The Fair Grounds Recovery Roads program will include multiple construction repair projects with an estimated value for roadway improvements that is approximately 3.8 million dollars. Design of the future road repairs is currently underway and is being closely coordinated with the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans. The project timeline is under development. Road…

Ronnie Brink, Jim Danner, and Linda Landesberg represented the Faubourg St. John Neighborhood Association at the “Carwash for Cops”.   New Orleans Police Officers are part of our community and risk their lives every day to keep us safe. They deserve our support. Many thanks to Diaz Markets, Rouses Markets and the countless New Orleans…

Happy National Day of Civic Hacking We’re not the only ones excited about the thousands of volunteers who are working together to #HackforChange this weekend. Cecilia Muñoz, Assistant to the President and Director of the Domestic Policy Council, and Megan Smith, Chief Technology Officer of the United States, have a special video message for all…

YOU ARE INVITED TO HAVE COFFEE WITH COPS You’re invited to Coffee With Cops this Saturday The NOPD and McDonald’s restaurant owners from the Greater New Orleans region are teaming up to bring together police officers and the community they serve. Come out to participating locations on Saturday, June 4, 2016 from 9 a.m. to…

I had a large city trash can overflowing with leaves pulled from the storm drains on Esplanade from last night’s wind and rain event. Just as I was about to haul it home, two men in a Metro Sanitation truck stopped, grabbed the can and emptied it. I am extremely grateful to these men for…

Coffee on Your Corner Tuesday, June 23rd at 9 a.m. Nix Library at 1401 South Carrollton Details in the link: http://www.nola.gov/getattachment/Neighborhood-Engagement/Projects/Coffee-on-Your-Corner/COYC-Flyer-2.pdf/

https://givenola.org/ Today – May 5th – is GiveNOLA Day! Hosted by the Greater New Orleans Foundation, GiveNOLA Day is the community’s one-day, online giving event to inspire people to give generously to nonprofit organizations who are creating a thriving community for all.  Today is our day to come together as one! Every dollar donated from midnight to midnight today to one…

Join Mayor Mitch Landrieu, City departments and agencies, and citizens of New Orleans for a day of service to the community. On 10 January 2015, the ninth NOLA FOR LIFE Day will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in and around Sampson Playground at 3101 Louisa Street. NOLA Trash Mob will be cleaning…

In the video, CN locomotives clear snow off of the tracks with a large plow. CN also clears the way for many non-profits all over North America by donating millions each year to many worthy causes. Canadian National Railway gave the maximum grant available to employees and their spouses to the Faubourg St. John Neighborhood…

Jesuit High School students will be repainting the interior of the NOPD First District station on Saturday, October 4th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lunch will be provided. The NOPD First District station is located at: 501 North Rampart St | New Orleans, 70112 Please contact First District Quality of Life officer Kristie Lavigne…

info below courtesty MIT news R. Erich Caulfield SM ’01, PhD ’06 New Orleans Federal Team Lead, White House SC2 Initiative Caulfield obtained his SM in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT in 2001 and received his PhD in electrical engineering and computer science in 2006. He began his professional career as an associate…

More details at http://givenola.org/ What is GiveNOLA Day? Hosted on Tuesday, May 6th by the Greater New Orleans Foundation, GiveNOLA Day is the community’s first one-day, online giving event to inspire people to give generously to nonprofit organizations who make our region a stronger and thriving community for all. It’s our day to come together…

Erich Caulfield, Walter and Bonnie Lee along with Charlie and Brenda London met with many of the great neighbors of Faubourg St. John during the coffee social. In addition to the coffee, tea and donuts, Al and Jean Kramer brought some tasty banana nut bread for everyone to enjoy. Click on the photos below to…

photo by Chris Wilson | Hawk Junction, Ontario Canadian National Railway gave the maximum grant available to employees and their spouses to the Faubourg St. John Neighborhood Association. CN authorized $ 1,250 dollars for the volunteer work of Charlie and Brenda London. CN took note of the hundreds of hours Charlie puts into FSJNAdotORG as…