Photos of the Bayou St. John flooding last week have been released by District D Councilman Eugene Green. Residents up and down Bayou St. John on Wednesday (Sept. 21) woke up to an unexpected flood. Without a drop of rain...
City Government / flood protection and drainage
by Gentilly Messenger · Published September 6, 2022 · Last modified September 7, 2022
The District D Neighborhood Engagement Office will host a Coffee on Your Corner on Sept. 15 at the Old Road Coffee Shop, 2024 Bayou Road. The topic will be street drainage and environmental health, including water infrastructure and homeless encampments....
The New Orleans Redevelopment Authority (NORA) and city of New Orleans recently announced a $5 million expansion of the Community Adaptation Program for low- to moderate-income homeowners to manage stormwater on their properties across the city. To date, NORA has...
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...
Advertiser's Message / business / City Government / flood protection and drainage / Sustainability
by James Phelps · Published May 6, 2022
The Business Council of New Orleans and the River Region applauds Mayor LaToya Cantrell, the New Orleans City Council, Entergy and the Sewerage and Water Board for working together to advance one of the most critical infrastructure projects for New Orleans....
City Government / flood protection and drainage / public safety
by Gentilly Messenger · Published February 22, 2022
The Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans has issued a precautionary boil water advisory for Gentilly. The affected areas are: Area 1 – Wright Rd, Lake Pontchartrain, Paris Ave, and I-10 in addition to the Oak Island Subdivision Area...
From the Sewerage & Water Board The Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans will perform a critical repair to a broken valve on a 50-inch water main near Gen. Ogden and Nelson streets tonight (Feb. 21) beginning about 9...
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...
Advertiser's Message / City Government / flood protection and drainage
by James Phelps · Published February 1, 2022
The power supply that operates the city’s water-related infrastructure, including pumps and pump stations, is obsolete, unreliable and expensive to maintain. Without a dependable power supply, New Orleans is at serious and constant risk for flooding and boil water advisories that...
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...
flood protection and drainage / Good Works / Sustainability
by Gentilly Messenger · Published January 7, 2022 · Last modified January 8, 2022
By Jesse Baum, Gentilly Messenger The historic Pontchartrain Park neighborhood, once a cypress-tupelo forest, can now regain a healthy canopy, thanks to a Sustaining Our Urban Landscape (SOUL) initiative. Since Nov. 1, 2021, SOUL volunteers have planted 469 trees in...
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...
