community meetings / Land Use & Development / Parks & Recreation
by Gentilly Messenger · Published September 22, 2023
City Park is beginning an 18-month master-planning process to guide the next 100 years of development in the urban oasis. Throughout the planning process, park officials will offer opportunities for the public to learn about design ideas and provide feedback...
The community is invited to celebrate Gentilly Fest’s 15th anniversary in October. Since 2008, Gentilly Fest has presented “all things Gentilly” with a weekend of free continuous live music. In addition to New Orleans music, local restaurants and caterers sell...
Arts, books, and music / Events / Festivals / Food and Drink / Fundraisers
by Gentilly Messenger · Published August 21, 2023
Beignet Fest will feature old favorites and innovative new items when it returns to City Park on Sept. 23. Some early standouts include Sweet Legacy’s Bourbon Brisket Beignets, The Vintage NOLA’s Pear & Brie Beignets and non-beignet options like Chubbie’s...
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...
colleges / Events / Health and Wellness
by Gentilly Messenger · Published July 11, 2023 · Last modified July 14, 2023
Dillard University will host a community health fair and school supply giveaway on Saturday (July 15) for members of the New Orleans community. The Health & Resources Fair will feature over 40 exhibitors that will provide health resources such as...
After a successful debut in 2022, the New Orleans Recreation Development (NORD) Commission will hold its second annual Golf Tournament at the Joseph Bartholomew Memorial Golf Course on Saturday (May 20). Pontchartrain Park’s golf course, which opened in 1956, was...
Arts, books, and music / colleges / concerts / Events
by Gentilly Messenger · Published April 17, 2023 · Last modified April 16, 2023
The Dillard University Concert Choir will render its Annual Spring Concert on Sunday, April 30, at 3 p.m. The concert will be held at Cornerstone United Methodist Church, 5276 Bullard Ave. The choir will feature 40 voices from across the...
By Jeanne D’Arcy, Gentilly Messenger Gentilly resident Katie Schmidt will be among the local artists featured in the upcoming Arts Market on Saturday (April 8) in City Park. “I first learned about the Arts Market through other markets I participated...
Families in Gentilly don’t have to go far to take the kids to an Easter egg hunt. Joe Brown Park, the New Orleans Museum of Art and City Park are all holding Easter events for children this weekend. Don’t have...
Learn from a local professional about downsizing and sharing organizational tips for how to maximize your space! Poydras Home continues our annual speaker series “Poydras Home Conversations” with an upcoming guest lecture from Kay Morrison, owner of The Occasional Wife....
Dillard’s School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) is hosting an open house workshop for middle school students. The Verizon Innovative Learning STEM Achievers program will be held Saturday (March 25) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Dillard’s...
by Gentilly Messenger · Published March 16, 2023 · Last modified March 17, 2023
The St. Joseph’s altar is one of those Catholic traditions, in this case a Sicilian Catholic tradition, that, through some creative adaption, south Louisiana has made its own. Among all the breads and cakes shaped into religious symbols — a...
