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...
City Government / community meetings / Events / Good Works / Health and Wellness / Sustainability
by Tyree Worthy · Published January 17, 2020
The St. Anthony Green Streets team will host a Health and Wellness Week promoting personal health, community resilience, and environmental stewardship. Resilient NOLA, The Water Collaborative, Arts Council New Orleans, LifeCity, and other organizations are partnering on this week of...
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 / Environment & Coast Preservation / Land Use & Development / Sustainability
by Gentilly Messenger · Published December 11, 2019
The CleanUpNOLA Community Impact Grant is designed to encourage residents to engage with their neighborhoods by developing a beautification or green infrastructure project as a community. The program is sponsored by the Mayor’s Neighborhood Engagement Office, and applications are due...
Environment & Coast Preservation / Featured / Land Use & Development / Parks & Recreation / schools / Sustainability
by Tyree Worthy · Published December 6, 2019
The St. Bernard Neighborhood Project will integrate green infrastructure and recreation improvements at and around McDonogh 35 High School and Willie Hall Playground. The 90-acre, $10 million project is part of the greater Gentilly Resilience District initiative. Now with 60%...
Environment & Coast Preservation / Land Use & Development / Sustainability
by Gentilly Messenger · Published November 26, 2019
by Rae Walberg, The Loyola Maroon In the heart of Gentilly, 25 acres of Federal Emergency Management Agency-funded space was recently granted to build Mirabeau Water Gardens, a place where water conservation will be modeled on a larger-scale. For Loyola...
Land Use & Development / Sustainability
by Gentilly Messenger · Published November 20, 2019 · Last modified November 29, 2019
by Jesse Baum The St. Anthony Green Streets project passed another step on its way towards construction—the city’s Resilience Design Review Committee (RDRC) approved the 60 percent design, clearing the way for the 90 percent/final designs to take shape. The...
