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 / Sustainability
by Gentilly Messenger · Published December 26, 2021 · Last modified December 27, 2021
The Community Adaption Program, part of the federally funded Gentilly Resilience District, recently completed its 150th homeowner-driven stormwater management project, the Mayor’s Office and the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority (NORA) announced last week. Cumulatively, the first 150 completed CAP projects...
Advertiser's Message / Food and Drink / Good Works / Health and Wellness / Sustainability / things to do
by James Phelps · Published November 5, 2021
Sign up to pick up a box of produce at the farm each week. The CSA program is Community Supported Agriculture, the Farm Share initiative is an opportunity for customers to enjoy chemical-free, fresh produce while investing in the Grow...
Not everyone is ready to build and maintain a compost bin in their backyard or have a worm bin in their home. But you can still help reduce the amount of food waste going into landfills by participating in a...
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...
Arts, books, and music / City Government / flood protection and drainage / Sustainability
by Gentilly Messenger · Published May 11, 2021
St. Anthony Green Streets and the Public Art Projects in the Gentilly Resilience District are returning to in-person events to continue involving the local community in establishing a new standard for neighborhood-scale streets and parks. On Saturday (May 15), artists...
A host of Gentilly Resilience District events are planned for Saturday (April 17), kicking off what promises to be a more active year for the massive sustainability project. Construction is anticipated to begin on all Gentilly Resilience District projects in 2021,...
City Government / flood protection and drainage / Sustainability
by Gentilly Messenger · Published April 9, 2021
The city and the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority on Thursday (April 8) announced a major milestone of completing 100 projects in the Community Adaptation Program. The program helps Gentilly homeowners retrofit their properties to better manage stormwater by installing green...
Events / flood protection and drainage / Sustainability
by Gentilly Messenger · Published March 19, 2021 · Last modified April 1, 2021
On Monday (March 22) at noon, local nonprofit organization Sustaining Our Urban Landscape (SOUL) will launch its Reforesting Pontchartrain Park campaign at a home located at 4000 Prentiss Ave. Three trees will be planted at this home to symbolize the...
flood protection and drainage / Sustainability
by Gentilly Messenger · Published January 11, 2021 · Last modified January 14, 2021
Local nonprofit Sustaining Our Urban Landscape, or SOUL, will launch its Reforesting Pontchartrain Park campaign on Friday (Jan. 15). The group plans to plant 700 native trees in historic Pontchartrain Park — one in front of every home. Trees planted during...
City Government / flood protection and drainage / Sustainability
by Gentilly Messenger · Published October 26, 2020
The first phase of the Pontilly Neighborhood Stormwater Network project is heading toward completion, and designs for the second phase are in the works, city officials report. Stormwater lots are being connected to the larger drainage system throughout Pontchartrain Park,...
If you went to even one parade this past Carnival season, you probably have a pile of beads in your house right now. Even if you didn’t, a bag of beads may be lurking in a closet or in the...
