If you hear loud buzzing in New Orleans Thursday night— it's not a giant mosquito, but you're close The New Orleans Mosquito, Termite, and Rodent Control Board urges citizens to protect themselves from mosquito bites, a statement said. Author: WWL Staff Updated: 7:26 PM CDT May 13, 2021 NEW ORLEANS — People in parts of New Orleans Thursday night might hear a loud buzzing sound, courtesy of the city of New Orleans. New Orleans residents across several neighborhoods on the east side of the Mississippi River might ask themselves what sounds like a giant mosquito Thursday between 8 p.m. to 11: 30 p.m.? There are many things that sound like mosquitos, but the loud buzzing that will be heard between South Claiborne Avenue and the Mississippi River as well as throughout the Lower and Upper 9th Wards is coming from something else that's buzzing through the humid New Orleans air.