New Orleans taking inventory of missing street signs
"If you don't have the street signs, for some of us that are not well seasoned, haven't been out here 20 years, yes, it's a little bit difficult for us," said Ortiz.
So far, city crews have installed 438 new street name signs along with 773 new traffic signs. The city is now taking inventory of the missing and broken signs.
Help is now on the way. The city just set aside $1.5 million for street sign repairs. Crews are now hard at work replacing street name signs and broken traffic signs. Ricardo Ortiz and his fellow New Orleans cab drivers appreciate the effort.
"If you don't have the street signs, for some of us that are not well seasoned, haven't been out here 20 years, yes, it's a little bit difficult for us," said Ortiz.
So far, city crews have installed 438 new street name signs along with 773 new traffic signs. The city is now taking inventory of the missing and broken signs.
If you have one on your block, you are urged to call NOLA 311 or report it in the NOLA 311 page of the city of New Orleans website,
www.nola.gov.
If you have one on your block, you are urged to call NOLA 311 or report it in the NOLA 311 page of the city of New Orleans website,
www.nola.gov.
http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/New-...262176111.html
Hundreds of jobs coming to Michoud with approval of $220 million project
Her wish could soon come true. Sen. Mary Landrieu's office announced $220 million being earmarked for developing a new space launch system at Michoud.
"We're still nine years after Katrina and there are parts of the city that continue to need to grow and expand. New Orleans East is one. So it's very important for that part of the city. It's frankly important for the whole region," Landrieu said by phone.
Landrieu's office says the United States relies on Russia to get astronauts to the International Space Station, costing taxpayers about $70 million per astronaut.
This funding is expected to change that. The new rocket-delivery system will help transport Americans to low-earth orbit, the moon and eventually to Mars.
While Landrieu says 700 jobs will benefit from the millions of dollars in funding that has been secured, New Orleans Councilman James Gray predicts many more job opportunities at the NASA facility.
"My information is it meant at least 1,000 jobs, possibly as many as 2,000 jobs. So it's a great deal for the city of New Orleans," he said.
http://www.wwltv.com/news/Washington...262064501.html
Parisite Skate Park Plans Are Set to Roll in Gentilly
Ground should break next month for the construction of New Orleans' very first public skate park, Parisite, at Paris Avenue under the I-610 overpass in Gentilly, a site where local skateboarders staked their claim in a DIY fashion two years ago. The plans, put together by Transitional Spaces, a local non-profit started by skaters, and Tulane City Center got the go-ahead from the City Planning Commission's design team this week, The Times-Pic reports. The city's been holding onto $150,000 worth of ramps—a donation from the Red Bull Mississippi Grind skatepark barge that floated into town in 2011—and will pass along the equipment to Parisite. The park isn't just about ollies and half pipes, though. A water management plan is in place that includes rain gardens and landscaping to help prevent flooding.
http://nola.curbed.com/archives/2014...et-to-roll.php
See What SoFAB Has in Store for This Historic Marigny Home
A historic Marigny house at 1515 Pauger St. is getting the restoration treatment for its future life as a spot for the Southern Food and Beverage Museum's visiting culinary scholars and chefs to call home while they're in town, Gambit reports.
http://nola.curbed.com/archives/2014...useum.php#more
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