"Breaking the record" is the most used phrase in Jillian Kramer's article about the "Red Flag Warning" in Louisiana. The conversation about Green Light's rain barrel program revolves mostly around flooding, subsidence and water retention in situations of too much water. It seems … [Read more...]
The high price we pay for keeping our city dry
In the last weeks, it has been raining a lot. Probably more than 10 inches of rain fell on New Orleans in just a few days. Most of us know that all the water that falls on to our city finds its way into the drainage system, and then has to be pumped out into the lake. Millions … [Read more...]
MAKE YOUR MARK rain barrel paint kit
Involving kids In designing their own future creates lasting change. In partnership with The Joe W. and Dorothy Dorsett Brown Foundation, Green Light New Orleans is able to offer schools the opportunity to paint rain barrels. Barrels are painted by students (K-12) and later … [Read more...]
GREEN LIGHT NEW ORLEANS RAIN BARREL PROGRAM STATUS
Last status update: January 29, 2025Amount of rain barrels installed since the start of the program: 2891 Amount of rain barrels installed in 2024: 651Amount of rain barrels installed in 2023: 347Amount of rain barrels installed in 2022: 372Amount of rain barrels installed in … [Read more...]
Green Light installs gardens and rain barrels at mid city day care
Green Light installed four backyard vegetable garden beds and 2 rain barrels at Little Professor Day Care in Central City in December 2019. The garden build was initiated by Shelly Dolan, a nurse educator at LSUHealth in New Orleans. "Children, who do not regularly consume diets … [Read more...]
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