A Rain Barrel Installation with an Incredible Story
“It’s not just art, it’s a memory, it’s our life” – Mrs. Bond. We were met at the Bond home with a whirlwind of…
Stormwater Management
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What should you do with your rain barrel during a hurricane?
Rain barrels are just one way to prepare yourself and your home for New Orleans’ wet season. One question we’ve encountered from time to time…
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World Refugee Day
Green Light New Orleans was excited to participate in this year’s World Refugee Day celebrations. We got to be one of the many organizations offering…
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Tulane Pathways to Urban Sustainability
A Tulane class, Pathways to Urban Sustainability, has been helping us in our endeavor to address various urban environmental problems for the past few years. The students…
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Park(ing) Day
We had a blast spending Oct. 6 with the New Orleans’ Office of Resilience and Sustainability (ORS) for Park(ing) Day. As part of the nationwide…
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Community Connection – Gentilly Garden Group
Updated June 19, 2018 On May 19th, 2018 the Gentilly Community of Gardeners gathered once again, this time at Ms. Katie Carter’s house, a group…
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Green Light in the news!
This month has been a newsworthy one here at Green Light New Orleans! Read more about the stories on our rain barrel and backyard vegetable…
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Urban Water Series
On April 26 and 27, the Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF) will host its next series of seminars on maintaining green infrastructure for a region….
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How to get your rain barrel NOW!
Our rain barrel program is sustainable because of the cost-share program, which went into effect after our rain barrel pilot program was completed. This means…
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Barrels of Fun
The Rain Barrel Pilot Program has officially come to an end! Funded by The Greater New Orleans Foundation, we were able to successfully install 33…
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Volunteer Artists Paint Green Light Rain Barrels
This blog was contributed by Amelia Matier, a long-term Green Light Volunteer. As Green Light New Orleans begins its rain barrel installation pilot program this…
