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100

This person is the current Mayor of New Orleans.

Latoya Cantrell

100

Dialing this number connects you to non-emergency city services.

311

100

The year New Orleans was founded.

1718

100

It's illegal to do this with your car stereo in a quiet zone.

Play excessively loud music

100

This famous New Orleans building sits directly across from City Hall.

Loyola University Law School / Duncan Plaza

200

This official leads the City Council.

Helena Moreno

200

This department picks up your trash and recycling.

Department of Sanitation

200

This street is home to many government buildings, including City Hall.

Perdido Street

200

New Orleans has strict rules about where these short-term rentals like Airbnb can operate.

Short-Term Rentals (STRs)

200

This district is known for jazz music and nightlife, not far from City Hall.

French Quarter

300

This office is responsible for city finances and budgeting.

Office of Management and Budget

300

This city agency issues building permits.

Safety and Permits Department

300

This natural disaster in 2005 led to major changes in city government planning.

Hurricane Katrina

300

This law bans smoking in most indoor public spaces.

Smoke-Free Air Act

300

This sculpture garden is located in City Park.

Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden

400

This department handles public safety and emergency response.

New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

400

This department oversees local parks and recreation.

New Orleans Recreation Development (NORD)

400

City Hall was previously located in this building before moving to its current location in the 1950s.

Gallier Hall

400

Mardi Gras beads are banned from being thrown onto this type of infrastructure.

Trees or power lines

400

This historic neighborhood is the oldest in the city.

The French Quarter

500

This official is in charge of maintaining public records and city council minutes.

Clerk of Council

500

The agency responsible for zoning and land use in New Orleans.

City Planning Commission (CPC)

500

This civil rights activist was the first African American elected to the New Orleans City Council.

Dutch Morial

500

This ordinance governs noise levels in the French Quarter during nighttime hours.

Noise Ordinance

500

This building houses the Louisiana Supreme Court near the French Quarter.

400 Royal Street / Louisiana Supreme Court Building