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...
This year, instead of standing and watching the floats roll by, we can roll by the floats in scenic City Park. “Floats in the Oaks” lets visitors to view iconic floats from various Mardi Gras krewes all in one place,...
business / Opinion / Parks & Recreation
by Gentilly Messenger · Published September 10, 2020 · Last modified September 11, 2020
By Danae Columbus, opinion columnist In a decision that critics say speaks directly to corporate greed, Churchill Downs is challenging the Louisiana State Racing Commission’s emergency ruling that requires Churchill to temporarily take in 500 horses displaced from Delta Downs...
Arts, books, and music / Events / flood protection and drainage / Parks & Recreation
by Gentilly Messenger · Published September 9, 2020
In March 2019, the Gentilly Resilience District installed viewing boxes throughout the neighborhood for residents to get a glimpse of the developing designs for Gatto and Filmore Playground, Wildair Drive, and Wingate Drive. As the design phase for the projects...
City Government / COVID-19 / Health and Wellness / Parks & Recreation / transportation
by Gentilly Messenger · Published May 18, 2020
New Orleans is embarking on the first week of Phase 1 in reopening the city as part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic that has claimed nearly 500 lives in the city and more than 2,000 deaths statewide. If...
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...
The New Orleans Recreation Development Commission, which has moved its summer camp registration online, is now pre-registering for the NORD youth summer camps serving participants ages 4 through 12. Choose from camps focusing on sports, visual arts, theater arts, STEM,...
From the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission On Friday (March 6) the New Orleans Recreation Development (NORD) Commission kicks off the Spring 2020 season of Movies in the Park, featuring family-friendly, outdoor movie screenings across NORD parks and playgrounds. The...
