And selected removal and maintenance of existing landscaping
Phase II will include renovations to the exterior building and interior renovations. Phase I started in December and should wrap up in May 2021, while Phase II will be a nine-month construction project starting in May with scheduled completion by late January 2022. The project team features architect NANO, LLC, contractor Centric Gulf Coast, Inc. (Phase 1), and CPA Project Manager Jennifer Lilos.
The Fire Administration, Safety/Community Relations, Fire Prevention, Logistics, Compliance (IT) and Operations Deputy Chiefs will be relocated to this new consolidated Fire Headquarters facility, along with other NOFD Divisions currently working from remote locations at four different facilities, including Special Operations (MTA East), Medical (2920 Magazine St.) Supply Shop (821 Magazine St.) and the Supply Annex (4330 St. Claude Ave.). The Supply Shop and Annex will be relocated to the former Fire Communications facilit
Robert Ricks poses outside of the National Weather Service with a plaque he received from the U.S. Department of Commerce for his 30 years of service, in Slidell, La., Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. Ricks is retiring after 30 years of with the National Weather Service. He participated in forecasts on 25 hurricanes that affected southeastern Louisiana and southern Mississippi, from Andrew through Zeta. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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President-Elect Shannon Brice, Community Council Director Rachel Stickney and President Kristin Moore sort donations received for Hurricane Laura Relief at JLNO Headquarters. Photo by Sonia Godfrey.
The forecast was ominous. The warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico provided the perfect conditions for a weather disturbance to explode from a tropical storm into a category 4 hurricane in just 48 hours. Predictions included a 20-foot storm surge that local officials described as “unsurvivable.” Coastal residents from Galveston, Texas to Gulfport, Mississippi braced for what may lie ahead, but ultimately it was southwest Louisiana that bore the brunt as Hurricane Laura made landfall at 1:00 am on Thursday, August 27, 2020.
Mayor Cantrell Announces $340k Federal Grant to Elevate Zulu Headquarters in Treme
Mayor LaToya Cantrell and City of New Orleans officials today announced the receipt of a $340,000 federal grant to elevate the Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club headquarters in the Treme neighborhood to make it more resilient in the face of future flood events.
“Zulu is an invaluable part of our Carnival culture, and their headquarters is a gem of the Treme community. Zulu also has experienced a challenging year in 2020 considering the flooding that constantly threatens the stability of their historic headquarters. That’s why we’re excited to see this project become a reality,” said Mayor Cantrell.
MAYOR CANTRELL ANNOUNCES $340K FEDERAL GRANT TO ELEVATE ZULU HEADQUARTERS IN TREME
NEW ORLEANS Mayor LaToya Cantrell and City of New Orleans officials today announced the receipt of a $340,000 federal grant to elevate the Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club headquarters in the Treme neighborhood to make it more resilient in the face of future flood events.
“Zulu is an invaluable part of our Carnival culture, and their headquarters is a gem of the Treme community. Zulu also has experienced a challenging year in 2020 considering the flooding that constantly threatens the stability of their historic headquarters. That’s why we’re excited to see this project become a reality,” said