City Government / flood protection and drainage / transportation
by Gentilly Messenger · Published March 31, 2023
Beginning Monday (April 3), the 4900 block of Painters Street, extending into the Mirabeau Avenue intersection, will be closed for drainage work. It is set to reopen on Friday, May 12, at 5 p.m. The closure will restrict parking for...
Advertiser's Message / City Government / History
by James Phelps · Published March 10, 2023 · Last modified March 15, 2023
The Honorable Chelsey Richard Napoleon is excited to announce this year’s Archives Month showcase! Email your interest in experiencing this new showcase: civilclerkresearchctr@orleanscdc.com The Notarial Archives Research Center is located in our Land Records Division. These documents, which date back...
City Government / community meetings / flood protection and drainage / Sustainability
by Gentilly Messenger · Published March 9, 2023
By Jesse Baum, Gentilly Messenger Some major Gentilly Resilience District projects are shovel-ready after years of planning, the city’s Sustainability and Resilience officials told a gathering of Gentilly residents this week. On Tuesday night (March 7), the Gentilly Resilience District...
City Government / community meetings / Parks & Recreation
by Gentilly Messenger · Published March 3, 2023
A new master plan for the city’s parks, The Big Green Easy project, is in the works. The city’s Office of Youth and Families and the New Orleans Recreation Development (NORD) Commission — in partnership with Parks & Parkways, the City...
City Government / public safety / Traffic & Construction
by Gentilly Messenger · Published February 27, 2023
The City of New Orleans today announced that today (Feb. 27) at 7 a.m., Department of Public Works contractor, Command Construction Industries will temporarily close the southbound travel lanes of St. Roch Avenue from Leon C. Simon Drive to New...
By Jesse Baum, Gentilly Messenger The city is proposing zoning changes in parts of Gentilly that would allow for more doubles in areas that are now zoned for single-family housing only. City officials presented the proposed changes to the city...
City Government / community meetings / Events / Land Use & Development
by Gentilly Messenger · Published February 3, 2023
The City Planning Commission is creating a new land-has invited Gentilly residents to learn about and to help shape the future of their neighborhood. A meeting will be held Monday (Feb. 6) on amendments to the city’s Master Plan that...
The lakebound lanes of St. Roch Avenue from Athis Street to Vienna Street will be closed beginning Monday (Jan. 23) at 7 a.m. The closure will last approximately four weeks. The street will reopen to vehicular traffic at 5 p.m....
City Government / crime / Opinion / public safety
by Gentilly Messenger · Published January 19, 2023
By Danae Columbus, opinion columnist Watching yesterday’s special City Council meeting on crime was very painful. It put a spotlight on the fear, frustration and anger of thousands of New Orleanians who recognize that the city has probably never been...
City Government / public safety / state government
by Gentilly Messenger · Published January 18, 2023
The city’s streetlight repair contractor Allstar Electric has restored 182 outages on I-610 between Paris Ave and the parish line, according to a newsletter from District D Councilman Eugene Green. On I-610 between Elysian Fields and the I-10 Interchange, the...
City Government / crime / Opinion
by Gentilly Messenger · Published December 29, 2022 · Last modified December 30, 2022
By Danae Columbus, opinion columnist The citizens of New Orleans are shell-shocked, no pun intended, by the highest homicide rate in more than 25 years. Armed robberies have also skyrocketed. Numbed by the ongoing crime wave, residents are no longer...
By Danae Columbus, opinion columnist It’s hard to turn on the news these days. There are far too many stories about innocent people who have been assaulted, murdered or carjacked. Also, I am not so naïve to believe that all...
