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December 18, 2025 | From City of New Orleans
Beginning Friday, Dec. 19, the Office of Resilience & Sustainability contractor RNGD Infrastructure, LLC, will implement a temporary lane reduction in the 1500 block of Camp Street to begin waterline and drainage repairs for the DPS01 Watershed (Broadmoor HMGP) Drainage Upgrades and Green Infrastructure Project (Phase I).
December 17, 2025 | From City of New Orleans
The City of New Orleans today announced the annual Christmas Tree Recycling Program to restore Louisiana’s coastal wetlands. The 2025–2026 Christmas Tree Recycling Program is made possible through a new partnership with Glass Half Full, sponsored by Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company.
November 11, 2025 | From City of New Orleans
The City of New Orleans invites residents to participate in a virtual meeting to review and provide feedback on draft recommendations for the Safe Streets for All (SS4A) New Orleans Safety Action Plan, a citywide initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation to eliminate fatal and serious injury crashes on local roadways.
November 4, 2025 | From City of New Orleans
Transformative $32 Million Project Restores Beloved Community Space and Advances Resilient Infrastructure for Urban Flooding
Today, the City of New Orleans Office of Resilience & Sustainability published the benchmarking Covered Property List (CPL) containing all properties expected to comply with the New Orleans Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance. The publication of the CPL marks a major step in implementing the Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (Ordinance No. 35,154), which requires large properties over 20,000 square feet to track and report their annual energy use.
October 9, 2025 | From City of New Orleans
Today, the New Orleans City Council passed a new ordinance sponsored by Councilmember Lesli Harris that recognizes and protects the use of cover crops, a regenerative farming practice that improves soil health, prevents erosion, and reduces the need for chemical herbicides.
September 19, 2025 | From City of New Orleans
The City of New Orleans today announced that beginning Monday, Sept. 22, weather permitting, the Office of Resilience & Sustainability’s contractor RNGD Infrastructure LLC will implement a temporary road closure in 1000 block of Orange Street between Magazine Street and Constance Street to begin drainage and roadway repairs for the DPS01 Watershed (Broadmoor HMGP) Drainage Upgrades and Green Infrastructure Project (Phase I).
July 10, 2025 | From City of New Orleans
Today, on July 10, the New Orleans City Council passed its first Building Energy Benchmarking ordinance (Ordinance No. 35,154), which will require large buildings over 20,000 square feet to track and report their annual energy use. The Building Energy Benchmarking ordinance is a key strategy identified in the City’s Climate Action Plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve building performance, and support a more climate-resilient New Orleans.
June 10, 2025 | From City of New Orleans
The City of New Orleans’ Office of Resilience & Sustainability (ORS) has launched the Municipal Building Energy Use Dashboard, a new online platform that tracks and publicly discloses energy use within municipal buildings. This dashboard was created as a result of the City’s 2022 LEED Ordinance (Sec. 26-23) which requires the City to construct new headquarters to LEED Gold standards and to benchmark, or track, and publicly disclose municipal energy use. The dashboard also supports the City’s Climate Action Plan goal to reduce municipal energy use by 40% by 2030.
May 2, 2025 | From City of New Orleans
The City of New Orleans Office of Resilience and Sustainability, Department of Public Works, and New Orleans Health Department invite the public to help shape the Safe Streets for All (SS4A) New Orleans Safety Action Plan, a bold initiative to eliminate fatal and serious injury crashes on local roadways.
Last updated: 8/5/2025 10:58:49 AM
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