City of New Orleans, LA

09/05/2024 | Press release | Archived content

Reduced Operations for the West Wing of the First Floor of City Hall on Thursday, September 5

September 5, 2024 | From City of New Orleans

Reduced Operations for the West Wing of the First Floor of City Hall on Thursday, September 5

NEW ORLEANS -Due to the lingering smell in the West Wing of the First Floor of City Hall, the offices located in the West Wing of the First Floor of City Hall are closed to the public as of Thursday, Sept. 5, at 10 a.m., inclusive of the Bureaus of Revenue and Treasury, the Office of the Registrar of Voters, and the Department of Sanitation. All other portions of City Hall will remain open, and the affected City offices will remain open virtually.

The Department of Property Management, Entergy, and the New Orleans Fire Department confirmed that the odor detected on Sept. 4 did not originate from a gas leak, but the source of the smell is still being investigated.

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