NOLAhoods

IZD & Tulane's Proposed Stadium

Wed, 23 May 2012 14:38:43 -0500

So that you are heard by the City Planning Commission please send your concerns/e-mails to: PCramer@nola.gov before June 6^th deadline

Zoning Docket 62/12 Request by City Council Motion M-12-150

The effected neighborhoods are in the areas of Prytania to Fontainebleau and S. Carrollton to Jefferson

The impact on the surrounding neighborhoods will be due to:

Lack of information given these neighborhoods and their lack of in-put
Street closures during events
Undisclosed event schedule
Noise pollution and Trash
Lack of parking for a 30,000 guest facility
Devaluation of surrounding properties
No parking/traffic study provided to the neighborhoods as promised

Voice your concerns.

The need for city over-sight on large structures in residential areas.

Thank you

Mayor Landrieu’s State of the City 2012 Address

Tue, 22 May 2012 14:15:55 -0500

Mayor Landrieu’s State of the City 2012 Address

Vote for Gatto Park to Win!

Fri, 18 May 2012 11:02:00 -0500

Hi all,

The only NOLA park in this “Sprite Spark Parks” competition is Eddie Gatto Playspot. It is located across the street from my house in Gentilly. Yes we are still “recovering” from 2005! Please see instructions below and vote for Gatto in New Orleans.

The City of New Orleans has been selected as one of 25 parks across the USA to participate in a grant which will award a grant of up to 15K to Gatto Park to refurbish the basketball court. This is a grant opportunity through NRPA and Coke LLC. Local communities go to the following website, www.SpriteSparkParks.comto vote for their neighborhood park by doing the following:

1. Register onsite for username or use Facebook ID
2. Click on how it works
3. Enter the promo code: SPRITEPARKNOLA
4. Click vote now
5. Click Submit

Thanks for your support.

Fay

e: FAY KAUFMAN <fydaka33 [at] yahoo.com>

Kingswood Hosts NORDC 'Movie in the Park' May 19

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:50:48 -0500

Kingswood Homeowners Association in partnership with NORDC invites the community to a Free Movie In The Park- weather permitted. The featured film is Captain America, The First Avenger.

Date: Saturday, May 19th, 2012

Time: 7:30 PM

Location: 7181 Edgefield Drive.

Concessions will be sold at reasonable prices. Please bring blanket, chairs and bug spray! NO PETS ALLOWED.

For more information, contact Melanie Thompson (504) 450-9650 - kingswood.homeowners@yahoo.com or Theresa Guillen (504) 460-6125 - tguillentp@att.net

NOPD Golf Tournament to Benefit Officers Anthony Mayfield, Jr. & Michael Asevedo

Mon, 14 May 2012 18:54:25 -0500

Officers Mayfield and Asevedo were severely wounded in the line of duty. Both officers received gunshot wounds to the abdomen during a shootout with a felon on March 1, 2012. The officers are now facing a difficult and lengthy recovery.

All proceeds will be donated to Officers Anthony Mayfield and Michael Asevedo in care of the Louisiana Fraternal Order of Police Foundation.

Please join us for the NOPD Golf Tournament to Benefit Officers Anthony Mayfield, Jr. and Michael Asevedo on May 18, 2012, 9:00am. We will have a great day of golf at the beautiful Joseph M. Bartholomew, Sr Golf Course in New Orleans , LA. The event will include a 4-person scramble, lunch, awards, and free crawfish at the after party at Parlays. Free Abita Beer and beverages. Hole-in-one contest with major cash prize. Register now and remember to invite your friends to play. For more information and online registration go to the website: http://www.golfdigestplanner.com/20693-NOPD/

Individual Golfer: Foursomes:
$100.00 $400.00

About Joseph M. Bartholomew, Sr Golf Course:

The Joseph M. Bartholomew Municipal Golf Course is an 18-hole, par 72-course measuring between 5,314 yards to 6,823. Owned and operated by the City of New Orleans Department of Parks and Parkways, the renovated course includes a double ended driving range, putting green and a fully stocked pro shop.

Originally opened as the Pontchartrain Golf Course in 1956, The Joseph M. Bartholomew Golf Municipal Course was renovated in 1979 and renamed to honor the first African-American inducted in the Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame.

To register by check, please email nopdgolftournament@gmail.com for details.

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Wed, 09 May 2012 18:04:39 -0500

RTA Releases New Real-Time Map & Arrival Info

Tue, 08 May 2012 15:48:16 -0500

RTA Releases New Real-Time Map & Arrival Info

12th Annual GNO Gun Buyback Program (5/12)

Tue, 08 May 2012 09:48:52 -0500

On Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 9:00 am, the New Orleans Police Department will team up with the Greater New Orleans / Jefferson Gun Buyback Committee to host the 2012 Gun Buyback Program at the Little Zion Baptist Church located at 4821 Earhart Blvd in New Orleans. This is another great opportunity for the New Orleans Police Department to partnership with the community to ensure additional crime prevention and safety measures are taken by removing unnecessary guns from potentially dangerous situations.

Let’s keep our Family, Friends and City safe from the use of

UNNECESSARY, UNWANTED & UNNEEDED GUNS !!!!

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Handguns - $75.00 Rifles - $200.00

NO QUESTIONS ASKED

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Saturday, May 12, 2012

9:00 am – Until The Money Runs Out !

4821 Earhart Blvd, New Orleans

Little Zion Baptist Church

All payouts are in cash
Working handguns and rifles accepted
Bring all weapons unloaded
Bring all weapons inside of a bag, container or case
Keep weapons and ammunition in separate cases
Don’t handle weapons at the event
Free Health Screening
Participate to win Door Prizes
Free Gun Lock Kits while supplies last

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Public Works to Auction Off 98 Abandoned Vehicles (5/10)

Mon, 07 May 2012 15:23:09 -0500

On Thursday, May 10, 2012, the City of New Orleans Department of Public Works will hold its second abandoned vehicle auction for 2012. The auction, located at Almonaster Auto Pound, 10200 Almonaster Avenue, will begin at 9 a.m. Vehicle preview day and buyer registration is Wednesday, May 9, 2012 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. but no one will be admitted after 3:30 p.m. for security reasons.

As in prior auctions, the buyer will pay a $50 administrative fee which gets the buyer a notarized title at time of payment. This feature has been extremely well received by the public as the buyers no longer have to take all of the documentation to the Division of Motor Vehicles to apply for a new title. This new process has proven that it saves the citizens time and streamlines their purchase.

The current auction will have 98 vehicles for sale, all of which have been discarded on neighborhood streets or left unclaimed by residents with excessive parking fines and fees.

ONLINE BIDDING

Introduced in March 2009, the City will continue use of its online bidding feature. Residents interested in online bidding need to register with Proxibid prior to the auction start time by visiting www.brownsauction.com. The online bidding feature allows residents to preview and pre-bid on any vehicle prior to the live auction, get vehicle information online by entering the vehicle information number (VIN), and bid on vehicles from anywhere in the world as the auction proceeds live from the Almonaster Auto Pound.

All prospective buyers must register before viewing. A refundable $50 fee is required to view and/or bid on any vehicle during the auction. The fee will be applied to any purchase made or refunded if no purchase is made.

Individuals interested in purchasing a car are encouraged to pre-register today and to arrive early on Thursday as many cars sell within the first few minutes of the auction.

QUICK FACTS

All vehicle information is currently on Brown’s Auction Web site,www.brownsauction.com. Per the terms of the contract, the available vehicle list includes the VIN, make, model, and lien holder information. Any auction-related questions should be directed to Brown’s Auction Company at (337) 457-4919.
Prior to the auction, attempts are made to contact the vehicle’s owner or lien holder before the vehicles are added to the auction list. Vehicle owners or lien holders that pay all fines and fees are able to retrieve their vehicles prior to the auction.

PURCHASING A VEHICLE

Cash or cashier’s check required
Payment must be received on the day of the auction. If payment is not received, the purchased vehicle will be placed on the list for the next scheduled auction, the buyer’s $50 deposit is forfeited and the bidder is barred from participation in future auctions.
A $50 administrative fee will be added for each purchased vehicle which gives the buyer a notarized title to that vehicle
City employees and relatives of City employees are forbidden from purchasing any vehicles at the auction.

For more information, visit Brown’s Auction Company web site at www.brownsauction.com

City to Host Hazardous Materials Collection (5/12)

Mon, 07 May 2012 15:18:28 -0500

City of New Orleans Dept. of Sanitation
Household Hazardous Materials Collection

Sat, May 12 - 8:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.

2829 Elysian Fields Avenue

FOR ORLEANS PARISH RESIDENTS ONLY

PROOF OF RESIDENCY REQUIRED: VALID DRIVER’S LICENSE OR BRAKE TAG

ITEMS ACCEPTED ON MAY 12^TH ONLY

*BATTERIES (household/auto)

*TELEVISIONS

*AEROSOLS

*INCANDESCENT BULBS

*PAINT (Latex and oil based)

*HOUSEHOLD CLEANERS

*FLUORESCENT BULBS

*PAINT THINNER, VARNISH

*DRAINO, BLEACH

*PESTICIDES

*GROUT

*FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS

*GARDEN CHEMICALS

*OIL, GASOLINE

*MERCURY DEVICES

*MURIATIC ACID

*ANTIFREEZE

* POOL SHOCK

ITEMS ALSO ACCEPTED ON MAY 12th AND AT ALL MONTHLY (SECOND SATURDAY) DROP OFF DAYS

Paper (newspaper/magazines/office paper/junk mail/phone books)

*Ink Jet cartridges, toner cartridges

*Digital cameras, DVRs,

digital picture frames

Metals (aluminum/steel/tin)

*Laptops

*Stereos and Speakers

Plastics (#1 through #3)

*Printers and Fax machines

*Telephones, cords, systems

*Cell Phones/Beepers/Pagers

*Uninterruptible Power Supplies

*Security Systems

*Computers, processors, monitors

*Circuit Boards

*GPS devices

*Xboxes, Playstations, Wii

*MP3 players

*DVD Movies & Video games

Not accepting: explosives, radioactive materials, medical waste, asbestos, glass, hazardous waste from businesses or schools

*These items should never be placed in garbage or curbside recycling carts or bins

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO BECOME A SPONSOR:

Email Sanitation@nola.gov or call (504) 658-3800.

Sponsored by: Keep New Orleans Beautiful, CACRC, The Green Project, FCC Environmental, Sewerage and Water Board, Materials Management Group, The Young Leadership Council, Office of Neighborhood Engagement, Office of Coastal and Environmental Affairs, Office of Code Enforcement, Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board, DPM, DPW, NOPD, NOFD, NOEMS, OPSO.

National Lemonade Day Today (5/5)

Sat, 05 May 2012 09:01:15 -0500

This afternoon (Saturday) we will have a stand on the corner of Nashville and S. Miro from 12-4. Part of our proceeds will go to “Rocky’s Rescue.” Please come out to support us! (Posted by Terri Keller)

Now You NOLA: 'How to File a Damage Claim Against the City'

Wed, 02 May 2012 09:18:51 -0500

Q: I drove into a deep pothole in the city streets, am I entitled to compensation? If so, how can I be compensated?

A: If you have reason to believe that your property (i.e, car, window, windshield, house or any other personal property) has been damaged by the City of New Orleans or City of New Orleans personnel, you may obtain a claim form from the City Attorney’s Office. After completing the form, please return it to the City Attorney’s Office, Attention: Risk Management Unit, 1300 Perdido Street, Room 5E03, New Orleans, LA 70112. Please include any and all supporting documents.

Volunteer to Update Citizen Evacuation Information (4/22)

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:37:45 -0500

The Southeast Louisiana Chapter of the American Red Cross, along with the Mid-City Network, is partnering with the city to update contact information for citizens who have registered for the city assisted evacuation plan.

There are thousands of residents who need to be called to verify if they need assistance during an emergency or disaster. Please consider volunteering to assist in this endeavor on Sunday, April 22 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the American Red Cross at 2640 Canal Street. All that is needed is a friendly telephone voice and the Red Cross will supply the rest. Transportation will be provided from the Red Cross to the 311 facility downtown where the telephone bank is located.

Please RSVP by contacting Shasta Butler, Specialist, Community Preparedness, at (504) 620-3120 or by email at Shasta.butler@redcross.org for additional information.