After years of setbacks, Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration on Monday announced that construction will soon begin on the Mirabeau Water Garden, a signature "green" infrastructure project aimed at reducing street flooding by diverting storm runoff into new lagoons on a 25-acre parcel in Gentilly.
None of the marquee Gentilly storm water projects have gone out to bid. Construction timelines have been repeatedly pushed back and community engagement meetings are fading from memory.
The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority will introduce its revamped New Links routes and schedule on Sunday (Sept. 25). To mark the occasion, it is offering a four-day free fare promotion from Sunday to Thursday (Sept. 28). The free fares will allow riders to adjust to RTA’s bus system redesign with new routes without having […]