New Orleans is known as a city of distinct neighborhoods, and a problem that has plagued city government for decades involves finding ways to easily connect those disparate areas of the city with ...

Together, District C and District D cut a vertical slice through the city’s geographical center. In the borderland along Claiborne Avenue are Treme, the 7th Ward, St. Roch and St.

New Orleans’ neighborhoods are at a critical point in their recovery, LaToya Cantrell, president of the Broadmoor Improvement Association, told foundation officials and nonprofit leaders gathered here ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans' newest streetcar line will open Sunday, carrying riders along the edge of the French Quarter and part of an adjacent neighborhood. The 1.3-mile route along ...

New Orleans began with the Vieux Carré, or the French Quarter—a square that hugs an elbow curve in the Mississippi River. The architecture is European and Creole, the colors are Caribbean, and the ...

After a series of flooding events from late 2023 to early 2024, residents decided to go to the New Orleans City Council to ask them to look into what was causing the issue in the neighborhood.

Historic, mixed-used zones include many areas that function like neighborhood main streets. The council's move comes as the city prepares to pass new laws governing residential short-term rentals ...

NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Katrina opened New Orleans up to become one of the most intensely gentrified cities in America. In a 2020 study by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, New ...

Straddling the Mississippi River in southern Louisiana, New Orleans is a relatively small city home to numerous diverse neighborhoods. Though the city's lively districts took a significant hit ...