The Crescent City Connection Division (CCCD) is an agency within the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.
The purpose of the CCCD is to plan, construct, operate, maintain and police all Mississippi River crossings in Jefferson, Orleans, and St. Bernard Parishes.
The Crescent City Connection Police Department is responsible for all properties run by the CCCD and approximately 14 miles of highway comprising the approaches to the Crescent City Connection; the U.S. Route 90/U.S.
The Crescent City Connection Police Department was authorized by an act of the Louisiana Legislature.
Following the transfer, the New Orleans–based bridge police officers continued wearing their then-current uniforms and using their then-current marked vehicles until midnight December 31, 2012, after which time the officers received new DPS uniforms and vehicles.