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Public, private funds revive 1940s-era recreation center in New Orleans

Susan Buchanan | Posted 06.09.2013 | Green
Read More: New Orleans Ballet Association, Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Irish Channel Neighborhood Association, Chevron Master Artists Series, Youth, Injury Free Coalition for Kids, Trinity Episcopal School, John P. Lyons Memorial Center, Chevron Corp., Works Progress Administration, Brees Dream Foundation, Swimming Pools, Boh Brothers, Super Bowl, Ryan Gootee General Contractors, Kingsley House, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Art, Joe W. And Dorothy Dorsett Brown Foundation, Allstate Foundation, Fit NOLA Parks, Copper, Lyons-Burke Booster Club, Southeast Louisiana Chapter of the American Red Cross, Faubourg Delachaise Neighborhood Association, Hurricane Katrina, Wayne Troyer Architects, New Orleans Recreation Development Commission, U.S. Dept. Of Housing and Urban Development, National Football League Foundation, Chep Morrison Sr., Community Development Block Grants, Young Audiences of Louisiana, Chevron Teen Futures Program, Green News
Susan Buchanan

(This article is published in "The Louisiana Weekly" in the June 10, 2013 issue.) Last week, New Orleans reopened the John P. Lyons Memorial Center ...

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New Orleans Considers Tearing Down Claiborne Expressway

Susan Buchanan | Posted 04.29.2013 | Green
Read More: New Orleans Community Data Center, Greater New Orleans Foundation, Europe, BioDistrict of New Orleans, Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Harley-Davidson, Poverty, Economic Development, Treme, Jobs, Asia, Taxpayers, Property Values, Milwaukee, Affordable Housing, City Planning, Traffic, Streets, Highways, U.S. Dept. Of Transportation, Congress for the New Urbanism, South Korea, Seventh Ward, National Environmental Policy Act, Ford Foundation, Foundation for Louisiana, U.S. Dept. Of Housing and Urban Development, Commuters, African Americans, Green News
Susan Buchanan

(This article was published in "The Louisiana Weekly" in the Feb. 25, 2013 edition.) New Orleans officials hope to move residents toward a consensus ...

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Businesses in New Orleans to Benefit From Lafitte Greenway Traffic

Susan Buchanan | Posted 06.16.2012 | Small Business
Read More: Friends of Lafitte Corridor, Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Louisiana Cultural Districts, Kermit Ruffins, Pei Wei Asian Diner, Design Workshop, Joggers, Pinkberry, Bicyclists, Cafe Treme, Iberville Housing Development, Office Depot, Winn-Dixie, Parks, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Hurricane Katrina, Dooky Chase Retaurant, U.S. Dept. Of Housing and Urban Development, Stirling Properties, Mid-City Market, Five Guys Burgers and Fries, Small Business News
Susan Buchanan

Architect Daniel Samuels, who served as FOLC's president from 2006 to 2008, said the concept dates to the 1970s and re-emerged after Katrina as a strategy to stimulate investment in storm-damaged neighborhoods.

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Makeover of New Orleans Naval Complex Slated for 2013

Susan Buchanan | Posted 02.06.2012 | Green
Read More: U.S. Navy, UNITY of Greater New Orleans, Historic Tax Credits, Housing, Homelessness, Cruise Ships, Police, Military Bases, Katrina, Disasters, Supermarkets, Asbestos, Industrial Canal, U.S. Dept. Of Housing and Urban Development, New Orleans' Ninth Ward, Bp Spill, Mississippi River, Green News
Susan Buchanan

After a string of natural and man-made catastrophes, New Orleans has become a spot to share expertise on flooding, wind, spilled oil and any other grief that comes down the pike.

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