The city of Gretna, Louisiana, the parish seat of Jefferson Parish, made news after its police force participated, along with Crescent City Connection Police and Jefferson Parish Sheriff's deputies, in a road block on the Crescent City Connection Bridge in the days following Hurricane Katrina. The purpose was to stop evacuees from crossing over into the evacuated communities on the Westbank of the Mississippi River. Gretna Police had charge of Westbank-bound lanes, while Jefferson Parish deputies controlled the east bank-bound lanes and the bridge police closed the transit lanes.
the city of gretna louisiana the parish seat of jefferson parish made news after its police force participated along with crescent city connection police and jefferson parish sheriff's deputies in a road block on the crescent city connection bridge in the days following hurricane katrina the purpose was to stop evacuees from crossing over into the evacuated communities on the westbank of the mississippi river gretna police had charge of westbank-bound lanes while jefferson parish deputies controlled the east bank-bound lanes and the bridge police closed the transit lanes