These centers are strategically located throughout the city to provide relief and promote safety during heat waves. Below is ...

The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for the New Orleans area on Monday until 8 p.m. due to extreme heat.

New Orleans residents can escape the heat by visiting cooling centers at libraries and recreation centers across the city.

Residents can use the interactive NOLAReady Heat Relief Map to find cooling centers, shelters and water fountains and pools.

A map shows one of the inmates was less than a mile from the prison when he was re-arrested Friday. All five of the escaped inmates recaptured so far were found within New Orleans.