Street work set to begin in 9th Ward
The state is set to begin reconstruction work on Monday on several New Orleans streets in areas damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.All are in the city's 9th Ward.
View ArticleMan mistakenly shot by wife in Lower 9th Ward
A 57-year-old man was shot and killed by his wife today in the Lower 9th Ward, according to a press release issued by the New Orleans Police Department.Police say the man's wife mistook him for an...
View ArticlePolice Officer Shot Responding To 9th Ward Robbery
A New Orleans police officer was shot and seriously wounded this morning as he responded to a robbery at the Dollar General store in the 1100-block of Poland Avenue, near the intersection of St....
View ArticleHousing Advocates Asking HUD To Speed Up Road Home Funding
A letter asking federal officials to help speed up state Road Home money has been delivered to the New Orleans office of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Some residents are still out of...
View ArticleSolar Power Flourishing In Lower Ninth Ward
The Lower Ninth Ward tops the list of city neighborhoods using solar power. Environmental groups say solar panels are going up on all sorts of homes.
View ArticleAkili Academy Finds A New Home In An Historic, Renovated Building
Eve Abrams has been chronicling Akili Academy
View ArticleAlong Saint Claude
Over the course of 2013, I interviewed dozens and dozens of folks who live, or once lived, in the neighborhoods along both sides of St. Claude Avenue, roughly from St. Bernard to Poland Avenue. I asked...
View ArticleGroups Working To Connect 9th Ward Split By Industrial Canal
Several environmental and advocacy groups are working to unite the 9th Ward by improving ways to cross the Industrial Canal. A weekend bike ride highlighted the problem of getting from one side to...
View ArticleAlong Saint Claude: A Brief History Lesson
Over the course of 2013, I interviewed dozens and dozens of folks who live, or once lived, in the neighborhoods along both sides of St. Claude Avenue, roughly from St. Bernard to Poland Avenue. I asked...
View ArticleGlobal Green's Holy Cross Village A Model Of Living With Water, Rather Than...
Linda Stone is the director of local office of Global Green USA. Jeff Supak works for Global Green on wetlands and water issues. The two give us a tour of the group's Holy Cross Project in the Lower...
View ArticleHoly Cross Project Heads To New Orleans City Council
A controversial development proposed for the Holy Cross neighborhood in the Lower 9th Ward heads to the New Orleans City Council later today. Neighbors are fighting a 13-acre development they say...
View ArticleOut To Lunch: Sun, Water And Dirt
In business, and other organizations, we hear about "mission drift." That's a condition where the organization loses track of what it set out to accomplish. The way to re-focus is to get back to...
View ArticleOut To Lunch: Sun, Water And Dirt
In business, and other organizations, we hear about "mission drift." That's a condition where the organization loses track of what it set out to accomplish.The way to re-focus is to get back to basics....
View ArticleStreet work set to begin in 9th Ward
The state is set to begin reconstruction work on Monday on several New Orleans streets in areas damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. All are in the citys 9th Ward. Barrier Construction Co. is the...
View ArticleMan mistakenly shot by wife in Lower 9th Ward
A 57-year-old man was shot and killed by his wife today in the Lower 9th Ward, according to a press release issued by the New Orleans Police Department. Police say the man's wife mistook him for an...
View ArticlePolice Officer Shot Responding To 9th Ward Robbery
A New Orleans police officer was shot and seriously wounded this morning as he responded to a robbery at the Dollar General store in the 1100-block of Poland Avenue, near the intersection of St....
View ArticleHousing Advocates Asking HUD To Speed Up Road Home Funding
A letter asking federal officials to help speed up state Road Home money has been delivered to the New Orleans office of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Some residents are still out of...
View ArticleSolar Power Flourishing In Lower Ninth Ward
The Lower Ninth Ward tops the list of city neighborhoods using solar power. Environmental groups say solar panels are going up on all sorts of homes.
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