Earth Day is April 22nd, and we suggest celebrating by supporting your favorite local sustainability non-profit - Green Light New Orleans! Your support is a gift not just to us, but to your local and global community! Your support funds our rain barrel program by providing … [Read more...]
Rain barrels in the heat wave
"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...]
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...]
From start to finish!
Green Light New Orleans' rain barrels go through quite a long process before they can be installed at a home. The barrels must be cleaned out, sanded, primed, painted and, finally, installed. Because of this lengthy sequence, it's rare that a volunteer gets to participate in … [Read more...]
ARTMoor emerging artist program
ARTMoor is a program of the Broadmoor Improvement Association and the Rosa Keller Library that provides an opportunity for emerging artists to display their work at the Rosa Keller Library Community Center (4300 S. Broad St). Although preference will be given to Broadmoor-based … [Read more...]