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urban studies and sociology professor | #NOLA | co-host of Pelican Briefs podcast ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐ŸŒ†๐ŸŽ™๏ธ๐Ÿ“ฐ https://linktr.ee/lapelicanbriefs?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=689d20ee-c9eb-4e3e-b419-05fa521d5fd5

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New Orleans East seeks cultural district on Lake Forest Blvd: 'We're not just a suburb' In New Orleans East, residents and business owners want to showcase the neighborhood as a cultural district.
27.05.2025 16:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How Lafitte Greenway transformed from a dump to 'one of the best places' in New Orleans The $9.1 million linear park built on an old rail line has transformed into an economic and cultural boon in the heart of Mid-City, serving as an anchor for affordable housing, playgrounds, public eve...
26.05.2025 17:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The master plan for Lincoln Beach has been released. Here's what it will look like. When the multi-million-dollar Lincoln Beach renovation is finally complete, visitors will be able to dine in the rehabbed ruins of the 1950s-era Carver House Restaurant or visit a history museum
19.05.2025 18:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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www.economist.com/united-state...

15.05.2025 22:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A drone manufacturer chose south Louisiana for its latest expansion. Here's why. Blueflite is expanding into Louisiana, where it has partnered with Acadian Ambulance to develop potentially life-saving technology to deliver blood via drones to accident sites.
15.05.2025 15:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Louisiana already has startup incubators. Here's how Newlab New Orleans is different. Jordan Losavio, co-founder of Baton Rouge-based tech startup Encore CO2, needed a custom part last month for a prototype that aims to transform carbon emissions into useful chemicals.
15.05.2025 15:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Canal Street signs get artistic makeover to draw families back downtown CEO of Celebrate Canal Sandra Herman says that art comes with a purpose.
14.05.2025 14:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A new coffee shop is opening on St. Charles Avenue. It will also offer THC-infused treats. As coffee and THC continues to rise in popularity across the nation, a New Orleans shop in a historic building is offering both.

Looks like โ€œHigh Grindsโ€ is about to be my new coffeshop ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿ˜Ž

13.05.2025 15:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Major innovation hub coming to blighted Bywater naval base Gov. Jeff Landry made the announcement in Baton Rouge with New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell.

I am super excited about this, and I hope itโ€™s successful.

13.05.2025 11:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A big name in the tech sector is coming to New Orleans' Bywater naval station as its first tenant A Brooklyn-based startup incubator is planning a major innovation hub at the blighted former U.S. Naval Station in New Orleans, a project aimed at attracting and growing companies focused on

Newlab, a Brooklyn-based startup incubator with measured success in both New York and Detroit, is building a 30,000 square-foot innovation hub adjacent to the soon-to-be-redeveloped Bywater Naval Building

12.05.2025 22:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Facing rising flood risk, New Orleans considers new fees to tackle drainage woes - Verite News New Orleans Recent polling shows more than half of residents support stormwater fees, new stormwater department.
12.05.2025 17:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How Pope Leo XIV's โ€˜stunningโ€™ Creole, Black roots fuel hope and pride in 7th Ward New Orleans The pope's Creole roots in New Orleans are a source of pride among the city's Black Catholics. But the revelation also recalls a painful chapter in the city's past. โ€œIn New Orleans, everyone treats v...
11.05.2025 13:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Pope Leo XIV has roots in New Orleans' 7th Ward. See his family lineage and history. In prior interviews, Pope Leo XIV said he was open to a vocation to the priesthood because neighborhood priests were always in and out of his childhood, as his mother often fed them. "Now we know wh...

Interesting!

08.05.2025 21:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New Orleans Downtown Development District taps longtime public servant as new CEO The New Orleans Downtown Development District has picked longtime local public servant Seth Knudsen to be its new CEO and president. The 50-year-old business improvement district conducted a national ...
08.05.2025 15:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œWindows on Canal" Brings Whimsical Art Adventure to Heart of New Orleans - Biz New Orleans NEW ORLEANSย (press release) โ€“ย  Get ready to see something new and exciting on Canal Street! Starting May 17 and running through July 6, the famous
07.05.2025 19:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I love this with every fiber of my being

07.05.2025 00:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Twenty years after Katrina, residents reflect on the rise and fall of New Orleans public housing Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, residents and city leaders reflect on the impact of demolishing New Orleansโ€™ major public housing projects in favor of mixed-income redevelopment.

20 years later

06.05.2025 13:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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French Quarter residents, businesses show support to Keep IV Waste trash pickup amid city feud Mayor LaToya Cantrell is moving to terminate IV Wasteโ€™s one-year emergency sanitation contract in the French Quarter and the Downtown Development District, setting up a showdown with French Quarter in...
05.05.2025 20:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Plaza Tower has been an eyesore in New Orleans for decades. Now that might finally change. Plaza Tower, the blighted skyscraper on the edge of downtown New Orleans, may finally have a viable redevelopment plan as affordable housing for seniors.

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01.05.2025 00:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Louisiana will offer food assistance to children again this summer; most already enrolled โ€ข Louisiana Illuminator Children who qualify for free or reduced-price meals at school are eligible for food assistance over the summer.
29.04.2025 01:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A year after New Orleans updated short-term rental rules, has anything changed for Jazz Fest? A look at how the city's short-term rental restrictions have impacted the local market
28.04.2025 14:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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'A magical time of year': How one New Orleans neighborhood transforms during Jazz Fest By 9 a.m., the preparations had begun.
26.04.2025 13:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ready to take the train from New Orleans to Mobile? The new Amtrak line has a festive name. This summer, the Amtrak route will roll again through the Mississippi for the first time in 30 years.

โ€œAmtrak Mardi Gras Serviceโ€

25.04.2025 20:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Century-old Bonnet Carre Spillway protects New Orleans, but at a cost. Here's how it works. It's hard to imagine where New Orleans would be today without the spillway. But despite all the good it has done, many in South Louisiana have a complicated relationship with the long-standing structu...
25.04.2025 17:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New Orleans Federal Reserve building has a new owner. Here are the revival plans. The historic Federal Reserve building in New Orleans' Central Business District has new owners who promise to return it to its former glory as a security center (and event space), but won't be turning...
24.04.2025 17:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fighting Louisiana Floodwaters With Patches of Green Simple, affordable initiatives like rain gardens are helping to soak up water in New Orleans.
24.04.2025 12:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Exclusive | Trump to Sign Executive Order Targeting University Accreditors The move is the latest in an effort to remake higher education after the president and other Republicans have long criticized the accreditation process.

autocrats fear intellectuals because we know better and call out their shit

23.04.2025 19:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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French Quarter landmark that just sold is where hit songs were first recorded in New Orleans The nonprofit that controls the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and owns WWOZ purchased a landmark of the cityโ€™s musical history where Irma Thomas, Fats Domino and others made records. What's nex...
23.04.2025 19:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tulane Day at the Capitol paves the way for funding request for Charity project Tulane University officials touted their school's economic impact at an annual day at the legislature. The event also served as a way to prep for a big ask on the redevelopment of the old Charity Hosp...
17.04.2025 12:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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