Fairgrounds Patrol

You can see the schedule for Fairgrounds Racing in the link below:
http://business.fsjna.org/2010-fairgrounds-racing-schedule/

The Fair Grounds enhanced patrol began August 19th 2007.

Click here to view a video about
the Fairgrounds donating police cars.

 

As part of the ordinance allowing the New Orleans Fair Grounds to expand their operations to allow for slot machines the Fair Grounds is required to fund enhanced NOPD patrols in areas surrounding their facility. The patrol consists of two patrol cars operating 24 hours per day 7 days a week. The officers in the cars will have mobile phones and can be contacted directly by residents in the patrol area. The patrol area is defined as the area bounded by Desaix Boulevard to Moss Street to Ursulines Avenue to North Broad Avenue to St. Bernard Avenue to Desaix Boulevard.

Enhanced NOPD Patrol
Photo by Tommy Lewis

Mobile phone numbers of Enhanced Patrol officers:

(504) 251-0276
(504) 251-0111

Please keep in mind that this patrol is in addition to regular police patrols. We should still call 911 in case of emergencies. After calling 911 it might make sense to call one of the numbers above.

Map of the Enchanced Patrol Area:

ORDINANCES CONCERNING THE FAIRGROUNDS

June 21, 1984 | Feburary 7, 1986 | February 4, 1988 | December 17, 1992 | July 28, 2005 | May 3, 2007 | motion – May 2, 2011

INFORMATION CONCERNING SLOTS & EXPANSION OF HOURS

2005 and 2006 Faubourg St. John Neighborhood Association discussions of slots at theFairgrounds
February 14, 2007 WWL-TV report on slots at the Fairgrounds
April 30, 2008 Senator Ed Murray proposes bill to lower taxes on slots at the Fairgrounds
August 4, 2009 meeting minutes of the Fairgrounds Citizens Advisory Committee
August, 2009 Fairgrounds Citizens Advisory Committee consideration of FairGrounds proposals
September 9, 2009 information on meeting agenda
September 10, 2009 WWL-TV report on expansion of hours at the Fairgrounds
September 14, 2009 article in the Times Picayune
September 16, 2009 special meeting of the Fairgrounds Citizens Advisory Committee on expansion of hours at the Fairgrounds

FAIRGROUNDS CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
2008 | February, 2008 | May, 2008 | August 6, 2008 | August 29, 2008 | November 4, 2008
2009 | February, 2009 | May, 2009 | August, 2009 | September, 2009 | November, 2009
2010 | March, 2010 | May, 2010 | August, 2010 | November, 2010
2011 | February, 2011 | April, 2011