CSED Newsletter August 21, 2015

Community reflects at Lower 9 Resilience Festival The Lower 9 Resilience Festival is an annual opportunity to reflect, mourn, and recognize our efforts to rebuild and become whole again. We will embrace this opportunity to encourage and fellowship with our neighbors, thank our volunteers and embrace a community driven effort to promote financial and economic stimulation. Get more information, sign up to volunteer.    Special ceremony to unveil Historic Lower 9 plaque, commemorate Hurricane Katrina   Please mark your calendar for a ceremony to unveil a historic plaque for everyone to see at the breach site of the Industrial Canal.  WHO: Levees.org in partnership with the residents of the Lower Ninth Ward   WHAT: Historic plaque unveiling ceremony WHERE: T-intersection of Jourdan Avenue and N. Johnson Street, New Orleans   WHEN: Monday, August 24, 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.   Photo courtesy of Darryl Malek-Wiley  Event commemorate 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina Thursday, Aug. 27   "Who We Are" Hurricane Katrina documentary  Ruth U. Fertel/Tulane Community Heath Center 711 N. Broad 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.  The screening is free. For more information, call Ruth at 504-609-3583 or Ermelle at 832-477-7494.    Friday, Aug. 28 Reception and photo exhibition Tekrema Center 5640 Burgundy Street 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.    "Katrina Artistically Revisited" and Film Screening of Secondline/Secondlife by Ricklevine Canal Place 333 Canal Street  10 p.m.    Saturday, Aug. 29 K10 On The Levee - yoga and music    500 Deslonde Street 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. For more information, e-mail [email protected]. 10th Katrina Commemorative Event - Bravery, Strength, Resilience-Yesterday,Today,Tomorrow Laying of the Wreath Ceremony 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Andrew Pete Sanchez Community Center 1616 N. Claiborne Ave. Silent Procession 12:00 noon Promptly Corner of Caffin Ave. & N. Claiborne 10th Annual Katrina Secondline/Wreath Placement  1826 Tennessee Street -1617 Tennessee Street 1 p.m. 3 p.m.    Feature Films show on the front of resident Robert Green's House 1826 Tennessee Street 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.  Films include: Jonathan Demme: "The Right To Return" Discovery Channel: "Floods" Estee Blachard: "From My Heart" National Relief Network "Children of the Storm" Dr. Rick Levine feature film "Robert Lynn Green, Sr" After party  10 p.m. Everyone is invited to come out and bring a dish.      Get more information on these community events.  Katrina documentary premieres  "Katrina 10 Years Later: A Second Life, A Second Chance" will premiere this Sunday, Aug. 23, 7 p.m. on the Louisiana Public Broadcasting Channel. You can catch it again on WYES-New Orleans, Aug. 29 at 7 p.m. Check your local listings for encore presentations.

In This Issue Lower 9 Resilience Festival. Special ceremony to unveil Historic Lower 9 plaque Community events commemorate 10th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina Katrina documentary premieres Update your business information in our Lower 9 Resource Guide Evacuteer captains needed in Lower 9 Diaper drive, donate today President Obama to visit New Orleans CVS Pharmacy coming to Lower 9 Update your business information in our Lower 9 Resource Guide CSED is working to update our Lower 9 Resource Guide through phone calls and site visits. If you'd like to include your business in our guide, or update your business information, please contact CSED's Beverly Jackson at  504-756-1204.  Evacuteer captains needed in Lower 9 Sign up today to volunteer with Evacuteer. These special volunteers will assist our community during mandatory evacuations. Learn more and sign up today!  Diaper drive, donate today   Donate diapers to moms in our community now through Aug. 31. Drop off diapers (sizes 2 - 4) and wipes (3t - 4t) at two locations: 3300 S. Broad and 711 N. Broad.    The diapers will be given away at the Total Toddler Takeover event Friday, September 25, 10 a.m. - noon, at South Broad Community Health Center, 3300 S. Broad.  President Obama to visit New Orleans   President Barack Obama and former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton plan to visit New Orleans and meet with residents next week to mark the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.  More information   CVS Pharmacy coming to Lower 9 Local leaders and executives from CVS pharmacy broke ground on a new CVS pharmacy in the Lower 9th Ward this morning. This new store marks the first major retailer to commit to a project in our neighborhood since Hurricane Katrina. CVS/pharmacy will open a 13,225 square foot retail pharmacy at 5000-5030 North Claiborne Avenue (corner of North Claiborne and Forstall Street.) The store is expected to bring 20 new full and part-time jobs to local and neighborhood residents. CSED Team  Chief Executive Officer  Arthur Johnson Program Manager Kathy Muse Volunteer Manager Warrenetta Banks Wetland Specialist John Taylor Energy Efficiency Assistant Charles Reddick Community Resilience Assistant Beverly Jackson Resiliency Manager for Coastal Restoration and Community Awareness  Rachel Pickens

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CSED Newsletter August 21, 2015

Community reflects at Lower 9 Resilience Festival The Lower 9 Resilience Festival is an annual opportunity to reflect, mourn, and recognize our efforts to rebuild and become whole again. We will embrace this opportunity to encourage and fellowship with our neighbors, thank our volunteers and embrace a community driven effort to promote financial and economic stimulation. Get more information, sign up to volunteer.    Special ceremony to unveil Historic Lower 9 plaque, commemorate Hurricane Katrina   Please mark your calendar for a ceremony to unveil a historic plaque for everyone to see at the breach site of the Industrial Canal.  WHO: Levees.org in partnership with the residents of the Lower Ninth Ward   WHAT: Historic plaque unveiling ceremony WHERE: T-intersection of Jourdan Avenue and N. Johnson Street, New Orleans   WHEN: Monday, August 24, 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.   Photo courtesy of Darryl Malek-Wiley  Event commemorate 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina Thursday, Aug. 27   "Who We Are" Hurricane Katrina documentary  Ruth U. Fertel/Tulane Community Heath Center 711 N. Broad 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.  The screening is free. For more information, call Ruth at 504-609-3583 or Ermelle at 832-477-7494.    Friday, Aug. 28 Reception and photo exhibition Tekrema Center 5640 Burgundy Street 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.    "Katrina Artistically Revisited" and Film Screening of Secondline/Secondlife by Ricklevine Canal Place 333 Canal Street  10 p.m.    Saturday, Aug. 29 K10 On The Levee - yoga and music    500 Deslonde Street 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. For more information, e-mail [email protected]. 10th Katrina Commemorative Event - Bravery, Strength, Resilience-Yesterday,Today,Tomorrow Laying of the Wreath Ceremony 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Andrew Pete Sanchez Community Center 1616 N. Claiborne Ave. Silent Procession 12:00 noon Promptly Corner of Caffin Ave. & N. Claiborne 10th Annual Katrina Secondline/Wreath Placement  1826 Tennessee Street -1617 Tennessee Street 1 p.m. 3 p.m.    Feature Films show on the front of resident Robert Green's House 1826 Tennessee Street 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.  Films include: Jonathan Demme: "The Right To Return" Discovery Channel: "Floods" Estee Blachard: "From My Heart" National Relief Network "Children of the Storm" Dr. Rick Levine feature film "Robert Lynn Green, Sr" After party  10 p.m. Everyone is invited to come out and bring a dish.      Get more information on these community events.  Katrina documentary premieres  "Katrina 10 Years Later: A Second Life, A Second Chance" will premiere this Sunday, Aug. 23, 7 p.m. on the Louisiana Public Broadcasting Channel. You can catch it again on WYES-New Orleans, Aug. 29 at 7 p.m. Check your local listings for encore presentations.

In This Issue Lower 9 Resilience Festival. Special ceremony to unveil Historic Lower 9 plaque Community events commemorate 10th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina Katrina documentary premieres Update your business information in our Lower 9 Resource Guide Evacuteer captains needed in Lower 9 Diaper drive, donate today President Obama to visit New Orleans CVS Pharmacy coming to Lower 9 Update your business information in our Lower 9 Resource Guide CSED is working to update our Lower 9 Resource Guide through phone calls and site visits. If you'd like to include your business in our guide, or update your business information, please contact CSED's Beverly Jackson at  504-756-1204.  Evacuteer captains needed in Lower 9 Sign up today to volunteer with Evacuteer. These special volunteers will assist our community during mandatory evacuations. Learn more and sign up today!  Diaper drive, donate today   Donate diapers to moms in our community now through Aug. 31. Drop off diapers (sizes 2 - 4) and wipes (3t - 4t) at two locations: 3300 S. Broad and 711 N. Broad.    The diapers will be given away at the Total Toddler Takeover event Friday, September 25, 10 a.m. - noon, at South Broad Community Health Center, 3300 S. Broad.  President Obama to visit New Orleans   President Barack Obama and former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton plan to visit New Orleans and meet with residents next week to mark the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.  More information   CVS Pharmacy coming to Lower 9 Local leaders and executives from CVS pharmacy broke ground on a new CVS pharmacy in the Lower 9th Ward this morning. This new store marks the first major retailer to commit to a project in our neighborhood since Hurricane Katrina. CVS/pharmacy will open a 13,225 square foot retail pharmacy at 5000-5030 North Claiborne Avenue (corner of North Claiborne and Forstall Street.) The store is expected to bring 20 new full and part-time jobs to local and neighborhood residents. CSED Team  Chief Executive Officer  Arthur Johnson Program Manager Kathy Muse Volunteer Manager Warrenetta Banks Wetland Specialist John Taylor Energy Efficiency Assistant Charles Reddick Community Resilience Assistant Beverly Jackson Resiliency Manager for Coastal Restoration and Community Awareness  Rachel Pickens

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Thank You Tulane City Center Students!!!

 

 

Come out and see the wonders wrought by the Tulane City Center / Tulane School of Architecture students on our properties at Caffin and Florida Avenues.

 

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CSED & Tulane City Center Partner to Create Outdoor Wetland Education Center

CSED has partnered with Tulane City Center to create an outdoor wetland education center on two of our lots at Florida & Caffin Avenues. The project aims to raise awareness of coastal restoration efforts by creating a K-12 environmental learning space that will include exhibits on local plants, outdoor classroom space, a bio swale and rain garden, and access to kayaks that will encourage hands-on learning directly adjacent to the Bayou Bienvenue Triangle.  The existing cypress and red maple trees, the community orchard and the butterfly island will remain and be enhanced. 

You can view the entire project plan at our office at 5130 Chartres Street or just stop by the site.  As always, we welcome and value your comments as we "Sustain the Nine!"

Bayou Bienvenue Triangle

http://sierraclub.typepad.com/layoftheland/2014/08/restoring-our-urban-waters-a-spotlight-on-new-orleans-bayou-bienvenue.html

Bulrush Grass @ Bayou Bienvenue

Coalition to Restore Coastal LA, CSED, Common Ground, GRN, Global Green, Groundworks, Sierra Club, and over 20 volunteers coming from as far as CA plant over 1000 plants in the Bayou.
Photo By: John Taylor

Life in Bayou Bienvenue

John Taylor  got all his ducks in a row - his Mexican Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks

Thoughts from A Special Place

"Be good to the environment and you'll be able to smile like the alligator." - John Taylor

Thoughts from A Special Place

"Bayou Bienvenue has been good to us, it's time for us to be good to it." - John Taylor

Will Alligators Return to the Central Wetlands?

They're already back...we've spotted them in Bayou Bienvenue! Informative piece via National Wildlife Federation:

From Wildlife Promise

New Orleans’ Central Wetlands were once a flourishing cypress swamp, home to a dizzying array of fish and wildlife, including alligators and hundreds of species of migrating birds. An easy drive from downtown, the Central Wetlands were also a haven for locals, who often hunted or fished for food in its waters.

Today the Central Wetlands are an open expanse of saltwater, punctuated only by the stumps of dead cypress trees. READ MORE >>

via blog.nwf.org