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Mandatory curfew in place for City of New Orleans

Kylee Bond

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - AUGUST 29: The streets are empty in the French Quarter ahead of Hurricane Ida on August 29, 2021 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Residents of New Orleans continue to prepare as the outer bands of the hurricane begin to cut across the city. Ida is expected to make landfall as a Category 4 storm later today. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — On Tuesday, a mandatory curfew was enacted for the city of New Orleans as disaster relief from Hurricane Ida continues.

Mayor LaToya Cantrell issued the city-wide curfew after power outages and structural damage flooded the city.

The curfew lasts from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily with the exception of emergency relief crews working in and around Orleans Parish.

View the full proclamation issuing the mandatory curfew here.