The Crescent City Connection Police Department (CCCPD) was responsible for policing properties operated by the CCCD including the ferry routes and approximately of highway comprising the approaches to the Crescent City Connection; the
U.S. Route 90/
U.S. Route 90 Business (
Westbank Expressway) interchange east to the Broad Street overpass of
Interstate 10 (
Pontchartrain Expressway). The department also patrolled General De Gaulle Drive, Mardi Gras Boulevard, Calliope Street, and other surface streets providing access to the bridge. The CCCPD was authorized by an act of the
Louisiana Legislature. Officers had the same law enforcement powers as sheriffs of
Jefferson Parish and
St. Bernard Parish and as police officers in
New Orleans,
Gretna, and
Westwego. These powers applied on all properties under the jurisdiction of the CCCD, including the Crescent City Connection bridges, the Huey P. Long Bridge, the Westbank Expressway, the ferry system, and adjacent public rights-of-way. As part of the wind-down of CCCD operations, the CCCPD was transferred to the
Louisiana State Police on December 24, 2012. Officers continued wearing CCCPD uniforms and using existing marked vehicles until December 31, 2012, after which they transitioned to uniforms and vehicles of the
Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections. All former CCCPD officers and employees were offered positions within the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections or the Louisiana State Police. Bridge and expressway patrol duties are now carried out by the Louisiana DPS Police CCC Detail, while ferry landing patrols are handled by the
New Orleans Police Department and the
Gretna Police Department. ==References==