Pontchartrain Park and Gentilly Woods residents are invited to a meeting on the planned revitalization the Dwyer Canal. Instead of separating the two neighborhoods, the area will be redeveloped to better connect them. City officials are asking residents for input...
By Jesse Baum, Gentilly Messenger The St. Anthony Green Streets project hosted one of their biggest events yet on Tuesday evening (June 7) — an “art parade” to engage the community about the remodels coming to the streets and parks...
City Government / flood protection and drainage / Parks & Recreation
by Gentilly Messenger · Published February 15, 2022
By Jesse Baum, Gentilly Messenger Plans for the Dillard Wetlands park, a plot of undeveloped land abutting the London Canal and Dillard University campus, have moved into the final design phase and closer to construction and—beyond that, completion. The project...
City Government / flood protection and drainage / Sustainability
by Gentilly Messenger · Published January 31, 2022
By Jesse Baum, Gentilly Messenger Though it was a brisk January day, the sun was shining over Milneburg Stormwater Project outreach event on Saturday (Jan. 29). The event featured displays by Roadwork NOLA, artist Michel Varisco and the project’s design...
City Government / Events / Sustainability
by Gentilly Messenger · Published January 25, 2022 · Last modified January 26, 2022
The city is kicking off the Milneburg Neighborhood Stormwater Project with a free event on Saturday afternoon (Jan. 29). The community workshop is designed to give residents a chance to provide input on ways to reduce flooding in the Milneburg...
City Government / Sustainability
by Gentilly Messenger · Published December 26, 2021 · Last modified December 27, 2021
The Community Adaption Program, part of the federally funded Gentilly Resilience District, recently completed its 150th homeowner-driven stormwater management project, the Mayor’s Office and the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority (NORA) announced last week. Cumulatively, the first 150 completed CAP projects...
City Government / flood protection and drainage / Land Use & Development / Parks & Recreation
by Gentilly Messenger · Published November 7, 2021
By Jesse Baum, Gentilly Messenger The 27-acre wooded area near the Dillard University campus is a rare patch of uncultivated land in a city that has, for centuries, grown around it. Its groves are thick with invasive species such as...
By Domonique Tolliver, Gentilly Messenger Some residents in Gentilly will will see major road and drainage improvements as the Resilience Project Design Committee voted to progress the St. Anthony Green Streets program in a meeting Wednesday night. Some streets in...
City Government / flood protection and drainage
by Gentilly Messenger · Published July 14, 2021 · Last modified July 16, 2021
From the Mayor’s Office The city’s Resilience Project Design Committee will host a virtual public meeting to review the 90 percent design for the St. Anthony Green Streets Parks and Playgrounds and Public Art Projects at 6 p.m. today (July...
From the Mayor’s Office With hurricane season underway and a tropical depression threatening in the Gulf, the drainage efforts of the Gentilly Resilience District are set to move ahead after delays. The $141 million HUD-funded Gentilly Resilience District is a...
Arts, books, and music / Events / flood protection and drainage / Parks & Recreation / Photo Story / Sustainability
by Gentilly Messenger · Published May 17, 2021
The city hosted a celebration of art and infrastructure on Saturday (May 15) at Gatto Playground. Not far from London Avenue, the event focused on the themes of water, remembrance, adaptation and ecology. Local artists Langston Allston, Courtney Egan, Brendon...
Arts, books, and music / City Government / flood protection and drainage / Sustainability
by Gentilly Messenger · Published May 11, 2021
St. Anthony Green Streets and the Public Art Projects in the Gentilly Resilience District are returning to in-person events to continue involving the local community in establishing a new standard for neighborhood-scale streets and parks. On Saturday (May 15), artists...
