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Reforesting Pontchartrain Park Campaign to Reduce Storm Water Runoff New Orleans, Louisianas Pontchartrain Park campaign will reduce storm water runoff by planting 700 trees in historic subdivision Sustaining Our Urban Landscape (SOUL), a nonprofit, will launch its Reforesting Pontchartrain Park campaign on Jan. 15.  The group plans to plant 700 native trees in historic Pontchartrain Park, according to the Gentilly Messenger. There will be one tree in front of every home. Trees planted duri...

Bicyclist struck and killed by vehicle in Gentilly The New Orleans Police Department says a bicyclist was stuck and killed by a vehicle in Gentilly Sunday morning. By Tiffany Baptiste | January 10, 2021 at 6:56 PM CST - Updated January 10 at 6:56 PM NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The New Orleans Police Department says a bicyclist was stuck and killed by a vehicle in Gentilly Sunday morning. According to NOPD’s investigation, the bicyclist was traveling northbound in the outside southbound lane o...

NewsSportsEntertainmentLifestyleOpinionUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals Mike Christopherson Crookston Times     The City of Crookston will receive $200,000 to distribute as pandemic relief to qualifying businesses and non-profits that apply as part of a process that is being finalized and will be publicized when complete.     On the heels of the first round of COVID-19 relief, known as the federal CARES Act, the Minnesota Legislature in late 2020 passed a second round of state relief to...

Even though it was closed, Malik Bartholomew, left center, of Know NOLA Tours, brought tourists James St. Hill and his wife, Hawa, left, both of Charlottesville, Virginia, to Lil Dizzys Cafe so they could see the much-loved restaurant in New Orleans on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. Bartholomew poses for a photo with owner Wayne Baquet. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate) PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER Staff photo by Ian McNulty Staff photo by Ian McNulty Advocate phot...

Clear Creek Stud In Louisiana To Offer Industry Scholarship Sponsored by: With an eye toward the future of the industry, Clear Creek Stud in Folsom, La., will be making a $5,000 scholarship donation in the name of their clients to a student with Louisiana-based connections to the Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse breeding and racing industry. The scholarship recipient will be chosen by the Louisiana Horsemens Benevolent and Protective Association (LaHBPA) and based on their opinion and e...

I love possums. Probably because we have so much in common. We have gray hair, don’t see well, aren’t particularly graceful or speedy, aren’t picky eaters and have been around (almost) since the dinosaurs. Maybe it’s the not-especially-well-kept backyard, the open-air compost pile or the chicken coop. Whatever the reason, I seem to have plenty of opossums, or possums, around the house. And sometimes in the house. Close Possum Encounters of the First Kind It was about 1 a.m. ...

A Santa light display waves as people exit during the first night of City Parks drive-thru Celebration in the Oaks in New Orleans, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. The proceeds collected from Celebration in the Oaks benefits maintenance and care of City Park. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate) STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER STAFF PHOTO BY MAX BECHERER PHOTO COURTESY TODD VAN ALSTYNE

The New Orleans City Council voted down two property tax breaks for The Folger Coffee Co. on Thursday but punted its decision on four others into the new year. Hours later, the Orleans Parish School Board rejected all six of the company’s applications for exemptions that could be worth as much as $25 million over 10 years. The City Council’s delay on four of the projects came as members were sharply divided between those seeking more time to bring in company representatives to explain...

Voting machines are rolled out of the warehouse for the Dec. 5 election. (Uptown Messenger) The four new members recently elected to the Orleans Parish School Board will shake up the system and chart a new direction for an organization that has been ruled in large part by outside influences since Hurricane Katrina.  Representing a vast number of New Orleans families, this quartet will function as the School Board’s voting majority with the clear ability to pass or eliminate any policy they ...

In most cities and suburbs, these boilers and furnaces run on natural gas, a fossil fuel often described as “clean” even though it emits carbon dioxide. The U.S. is burning a growing amount of it to stay warm. In New York City, for example, 42 percent of carbon emissions come from natural gas boilers. Finding cleaner, more efficient ways to heat our homes is a climate action imperative. One solution may lie across the Atlantic, in the suburbs of Paris, where a vast, shared heating source s...