The fourth annual Jingle on the Boulevard parade will take place on Saturday (Dec. 18) at noon in New Orleans East. The parade will feature Santa Claus, a variety of holiday characters, some of the city’s best marching units, signature...
City Government / New Orleans East / Parks & Recreation
by Gentilly Messenger · Published May 13, 2020
Mayor LaToya Cantrell has authorized the launch of a study to explore the feasibility of re-opening Lincoln Beach to recreation, an effort that has the potential to revitalize New Orleans East. The study, scheduled for a 2021 completion date, will...
Featured / Mardi Gras / New Orleans East / Photo Story
by Dinah Rogers · Published February 10, 2020
The Krewe of Nefertiti inaugural Mardi Gras parade rolled through New Orleans East Sunday (Feb. 9) with float riders undeterred by gusting winds. “We are rolling right through it,” laughed Dana Perry, head of the krewe’s board of directors. Krewe...
By Sue Strachan, Gentilly Messenger Zenia Smith knows Mardi Gras. From marching in parades as a flag twirler while attending Xavier University Preparatory School to reigning as Goddess Nyx VI in 2017, Smith has participated in almost every aspect of...
New Year’s Eve Fireworks Celebration is back to New Orleans East for the second year, the city announced. In addition to the traditional French Quarter fireworks display, New Orleans East will see an expanded fireworks display on New Year’s Eve....
City Government / New Orleans East / Traffic & Construction
by Gentilly Messenger · Published May 22, 2019
The city’s Department of Public Works’ construction contractor, Durr Heavy Construction, is set to begin a $753,000 city-funded refurbishment project on three New Orleans East bridges. Crews will work successively, beginning with the Morrison Canal Bridge, and the overall project...
City Government / Events / New Orleans East / Parks & Recreation
by Gentilly Messenger · Published December 28, 2018
Fireworks will burst into elaborate displays in New Orleans East and in City Park on New Year’s Eve as part of the city’s expanded celebration for the end of the Tricentennial year. Dogs frightened by loud, sudden noises may not...
The NOPD is searching for a runaway juvenile from the Seventh District. Ashanta Lomax, 16, left her home in the 11000 block of Hayne Boulevard on Sunday, Dec. 23, arounsd 3 p.m., after an argument. Her family has not seen...
City Government / Events / New Orleans East / things to do
by Tyree Worthy · Published December 14, 2018
The inaugural Jingle on the Boulevard parade is set for Saturday, Dec. 15. This New Orleans East parade is celebrating the holiday season as it highlights the local retailers, restaurants and shops along its trail through the East. Beginning at...
The East New Orleans Business Development District will present its 2nd Annual Linen Night in the East this Friday, September 21. The celebration will feature live entertainment, food vendors, and a cash bar. Linen Night in the East takes place from...
concerts / Good Works / Health and Wellness / New Orleans East
by Zach Brien · Published September 18, 2018 · Last modified September 17, 2018
Townsend, the residential drug-treatment center at New Orleans East Hospital, hosted a concert featuring Al “Carnival Time” Johnson and Cha Wa this month as part of an effort to help both inpatients and outpatients “enjoy life” again. On Tuesday, September...
The former Versailles Arms Apartments site at Dwyer Boulevard and Saigon Drive in New Orleans East was built in the 1970s. Its 200-unit multi-family brick apartment buildings sat vacant since 2005, until they were torn down in the summer of 2016...
