A partial lane closure begins Monday (March 13) in the 2700 block of Bienville Street that will extend from White Street into the North Broad Avenue intersection. This closure will remain in effect until Friday, March 31, at 5 p.m. Crews with Department of Public Works construction contractor Hard Rock Construction completed subsurface utility work Read More…
The Honorable Chelsey Richard Napoleon is excited to announce this year’s Archives Month showcase! Email your interest in experiencing this new showcase: civilclerkresearchctr@orleanscdc.com The Notarial Archives Research Center is located in our Land Records Division. These documents, which date back to the 1700s, represent the rich history of New Orleans. The archives can be used Read More…
The city is shutting down the outside travel lanes in the 100 block of City Park Avenue beginning Monday (March 6) at 7 a.m. A single travel lane will be open to traffic in each direction. The closure from Canal to the interstate is expected to last two months. The lanes are scheduled to reopen Read More…
A new master plan for the city’s parks, The Big Green Easy project, is in the works. The city’s Office of Youth and Families and the New Orleans Recreation Development (NORD) Commission — in partnership with Parks & Parkways, the City Park Commission and the Audubon Nature Institute — is now taking the first step: Read More…
The city has cracked down on Mid-City i+Lofts on Scott Street, an apartment building owned by local landlord Josh Bruno. Inspectors found substandard conditions and other violations of the law in the 26-unit building, according to a Mayor’s Office press release. A multi-departmental team spoke with several tenants who provided information about problems they have Read More…
A public safety official will take your questions at the next Coffee on Your Corner with the District B Neighborhood Engagement Office. Representatives with the Violent Crime Task Force and with NOLA311 will meet with citizens. Mayor LaToya Cantrell formed the Violent Crime Reduction Task Force, under the command of Orleans Parish Communication District Executive Read More…
The North Broad and Bienville intersection will be partially closed through Thursday (Feb. 16) to allow crews to perform subsurface utility work as part of the Mid-City B Project. The outside travel lanes on North Broad and Bienville will remain closed, but the intersection will be open to vehicular traffic. Signage and traffic control measures, Read More…
The city will begin reducing a travel lane and installing bike lanes next week in each direction of Bienville Avenue between North Carrollton Avenue and North Norman C. Francis Parkway. The project is expected to begin Monday (Feb. 6) and will take about one week to complete, weather permitting. The work will be performed by Read More…
Beginning on Monday (Jan. 30) at approximately 9 a.m., South Alexander Street between Ulloa Street and Banks Street will be converted from two-way status to one-way. Drivers in the 300 to 600 blocks of South Alexander will head toward Canal Street. This modification will be enacted to alleviate residents’ concerns about the width of the Read More…
By Katherine Hart, Mid-City Messenger As garbage pickup begins to stabilize in the Mid-City and Uptown neighborhoods, city officials are looking at why the basic city service collapsed in recent months. As bins spilled over with garbage and languished on the curb, the city’s 311 system recorded 3,638 sanitation complaints within the first 19 days Read More…
