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Public Safety

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:

City Council District E records

 Collection
Identifier: CA-AB-District E
Scope and Contents

The records are subject files from the following Councilmembers representing District E:

  • Philip Ciaccio, pictured right, served as Dist. E Councilmember from 1966-1982
  • Howard Beck, appointed to fill Ciaccio's unexpired term, 1982
  • Wayne Babovich, served 1982-1985
  • Ulysses Williams, appointed to fill Babovich's unexpired term, 1985-1986

Dates: 1966-1987
Found in: City Archives

Councilmember James Fitzmorris District C records

 Collection
Identifier: CA-AB-Fitzmorris
Scope and Contents

This collection includes subject files from Fitzmorris' time as District C representative. Major areas of interest include records regarding the Police and Fire Committee, Streets Department, Sewerage and Water Board, and Traffic Safety. In addition to his municipal records, some of the councilmember's personal papers were transferred to the City Archvies as well and are included in this collection.

Dates: 1954-1962
Found in: City Archives

Councilmember Joseph V. DiRosa At-Large records

 Collection
Identifier: CA-AB-DiRosa
Scope and Contents The DiRosa records contain subject files from the councilperson's two terms in office. Many of the subject files deal with civic matters, social services, and local organizations. Of particular note are the liquor license revocations that were part of a morality enforcement against gambling, sex work, and same-sex bars. Many of the organizations present in the collection are local social service organizations or political organizations, including anti-community organizations from the...
Dates: 1962-1966; 1970-1978
Found in: City Archives

Councilmember Mike Early District C Records

 Collection
Identifier: CA-AB-Early
Scope and Contents

The records are subjects files and address a variety of topics including:

  • Education
  • Budget
  • Energy management
  • Public housing
  • Neighborhood development
  • New Orleans Public Service, Inc.
  • Parks
  • Sanitation
  • Sewerage and Water Board
  • Tourism

Dates: 1978-1990
Found in: City Archives

Mayor Marc H. Morial records

 Collection
Identifier: CA-AA-Morial.M
Scope and Contents

The City Archives received approximately 700 cu. ft. of records during the last days of the Marc H. Morial administration. Included were records of the various divisions within the Mayor's Office along with records of the Chief Administrative Office and records of the Finance, Health, Property Management, Police, and Parkways Departments. Records for agencies outside of the Mayor's Office are described separately.

Dates: 1993-2002
Found in: City Archives

New Orleans Police Department, 1978-1986

 Sub-Series
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Included in the Subject/Department series are files relating not only to charter agencies (departments, boards, and commissions), but also to subunits of those agencies as well as to task forces and other temporary bodies. Also included are files on parochial offices and on several state agencies having very close association with the city of New Orleans.With regard to the New Orleans Police Dept. Superintendent Selection files, the documents have been arranged in the order that...
Dates: 1978-1986

New Orleans Safety Council records

 Collection
Identifier: SC-8-MS
Scope and Contents

The records include minutes of the Executive and Commercial Vehicle Committees, lists of various committee members, calendars, financial records, and miscellaneous publications of the National Council. Source unknown.

Dates: 1928-1931

NO/AIDS Task Force

 Organization

Office of Policy Planning and Analysis central files

 Collection
Identifier: CA-AAP
Scope and Contents The Office began its cental filing system in June 1975. Incoming files, as well as materials already collected, were classified using a two-letter coding system to indicate the category to which the files were assigned. That classification system has been retained in this archival series as indicated in the arrangement section that follows.The Office and its components collected data and information from a wide variety of sources from within city government and from outside...
Dates: 1973-1979
Found in: City Archives

Reports

 Series
Scope and Contents

Includes offense reports, homicide reports, and specialized reports such as the investigation into the Howard Johnson sniper, Mark Essex.

Dates: 1868-1964

Subject Files, 1927-1985

 Sub-Series
Scope and Contents The records document both individual projects and ongoing Commission concerns. Among the former are files dealing with the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition and among the latter are files dealing with such matters as public buildings, streets, transportation, and zoning.They were transferred to the City Archives in several groups during the 1980s. In 1991-1992, City Archives staff arranged the files into series based on the projects or functional areas pertinent to each file folder. Folders...
Dates: 1927-1985