Land Use & Development / Traffic & Construction
by Gentilly Messenger · Published March 8, 2021 · Last modified March 9, 2021
From the Mayor’s Office An unprecedented amount of infrastructure work is happening across New Orleans — altogether more than $500 million on roadways and on vertical construction projects and there is more to come. For the first time in more...
City Government / Events / flood protection and drainage / Land Use & Development
by Katherine Hart · Published February 3, 2021
The city plans to reallocate some of the federal dollars flowing into the Gentilly Resilience District. The money would affect an array of green developments, including the Blue and Green Corridors, Dillard Wetlands, Mirabeau Water Gardens, St. Anthony Green Streets...
City Government / community meetings / Land Use & Development
by Tyree Worthy · Published December 16, 2020
Robert E. Lee Blvd., General Early Dr., and Dreux Ave. are Gentilly streets that might find new identities very soon. The City Council Street Renaming Commission (CCSRC)—established to make recommendations for renaming streets, parks, and places in New Orleans that...
Arts, books, and music / community meetings / Events / flood protection and drainage / Land Use & Development / things to do
by Gentilly Messenger · Published September 11, 2020
By Jesse Baum, Gentilly Messenger The St. Anthony Green Streets Project has begun another series of public events, half a sequence of Zoom meetings and presentations and half a pop-up self-guided tour of the project area. From Sept. 10 to...
Land Use & Development / neighborhood groups / recognition
by Katherine Hart · Published July 13, 2020
A one-square-mile midcentury subdivision in Gentilly now has a major distinction. Pontchartrain Park is on the National Register of Historic Places, the “official list of the nation’s historic places worthy of preservation.” The neighborhood — among the earliest planned...
City Government / Health and Wellness / Land Use & Development
by Gentilly Messenger · Published June 20, 2020
The Council approved a legislative grouping requesting a conditional use and zoning change to permit the proposed veterans’ wellness facility on Mirabeau Avenue. The proposed facility, adjacent to the Bastion Community of Resilience, a residential center, would provide holistic care...
City Government / colleges / Featured / Land Use & Development
by Gentilly Messenger · Published April 17, 2020 · Last modified April 28, 2020
Dillard University’s plans for a new dormitory complex moved a step forward this week. The required zoning change for the site received the unanimous approval of the City Planning Commission. The site at 4101 Norman Mayer Ave. previously held the...
Advertiser's Message / business / City Government / Land Use & Development
by Tyree Worthy · Published March 29, 2020 · Last modified March 30, 2020
Clerk Chelsey Richard Napoleon announces FREE complimentary subscriptions to the Remote Access system, including civil records and land records. This will allow the public the flexibility of anytime, anywhere and anyplace access to information in both the Civil and Land...
City Government / education / Environment & Coast Preservation / Featured / flood protection and drainage / Land Use & Development / recognition
by Tyree Worthy · Published March 4, 2020
Councilman Jared Brossett recently released his office’s 2019 Annual Impact Report, detailing major accomplishments for District D and the entire city. The report highlights last year’s accomplishments such as $30 million in roadwork improvement and doubling the funding for early...
Featured / Land Use & Development / Parks & Recreation / Sustainability / Weather
by Gentilly Messenger · Published January 6, 2020 · Last modified January 7, 2020
By Christian Willbern, Loyola University New Orleans The Gentilly Resilience District Initiative is in its final design stages with construction starting as early as April of this year. The $141 million project aims to revitalize the neighborhood and increase social...
City Government / Featured / Land Use & Development / neighborhood groups
by Jamal Melancon · Published January 2, 2020 · Last modified January 9, 2020
Gentilly residents voiced concerns about parking, the character of the neighborhood and veteran housing when the Bastion nonprofit hosted a meeting about their proposed Gentilly Wellness Center last week. New Orleans City Council will soon vote on whether or not...
business / City Government / Featured / Land Use & Development
by Tyree Worthy · Published December 19, 2019 · Last modified December 23, 2019
The Bastion Community of Resilience wants to officially open its Veteran Wellness Facility, the Gentilly Wellness Center, and they need the neighborhood’s input this Saturday before visiting City Council again. In September, Bastion proposed a new land-use definition for what...
