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Dear Garden District Residents, We will be filming scenes in your neighborhood on Friday Sept 1, 2017. We thank you for the opportunity to film in your neighborhood. We realize that you may have had a great deal of filming in the … Filming At Lafayette Cemetery

City Planning Commission Rules on the Former Zara’s Grocery The City Planning Commission (CPC) approved a new HU-B1A zoning designation for 2042 Prytania Street, site of the former Zara’s Grocery Store. The store closed several years ago. New owners purchased and … 2042 Prytania Ruling

Mark your calendars for a busy season in the Garden District. The 31st Fall Affair, our annual fundraising dinner at Commander’s Palace, is pegged for Sunday, September 24. Invitations will be mailed soon.  Benefactors gather for cocktails at 6pm. Supporters … A Busy Fall Season

Garden District Association Takes A Stand Against Magazine Street Chipotle Several weeks ago as reported to you, the national corporation, Chipotle Mexican Grill, applied to the city to open restaurant in the 2800 block of Magazine Street. Aside from holding the required … GDA Position / Magazine Street Chipotle

Property Tax Rolls Are Now Open New Orleans Assessor Erroll Williams announced that tax rolls are now available online for review.   To check to see if your property assessment has changed, please visit their website:  https://nolaassessor.com/ New Orleans property owners who want to contest the assessment on their property … Property Tax Rolls Now Open

Hope You Will Join Us! Our Garden District Association Annual Fall Affair is just around the corner. And we are thrilled that Commander’s Palace will host once again on Sunday, September 24 at 6 pm. So save the date! We … An Affair Around the Corner

Two New Zoning Issues in the Neighborhood; Update on Eiffel Tower On Friday, two NPP (Neighborhood Participatin Program) meeting notices were received by the GDA office regarding District Donuts and Poke Loa. Both Poke Loa on Louisiana and Magazine, and … District Donuts, Poke Loa and Eiffel Tower

Two New Zoning Issues in the Neighborhood; Update on Eiffel Tower On Friday, two NPP (Neighborhood Participation Program) meeting notices were received by the GDA office regarding District Donuts and Poke Loa. Both Poke Loa on Louisiana and Magazine, and … Magazine, Prytania and St. Charles Zoning Issues

Update on New Zoning Issues in the Neighborhood Last night, two NPPs (Neighborhood Participation Program) meetings were held regarding two properties that affect the zoning in the Garden District. The GDA was represented at both. Notices of these meetings were sent to all of … Chipotle Request / Former Zara’s Grocery Site Request / Eiffel Tower

Dear Neighbors: Please see attached documents regarding the zoning change request for the former Zara’s Grocery on Prytania and Josephine Streets. There will be a Neighborhood Participation meeting on this issue on Monday June 26 at 6pm at this location. … Zoning Request for 2042 Prytania