Mayor LaToya Cantrell today issued an emergency declaration due to EF3 Tornado, which touched down in Orleans Parish on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. View the declaration here. 

Mayor LaToya Cantrell tonight issued the following statement on tonight's severe weather:

"A tornado touched down this evening in the Lower Ninth Ward and New Orleans East communities shortly before 8 p.m. CST. The New Orleans Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness has activated the Emergency Operations Center in response to the tornado. As of now there have been no reports of casualties or significant damage to Orleans Parish," said Mayor LaToya Cantrell.