New Orleans Streets to avoid in a storm

New Orleans Police Department Public Information Office

Streets in Greater New Orleans Area Prone To Flooding

(September 1, 2011)-  The following is a list of streets where residents have reported significant flooding during past storms.  Residents are advised to stay at home during the forecasted storm unless an emergency makes it absolutely necessary for them to get on the road.    

                                                                

Calliope @ Claiborne towards Tchoupitoulas St

Calliope & Tchoupitoulas St On-ramps

I-10 and Tulane Exit towards Claiborne

Airline & Tulane Ave intersection

4400 Block of Washington 

Washington Ave. near Xavier

All surrounding streets to St. Charles flooded, Gravier/Tulane/S Dupre, S Claiborne/Washington.

Claiborne/Orleans Ave.

S Carrollton/Palmetto

Magazine/St Mary

Broad/Louisiana Ave./S.Claiborne

Josephine/Prytania,

Earhart/Jeff Davis-Carrollton

500 blk of Lake Marina

Canal Blvd/I-10/Navarre

Erato/S Genois/City Park/Carrollton

Washington Ave. near Xavier, Washington

Gravier/Tulane/S Dupre

S Claiborne/Washington

Simon Bolivar & Calliope coming from Loyola Ave under the overpass

Poland Ave from St Claude to N. Claiborne

S. Claiborne at Joseph

Holiday to the Crescent City Connection                                                      

Shirley and DeGaulle

DeGaulle under the Westbank Expressway