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On February 23, 2012, The Urban Conservancy, Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law and Policy, and Gulf Restoration Network convened the Delta Discussion Group at Longue Vue House and Gardens to facilitate a discussion regarding the process and progress of retribution and rebuilding efforts in the wake of the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill of 2010. The Environmental Law Institute was also a sponsor. Read the FEBRUARY 23, 2012 SUMMARY REPORT and view February 23rd’s accompanying presentations in The Urban Conservancy’s Library.
Photo credit Hilairie Schackai, Longue Vue House and Gardens.
Want to know more about the oil spill’s toll on local businesses within the region? Take a look at our recently published, community-specific report on Plaquemines Parish: “My Heart is Tied Up in This Place: Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Plaquemines Parish’s Local Businesses.”
Apr 30 2012
The Urban Conservancy Releases Plaquemines Parish Local Business Study: My Heart is Tied Up in This Place
To commemorate the two-year anniversary of the April 20, 2010, Deepwater Horizon oil disaster, we announce today the release of our report, My Heart is Tied Up in This Place: Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Plaquemines Parish’s Local Businesses at the Southeastern Louisiana Fisheries Assistance Center in Belle Chasse. See Events.
The study was made possible with generous funding from the Committee for Plaquemines Recovery and the blue moon fund.
Read more about The Urban Conservancy’s response to the BP Oil disaster in our Issues Section and view reports from the Delta Discussion Group, a multi-stakeholder forum designed to facilitate ongoing conversations about the progress and challenges still facing communities affected by the 2010 BP Oil spill.
Apr 17 2012
News
Plaquemines Parish Businesses Hobbled By Spill Impact Two Years Later, Study Shows
NEW ORLEANS, LA, April 19, 2012 Contact: Dana Eness, The Urban Conservancy: (504) 232-7821 Nicky McHugh, Seedco Financial: (646) 502-3532 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Plaquemines Parish Businesses Hobbled By Spill Impact Two Years Later, Study Shows NEW ORLEANS, LA, April… Read more >
Apr 19 2012
The Claiborne Corridor: The Journey from Highway to Boulevard
Listen and watch as Jonn Hankins, Executive Director of New Orleans African American Museum, discusses the historical Treme neighborhood and the highway that bisects it, I-10. How has the I-10 affected the Treme, and where do we go from here… Read more >
Feb 23 2012
News Roundup
- New Ideas Need Old Buildings
May 8 2012 | Uptown Messenger # - The Myth of Jane Jacobs in New Orleans
May 8 2012 | Uptown Messenger # - Plans for New Hospitality District met with Opposition
May 8 2012 | WWL TV # - Annual Hike of the Lafitte Corridor hosted by FOLC
Apr 17 2012 | The Times-Picayune # - Stop Demolishing New Orleans’ Heritage
Mar 27 2012 | Louisiana Cultural Vistas Magazine, Spring 2012 Edition of the Quarterly Arts-and-Culture Magazine of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities #
Projects
Lafitte Greenway
A broad coalition of organizations, foundations, and individuals has made great progress over the past year to transform an abandoned rail corridor running from Treme to Lakeview into a public amenity that New Orleanians can use to bike, walk, run, garden, and play along.
Greenway Businesses
What does a healthy business environment have to do with a healthy environment? Everything, if you ask Mike Massey, native New Orleanian and local business owner of Massey's Professional Outfitters.
Heritage Tourism in New Orleans
A link to our Neighborhood Guide & Map series celebrating New Orleans' neighborhoods as cultural and commercial destinations. Also, preliminary findings from the research and analysis of the Mid-City neighborhood conducted by the faculty and students of the Urban Planning + Design program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Stay Local!
A project of The Urban Conservancy, Stay Local! is a city-wide initiative for creating a strong economy based on locally owned and operated business. Stay Local! encourages consumers to shop locally while helping independent businesses compete more effectively.
