Press Releases 2019 07/15 Post-Storm RTA Service Updates 07/14 RTA Ferry Service to Resume, Early Sunday Afternoon 07/14 RTA to Resume Service, Early Sunday Afternoon 07/13 RTA Services Will Remain Suspended for Sunday 07/12 RTA to Suspend Service at 8PM, Ahead of Tropical Storm 07/12 RTA Limited Service Update #3 07/11 RTA Limited Service Update #2 07/11 RTA Limited Service Update 07/10 RTA Activates Its Emergency Operations Center 07/10 Ferry & Riverfront Service Temporarily Suspended Due to Potential Storm 07/09 RTA Hosts Annual Emergency Preparedness Meeting for Seniors & Disabled Citizens 07/03 Portion of St. Charles Line Will Temporarily Close for Pole Repairs 07/03 Ride the RTA for July 4th & Essence Fest 06/07 RTA Algiers Point/Canal St. Ferry Service Suspended Until Tuesday 06/07 RTA Algiers Point/Canal St. Ferry Service Temporarily Suspended for Maintenance Repairs 06/07 RTA Schedule Changes Go into Effect this Sunday 05/20 RTA and Lighthouse Louisiana Assistance Card Program 05/13 RTA to Host Public Meeting on Canal Street Ferry Terminal Pre-Construction Phase 05/12 Portion of #49 UPT/Rampart-St. Claude Streetcar Line Closed Due to Entergy Repairs 05/12 All RTA Bus and Streetcar Service Restored 05/12 RTA Services Temporarily Suspended Due to Flooding and Safety Concerns 04/25 National "Get on Board" Day to be Held on April 25 04/22 Avoid Traffic and Parking Problems with RTA During Jazz Fest 04/19 Detours and Schedule Changes for Good Friday, Crescent City Classic, and Easter Celebrations 04/16 #88 Bus Line Detoured and Stops Temporarily Closed Due to St. Claude Bridge Work 04/16 Family-Friendly Movie Night Just a Bus Ride Away 04/04 RTA GoMobile App's Ticketing Feature Scheduled to Go Offline for Software Updates 03/23 Bus Delays and Detours for March 23-24 Expected Due to Races and Events 03/22 Bus and Streetcar Detours Due to Riverfront Breast Cancer Walk 03/18 RTA Hosts Meeting to Get Feedback on Regional Ride Pass Program 03/15 Section of St. Charles Streetcar line to be Temporarily Suspended for the Irish Channel Parade 03/07 Suspended Portion of Canal Streetcar-Cemeteries Line Reopened 02/27 Streetcar Service Along St. Charles will be Temporarily Suspended 02/27 RTA Board Approves Transdev Management Transition 02/25 Part of the Canal Streetcar-Cemeteries Line is Temporarily Suspended 02/22 RTA Delays/Detours For Feb. 22-24 Parades 02/22 RTA Delays/Detours For Feb. 22-24 Parades 02/17 Temporary Changes in RTA Service Due to Police Activity 02/01 Portion of St. Charles Streetcar Line Will Temporarily Close, During New NOPD Superintendent Ceremony 01/29 Commissioner Earline Roth Retires After 23 Years of Service 01/19 RTA Ferry Services Temporarily Suspended Due to Weather 01/19 Canal Streetcar Line Partially Closed Due to Electrical Malfunction 01/17 Portion of St. Charles Streetcar Line Will Temporarily Close, During New NOPD Superintendent Ceremony 2018 12/28 Decatur Street Shutdown for Sugar Bowl Parade & New Year's Eve 11/27 Chalmette Ferry Service Temporarily Closed for Repairs 11/14 Paratransit Employees Recognized for Exceptional Customer Service 10/22 RTA and JeT Partner on Customer Services 10/17 Rampart Streetcar Expansion Project Announced as Winner in 2018 Regional Best Projects Competition 10/16 City of New Orleans & Jefferson Parish Leaders To Take Inaugural Ride on #39 Tulane Line Extension to Ochsner 09/25 RTA is Awarded Federal Grant to Buy 17 New Buses 09/25 24-Hour Streetcar Service to Begin for Late-Night Workers 09/17 Mayor Cantrell & Parish President Yenni to Host Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for Regional Ride Pilot Program 09/11 Transdev Team to Volunteer for Connect the Crescent 08/28 RTA Board Approves Route Extension to Ochsner Health System 06/25 RTA Kicks Off Soft-Launch of RTA GoMobile 06/25 Mayor LaToya Cantrell to Drive RTA Bus, Following RTA Press Conference 01/05 RTA Officially Opens New Cemeteries Transit Center