NEW ORLEANS – On Jan. 14, 2024, the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) will reduce frequency of fixed-route bus service to ensure sufficient vehicles are available to provide consistent, reliable service for riders.

Updated schedules and other printed materials are being distributed to popular pick-up locations across the city, including the New Orleans Public Library locations, New Orleans Recreation Development Commission (NORDC) facilities, and RTA’s A. Philip Randolph Building on Canal Street as well as at our hubs at the East New Orleans Regional Library and the Wilty Terminal in Gretna.

Here are the RTA bus routes that will have reduced frequency (arrival times included):

• #3-Tulane-Elmwood (from every 20 minutes to every 24 minutes)
• #8-St. Claude-Arabi (from every 18 minutes to every 24 minutes)
• #9-Broad-Napoleon (from every 20 minutes to every 23 minutes)
• #11-Magazine (from every 24 minutes to every 33 minutes)
• #27-Louisiana (from every 35 minutes to every 53 minutes)
• #52-Paris-Broadmoor (from every 34 minutes to every 44 minutes)
• #61-Lake Forest-Village De L’Est (from 24 minutes to every 30 minutes)
• #62-Morrison-Bullard (from every 24 minutes to every 30 minutes)
• #66-Hayne Loop (from every 35 minutes to every 70 minutes)
• #67-Michoud Loop (from every 30 minutes to every 60 minutes)
• #84-Galvez-Lower 9 (from every 30 minutes to every 45 minutes)
• #103-General Meyer Local (from every 30 minutes to every 45 minutes) – route will be extended across the river to Main Library Hub
• #105-Algiers Local (from every 40 minutes to every 80 minutes)
• #114A-Garden Oaks-Sullen (from every 30 minutes to every 40 minutes)
• #114B-Garden Oaks-Woodland (from every 30 minutes to every 40 minutes)

These routes will introduce Hollygrove service improvements:

• 31-Leonidas-Gentilly
• 32-Leonidas-Treme

RTA CEO Lona Edwards Hankins announced the changes at the Board of Commissioners meeting and briefed the New Orleans City Council, both in November. RTA leadership also provided riders with an overview of the proposed changes at the monthly Riders Advisory Committee and Operations Committee meetings in November and December. RTA hosted a Public Hearing in December and has been engaging with riders and other stakeholders, including at “meet-ups” at local libraries across the city.

RTA will continue to inform riders and other stakeholders about the Winter 2024 Service Change and offer the opportunity for feedback through public comments, at outreach@norta.com. More dates and locations for meet-ups will be announced soon and posted on norta.com. A rider survey will help document rider experience and satisfaction over a six-month period. Riders can learn about this and other information by visiting the Improving Service Reliability page at norta.com/improvingservice or calling the Rideline at (504) 248-3900. Riders can also access routes and purchase fares by using the Le Pass app.

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The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority is a political subdivision of the State of Louisiana which is operated by an independent Board of Commissioners that serves Orleans, Jefferson and St. Bernard parishes. The agency operates car and passenger ferries, fixed-route buses, paratransit, streetcar, and limited on-demand service.