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Candidate Questionnaire

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2021 UC Election Questionnaire Before you head to the voting booth this Saturday November 13, read the candidates’ responses to the UC questionnaire. We had 21 candidates respond to our survey, which covers Infrastructure, Neighborhoods, Transit, and Local Economy. When … Continue reading

Individual Buying Decisions Impact Ida and COVID Recovery

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Read the full story by Keith Twitchell at BizNewOrleans.com here. To say that many local businesses are reeling from the dual impacts of Hurricane Ida and the pandemic closures and restrictions is putting it mildly. An alarming number of enterprises … Continue reading

BASIN 2021 Recap

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We learned a lot while having a lot of fun this summer! From sculpting with clay to building our own multiple lines of defense board, there are so many creative, engaging ways to learn and become water stewards! I want … Continue reading

Cantrell Commits New Orleans to More Trees, Park Space

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“As record-breaking heat waves sweep the United States, New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell has committed New Orleans to a global initiative to expand urban green space, with a goal of cooling the city and reducing flooding. Her pledge, on the heels … Continue reading

Entergy Sponsors Climate Resiliency Workshop With Loyola University

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“Most New Orleanians have dealt with flooding at one point or another, and climate change threatens to make this problem even worse. To inspire young people to help find new solutions to the flooding issues presented by climate change, Entergy … Continue reading

Installing Permeable Paving, Green Spaces to Reduce Flooding

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Via Biz New Orleans, article by Rich Collins. Photo credit: Thrive Works Green NEW ORLEANS – Jerusalem Baptist Church and Stronger Hope Baptist Church, both located in New Orleans’ Hoffman Triangle neighborhood, have completed the installation of permeable paving and … Continue reading

ENR: Environmental Justice: Righting the Water Wrongs

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Via Engineering News-Record, article by Pam Radtke Russel: “Growing up on a Navajo reservation in Arizona, Jay Yazzie, now a senior environmental engineer at Brown and Caldwell, did not have running water in his home. To get its water supply, … Continue reading

Dana Eness Interview: “I’m a Preservationist”

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The Urban Conservancy’s Dana Eness was interviewed by the Preservation Resource Center for the April 2021 issue of Preservation in Print: “The Urban Conservancy’s Front Yard Initiative (FYI) helps residents to rip up excessive concrete around their homes. Excessive concrete … Continue reading

Board Member Amy Stelly Recognized Internationally

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The Urban Conservancy’s Amy Stelly has been fighting for the removal of the Claiborne Expressway since she moved back home to Tremé nearly a decade ago. Stelly has been struggling to get the support of local leaders for some time, … Continue reading

City of New Orleans and Partners Debut Demonstration Parklet

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Read the story on nola.gov here. NEW ORLEANS — This past weekend, a locally designed and built parklet was added to the ongoing French Market Place concept demonstration, which closes one block of French Market Place to through-traffic from 7 … Continue reading