NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The City of New Orleans has announced that five additional school zones will be activated in the area on Wednesday. Starting on Oct. 16, city officials said the Department of Public Works will activate new school zone flashers at the following locations: Southbound 2900 Paris Ave. at St. Leo the Great School Northbound 2900 Paris Ave. at St. Leo the Great School Eastbound Bienville Street. at North St. Patrick Street Northbound 3900 Canal St. at St. John Lutheran School Southbound 1700 Nashville Ave. at The Willow Middle/High School New Orleans Police Department K-9 retires after seven years According to the city, the additional school zones come as part of DPW's efforts to comply with a mandate that requires school zone cameras to operate only "one hour before and one hour after the beginning of the school day, and one hour before and one hour after the end of the school day." City leaders said traffic beacons and signs in school zones across the area are also being updated and reprogrammed. Stay up to date with the latest news, weather and sports by downloading the WGNO app on the Apple or Google Play stores and by subscribing to the WGNO newsletter. Latest Posts New Taylor Swift beer, 'The Eras Pour' at Urban South Brewery Harris peppered with questions by Charlamagne tha God’s audience Blustery and cooler tonight as front moves in E. coli found in Laredo's water system Man to row across the Pacific Ocean to honor victims of war in Ukraine