Land Use & Development / Parks & Recreation
by Gentilly Messenger · Published July 19, 2022 · Last modified July 20, 2022
The Pontchartrain Beach Foundation announced Monday (July 18) it submitted a proposal to obtain a lease for the former Pontchartrain Beach site. The foundation seeks to develop it into a recreation and ecological education area for the public. The proposal...
by Gentilly Messenger · Published July 2, 2022 · Last modified July 9, 2022
The outdoor pool at the Stallings Gentilly Playground and the indoor pool in Joe Brown Park will be open on the Fourth of July, the New Orleans Recreation Development (NORD) Commission announced. All other NORD facilities will be closed in...
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...
by Gentilly Messenger · Published February 4, 2022 · Last modified February 5, 2022
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will be stocking Joe W. Brown Park with rainbow trout on Tuesday (Feb. 8). The opportunity for local recreational fishers is part of the state’s “Get Out and Fish!” program. The cold-weather rainbow...
Events / Festivals / Fundraisers / Parks & Recreation
by Gentilly Messenger · Published November 14, 2021
The New Orleans holiday family tradition Celebration in the Oaks will turn the lights on beginning Thanksgiving night (Nov. 25), and they will continue to shine through Jan. 2, 2022. City Park’s largest fundraiser has enchanted park visitors since the...
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...
Hurricane Ida significantly impacted City Park’s celebrated tree canopy, according to park officials. Two weeks after the Category 4 storm made landfall, the park reports strides in addressing fallen trees and removing tons of debris. “Much more work remains,” park...
The Carousel Gardens Amusement Park is the final City Park attraction to reopen after the long pandemic closures. Children and the young at heart can begin enjoying the amusement park — though without the historic carousel it is named after...
The New Orleans Recreation Development Commission outdoor pools are opening for the summer on Monday (June 7) with free summer swim lessons and other aquatic activities. Programming at select pools includes open swim, lap swimming, water aerobics and swim lessons....
Arts, books, and music / Events / flood protection and drainage / Parks & Recreation / Photo Story / Sustainability
by Gentilly Messenger · Published May 17, 2021
The city hosted a celebration of art and infrastructure on Saturday (May 15) at Gatto Playground. Not far from London Avenue, the event focused on the themes of water, remembrance, adaptation and ecology. Local artists Langston Allston, Courtney Egan, Brendon...
City Government / Environment & Coast Preservation / Featured / flood protection and drainage / Parks & Recreation
by Gentilly Messenger · Published February 26, 2021 · Last modified March 12, 2021
By Jesse Baum, Gentilly Messenger A 27-acre woodland that borders Dillard’s campus is set to be transformed into a wetland park. Plans from the initial design phase include trails, a playground, an outdoor classroom and areas for ecological research. On...
Fundraisers / Mardi Gras / Parks & Recreation / things to do
by Gentilly Messenger · Published February 5, 2021 · Last modified February 8, 2021
A multi-krewe Carnival parade — without the bands, dance troupes or the riders — rolled into City Park on Tuesday for the “Floats in the Oaks” fundraiser event that began Thursday and will run through Sunday, Feb. 14. “Floats in...
