for the City and minimize nuisances and prioritize enforcement.… Read more »