NEW ORLEANS | Project/Development Thread - Page 42

LouisianaRush · #**821** Posted **May 20, 2010, 1:31 PM**

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Port of South Louisiana Globalplex facility in Reserve adds warehouse space

By Matt Scallan
The Times-Picayune
May 19, 2010, 8:00PM

Saying that improving Louisiana port facilities is crucial for Louisiana's economy, interim Transportation Secretary Sherri LeBas cut the ribbon for a new warehouse at the Port of South Louisiana's Globalplex facility in Reserve on Wednesday.

"By investing in the key components of these projects, DOTD is able to support the direct creation of 75 jobs, grow our economy and fully utilize port facilities," LeBas said at a ceremony at the port.

http://www.nola.com/business/index.s...na_global.html

LouisianaRush · #**822** Posted **May 20, 2010, 1:32 PM**

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AirTran will launch new service between New Orleans and Milwaukee in October

By The Times-Picayune
May 19, 2010, 5:49PM

AirTran Airways will launch a new nonstop flight between New Orleans and Milwaukee Oct. 7.

The additional flight increases the number of cities the airline flies to from New Orleans to three. AirTran already operates daily flights to Atlanta and Baltimore/Washington.

The new daily flight will leave Milwaukee at 2:05 p.m., arriving in Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans at 4:20 p.m. The return trip will leave New Orleans at 5 p.m., arriving in Milwaukee at 7:15 p.m

http://www.nola.com/business/index.s...ew_servic.html

Blitzen · #**823** Posted **May 21, 2010, 4:40 AM**

Google Maps/Earth finally, after years, got new shots of New Orleans. The old maps were right after Katrina and the city looked shoddy with blue roofs and no vegetation. The new maps makes the city look beautiful with plenty of green and new construction.

Two things to note:
Look at the new Lake Borne Barrier under construction in New Orleans East.
Look at the new Great Lawn in City Park opposite City Park Ave. near the museum.

http://maps.google.com/maps

greenparrot · #**824** Posted **May 21, 2010, 4:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by Blitzen

Google Maps/Earth finally, after years, got new shots of New Orleans. The old maps were right after Katrina and the city looked shoddy with blue roofs and no vegetation. The new maps makes the city look beautiful with plenty of green and new construction.

Two things to note:
Look at the new Lake Borne Barrier under construction in New Orleans East.
Look at the new Great Lawn in City Park opposite City Park Ave. near the museum.

http://maps.google.com/maps

this looks like around last summer or early fall by the looks of my house which by the way is incredibly clear. I could get a view like I was sitting on the lawn of my neighbor across the street.

Uptowner · #**825** Posted **May 21, 2010, 7:54 PM**

These maps look like they could have been taken last month judging from street construction. I wonder is this related to the oil spill (maybe they needed a quick aerial), because the quality of those are horrible compared to what they had before. Either way, at least it's an updated map. The www.bing.com/maps imagery looks much better and clearer even if it is a year or two old IMO.

typo86 · #**826** Posted **May 23, 2010, 6:12 PM**

Those satellite photos are from mid-March 2010 according to Google Earth...can see I was home when they snapped those images...

greenparrot · #**827** Posted **May 24, 2010, 3:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by typo86

Those satellite photos are from mid-March 2010 according to Google Earth...can see I was home when they snapped those images...

I don't know...the plants in my garden that died with the freeze still look pretty good in these pictures.

typo86 · #**828** Posted **May 24, 2010, 5:01 PM**

^Check out Google Earth, the actual program. In the lower left corner it says Imagery Date: Mar 23, 2010...

greenparrot · #**829** Posted **May 24, 2010, 8:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by typo86

^Check out Google Earth, the actual program. In the lower left corner it says Imagery Date: Mar 23, 2010...

well...i also noticed a fema trailer in front of one of my neoghbor's house which has not been there for some time...or the neighbor across the street with a car in their driveway they no longer own.

maybe some of these images are mixed & matched from different time periods...but the ones from my street are not from march 2010.

SlidellWx · #**830** Posted **May 25, 2010, 4:54 AM**

The new maps are interesting. There is progress and loss in the same picture. You can see the new Twin Span, surge barrier, other levee work, cancer center, great lawn, etc. You can also see what's been lost. Lots of concrete slabs in St. Bernard and New Orleans East, empty lots in Lakeview and Gentilly, and huge open spaces in the Lower 9th Ward. Quite a contrast.

sguil1 · #**831** Posted **May 25, 2010, 9:45 PM**

New-look Canal Place movie theater to get on with the show this week

http://www.nola.com/movies/index.ssf...movie_the.html

LouisianaRush · #**832** Posted **May 26, 2010, 12:41 PM**

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Mayors unite to back rail link

By GREG GARLAND
Advocate staff writer
Published: May 26, 2010

The mayors of Baton Rouge and New Orleans said Tuesday they are committed to finding a way to get a high-speed passenger rail service established between Louisiana’s two largest cities.

The comments came at a news conference during which Mayor-President Kip Holden and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu signed an agreement to work cooperatively to promote economic development and cultural activities in their communities.

Gov. Bobby Jindal last fall pulled the plug on a push to seek $300 million federal stimulus dollars to launch a high-speed rail system linking the two cities.

http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/948...?showAll=y&c=y

DillardAlum · #**833** Posted **May 26, 2010, 5:50 PM**

Unfortunately, there has been a dearth of development in Gentilly since the storm, the following is some good news. Dillard University has recently opened one of two new buildings, which are to come online this year. Here are some pics of the professional schools building, and after the pics I've pasted a press release from Woodward Design+Build explaining the building's LEED Gold certification.

I like the departure for the neo-classical style of the campus's historic buildings, while there is still obvious cohesion. And the classroom and flexible spaces look great and functional. However, I think that I loathe the atrium a little... something about it gives me late 80s/early 90s... almost Esplanade Mall-esque. Hmm...

Check it out:

*Woodward Delivers LEED Gold*

"While Dillard University will continue to provide a brighter future for its students, Woodward Design+Build provided the university with a new standard for higher learning facilities.

The new Professional Schools Building sets itself apart from the rest with its impressive state-of-the-art environmental design. This project - constructed to LEED Gold green building standards and currently undergoing certification - is a first for any university in Louisiana.

Home to the school’s chemistry labs and other specialized instruction areas, the 130,000-square-foot building presented unique challenges. By drawing on our extensive experience serving our education and government clients, the Woodward team delivered a building that is now getting a lot of attention on campus.

“Thank you for your leadership in making this building the jewel in the crown at Dillard,” Walter Strong, the university’s executive vice president, wrote to us recently.

High performance glass, efficient lighting and low-flow plumbing fixtures are just the start. Landscaping includes native prairie grasses that require little maintenance, while bioswales and manmade wetlands handle storm water runoff. The Woodward team even helped develop a unique mechanical feature to recycle energy from the air collected by chemistry lab exhaust hoods.

It’s a building that corresponds with Dillard’s historic campus while also representing the university’s greener future as a community of learning for generations to come."

ardecila · #**834** Posted **May 27, 2010, 5:10 AM**

The renovation of Dinwiddie at Tulane will be LEED Silver... not as good as Gold, but still pretty damn good for a renovation of a 100-year-old building, and for a project in Louisiana.

sguil1 · #**835** Posted **Jun 2, 2010, 8:35 PM**

Dome Re-skin update. About 1/2 done.

DillardAlum · #**836** Posted **Jun 2, 2010, 10:57 PM**

A former condo project along the Canal Street corridor is being converted into what the developer calls an “upscale boutique” hotel. The eight-story structure at the corner of Burgundy Street next to the Ritz Carlton will become the 180-room Hotel Indigo.

http://neworleanscitybusiness.com/bl...outique-hotel/

sguil1 · #**837** Posted **Jun 3, 2010, 1:09 AM**

More great news from that end of Canal st. This is a few blocks down from the Bioinnovation Center.

Seen here just left of the Ritz.

ardecila · #**838** Posted **Jun 4, 2010, 5:47 AM**

Thank god. I am SO sick of those plastic banners they have covering up the denuded street-level facade.

According to that article, the building sold for $5.5 million, but received somewhere between $3 and $5 million in subsidy. In other words, this guy may have just picked up an 8-story building for only $500,000.

sguil1 · #**839** Posted **Jun 4, 2010, 3:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by ardecila

Thank god. I am SO sick of those plastic banners they have covering up the denuded street-level facade.

According to that article, the building sold for $5.5 million, but received somewhere between $3 and $5 million in subsidy. In other words, this guy may have just picked up an 8-story building for only $500,000.

Yeah great investment imo. Good location for an upscale hotel, should do well next to the ritz, few blocks from bourbon. Didn't realize that building was built in 1909, will be glad to see it renovated.

DillardAlum · #**840** Posted **Jun 4, 2010, 6:32 PM**

Yeah, and I think that I read that it appraised or that they were originally were asking for 7+ million? That was a good deal, and on Canal!

However, the 1000 block need much improvement (particularly, the old Woolworth) and different retail. Nevertheless, I'm encouraged, because once this project is complete and the Saenger Theatre reopened, there will be a much better Canal on the downriver side through to the Bioinnovation Center--excluding the 1000 block and that rental car place between 1201 Canal and the Bio center. Is that still a rental car facility or has it become something else? I cannot recall from my last visit home.