The Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission (GNOEC) and the Causeway Police Department (CPD) have been apprised of several instances of attempted fraud against members of the public. An unknown individual(s) has been utilizing phone numbers associated with the GNOEC and impersonating CPD officers and/or GNOEC employees in an attempt to extort money from citizens. To date, we have been provided information that the perpetrator(s) have requested victims provide gift cards to resolve alleged citations and/or avoid arrests.

Please be advised that neither the GNOEC nor the CPD accept money in any form to address a citation or avoid an arrest; all traffic related collection matters are handled by the respective court jurisdictions. Any communication which requests money, especially in the form of gift cards, to avoid arrest, should be considered fraudulent. Please report any suspected fraudulent activity to your local law enforcement agency.