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Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. Henry David Thoreau … Read entire article »
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Casket Girls
Dr. Charlotte Pipes is presenting a one-hour lecture on French Colonial Louisiana to the monthly meeting of the Genealogical Research Society of New Orleans. Monday, May 20, 2013 Whitney Bank – Metairie Rd. branch 1441 Metairie Road Metairie, Louisiana. The meeting starts at 7:30pm and is free and open to the public. The topic will be “A Casket Girl of New Orleans.” Casket Girls arrived in New Orleans from France in the early 18th century. They came here to become brides for Louisiana … Read entire article »
CITY AUCTION PRODUCES MIXED RESULTS
$368,000 for 200 North Alexander to bidder #5. A well-known Faubourg St. John resident who lives on the bayou and a man from Chicago were rumored to be the back-n-forth bidders. $280,000 for the Laurel Street Firehouse by bidder #21. No bids were received for the other 4 properties in today’s City auction. Buy this May 17th (TODAY) 2552 St. Philip article courtesy City Business Six city properties will be sold at auction next week, with officials looking to … Read entire article »
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Bayou St. John Wetland Creation Project
Click the link below to donate to the Bayou St. John Wetland Creation Project https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bayou-st-john-wetland-creation-project/contributions/new *** The Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation (LPBF) is excited to announce the Bayou Saint John Wetland Creation Project, a once-in-a-lifetime chance to build ½ acre of native marsh in the city of New Orleans. LPBF is a non-profit group that has been working for southeast Louisiana’s people and environment since 1989 under the banner, “Save Our Lake, Save Our Coast.” http://saveourlake.org We came up with … Read entire article »
Bayou Boogaloo
Sculpture taking shape. Lightning struck tree on Bayou St. John being transformed into local landmark. iPhone photo taken by Charlie Lonodn at 6:15 a.m. on May 14, 2013. You can thank the Mothership Foundation which is the force behind the Bayou Boogaloo for contacting artist Martin Miller who made this happen. Jared Zeller is the Director. *** The old dead oak on Bayou St. John is being transformed into a local landmark. Look for seagulls to be … Read entire article »
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ANIMAL ORDINANCES
The New Orleans City Council recently passed legislation regarding animal ordinances in Orleans Parish. The updated laws went into effect on March 22, 2013 and include pertinent information for any pet owner in Orleans Parish. The ordinances are currently being enforced by the Animal Control division of the Louisiana SPCA. Highlighted below are some of the new ordinances that may directly affect you as a pet owner or resident of Orleans Parish. The updates to Chapter … Read entire article »
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Two Zoning Issues in Faubourg St. John
by Greg Jeanfreau, Zoning Committee Chairman On Friday 5/10/13, I spent time at City Hall speaking with a staff member for the City Planning Commission. I was able to obtain the file for 3127 Ponce De Leon as it pertains to the BZA meeting on Monday 5/13/13. The parking waivers were approved last and the reason they are re-applying is that their building permits expired after a year and therefore they have to re-apply for the … Read entire article »
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Board Meeting Monday
Jeanette Hardy & Meg Lousteau will discuss Short Term Rentals · Public Safety – update · Membership Outreach Committee – update · Landscape Committee- update · Re-Bridge – update · Zoning Committee – update Review of the impact of this … Read entire article »
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Postcard from Home
Conrad says, “Ro and I moved from our 3000+ sq ft home earlier this year. We have been able to donate much stuff to Goodwill, friends and family. However, there remain boxes of stuff to go through, mostly of Ro’s Bristow family. The postcards were the property of her late father, Dr. Louis Bristow, who was the former head radiologist of Baptist Hospital. He was a collector of many things, and went on a 1928 … Read entire article »
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- HDLC: CBD Architectural Review Committee (ARC) MeetingHDLC Conference Room1340 Poydras Street, Suite 1152 Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 9:30 – 10:30am Access the agenda in the link below. Meeting sponsor: Historic District Landmarks Commission (CBD) More info: new.nola.gov… […]
- HDLC: New Orleans Architectural Review Committee (ARC)HDLC Conference Room1340 Poydras Street, Suite 1152 Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 12:30 – 1:30pm Access the agenda in the link below. Meeting sponsor: Historic District Landmarks Commission (New Orleans) More info: new.nola.gov… […]
- Vieux Carré CommissionVieux Carré Commission Conference Room, Second Floor334 Royal St, New Orleans, LA Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 1:30pm AGENDA VIEUX CARRÉ COMMISSION TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2013 - 1:30 P.M. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION CONFERENCE ROOM 1340 POYDRAS STREET - SUITE 900 I. ROLL CALL II. REVIEW OF MINUTES from meeting of March 19, 2013 and April 16, 2013 III. CHAIRMAN’S REPORT […]
- Board MeetingFANO Board Room618 Baronne StNew Orleans, LA 70113 Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 3 – 4:30pm The meeting of the Board of Trustees of The Finance Authority of New Orleans will be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 3 P.M. in the Board Room of The Finance Authority of New Orleans, 618 Baronne Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70113. SWEARING OF THE OATH OF OFFICE OF BOARD M […]
- New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation May 2013 Board MeetingNew Orleans CVB2020 St Charles AveNew Orleans, LA 70130 Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 3 – 5pm NEW ORLEANS TOURISM MARKETING CORPORATIONTuesday, May 21, 20132020 St. Charles AvenueNew Orleans LA 70130The agenda of the meeting of the Board of Directors is as follows: I. Call to Order and IntroductionsII. Minutes from April Board Meeting (ACTION ITEM)III. Chairman […]
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