by Gentilly Messenger · Published January 7, 2022 · Last modified January 8, 2022
The name of Confederate general and Virginia native Robert E. Lee will be removed from the prominent Gentilly and Lakeview boulevard and replaced with the name of influential musician and New Orleans native Allen Toussaint. Following the recommendation from the...
City Government / Environment & Coast Preservation
by Gentilly Messenger · Published December 28, 2021 · Last modified December 30, 2021
When you take down your Christmas tree on Jan. 6 — the day we transition from red and green to purple, green and gold — set it aside. It can be turned into a gift to Louisiana’s fragile coastline. The...
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...
By Danae Columbus, opinion columnist New Orleans is in the midst of an affordable housing crisis that can only be mitigated by addressing the racial equity needs of the city’s most marginalized citizens, said Andreanecia Morris, who leads the Greater...
by Gentilly Messenger · Published November 17, 2021 · Last modified November 18, 2021
By Sharon Lurye, Gentilly Messenger Saturday’s election snuck up on New Orleans — after Hurricane Ida delayed voting day by a month, it would have been easy to forget that there were still crucial races for mayor, sheriff, City Council...
By Sharon Lurye, Gentilly Messenger Within a crowded field of 14 candidates, two contenders for the District D council seat managed to make it to the runoff after Saturday’s election: Democrats Eugene Green and Troy Glover. They will compete in...
City Government / Land Use & Development / state government
by Gentilly Messenger · Published November 10, 2021 · Last modified November 14, 2021
The Gentilly Development District announced its plans Tuesday (Nov. 9) for ongoing beautification and economic development projects for the Gentilly area. Developments such as the utility art boxes and the new Welcome to Gentilly signs popping up around the community...
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...
By Sharon Lurye, Gentilly Messenger There’s a crowded field of 14 candidates jostling to win the City Council seat for District D in the upcoming election, but none of them appear to have an overwhelming advantage in terms of campaign...
City Government / crime / public safety
by Gentilly Messenger · Published October 18, 2021 · Last modified October 19, 2021
District D Councilman Jared Brossett was booked early Monday (Oct. 18) on a drunken driving charge, Sheriff’s Office records show. According to media reports, Brossett was found asleep behind the wheel of a 2021 Lexus parked on Elysian Fields Avenue...
by Gentilly Messenger · Published October 17, 2021 · Last modified October 19, 2021
The upcoming election, which includes an open primary for all City Council seats, will be Nov. 13. To give voters a chance to learn the policies, platforms and personal attributes their City Council candidates plan to bring to the office,...
Beginning Monday (Oct. 18) at 7 a.m., weather permitting, Department of Public Works contractor Command Construction Industries will temporarily limit eastbound traffic to one lane on the 2400 and 2500 blocks of Robert E. Lee Boulevard, between Music and Painters...
