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REMINDER: City Encourages Residents to Recycle Christmas Trees for Coastal Restoration The City will continue its program of recycling Christmas trees in an effort to promote the restoration of Louisiana’s wetlands and to assist in the protection of the Louisiana … Christmas Tree Recycling – Jan 12-14

Dear Residents, We will be filming scenes in your neighborhood on Monday December 12, 2016. 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 in the Neighborhood

Yesterday’s vote at the City Council did not bode well for the Garden District or any neighborhood in the City except for most of the French Quarter. While we have always supported the institution of regulations and enforcement, the proliferation … Final Council Vote on Short Term Rentals Not Good For Neighborhoods

On Thursday, December 1, the City Council is scheduled to vote on the regulations, for Short Term Rentals city-wide. These cover issues from permits to enforcement. Now, with over 4,500 AirBnB listings alone (not including HomeAway, Flipkey, Craigslist, almost 75% … Help Needed: Final Council Vote on Short Term Rentals on Thursday

Today New Orleans benefits from greater historic district protection than ever before! New Orleans City Council voted unanimously to protect Uptown and Carrollton. Click hereto see a map of the area. Demolitions proposed to old homes in these boundaries must … City Council Approves New Historic Districts

NOTE: THE CITY COUNCIL HEARING IS SET TO BEGIN AFTER 2 PM ON THURSDAY. PLEASE COME IF YOU CAN AND WEAR RED. NEIGHBORHOODS STR CALL TO ACTION Neighbors: We have an important update in the short term rental fight. We have … STR Hearing Starts at 2pm Thursday

Getting Ready For the Princess, Spiderman and Wicked Witches Decorations of ghosts, goblins, witches are popping up amid the NO STRs! signs throughout the neighborhood. This is a good indicator that we can start focusing on one of our favorite holidays of … Halloween Under the Oaks

A few weeks ago, the Garden District Association distributed its position on Short Term Rentals to all of you and promised to keep you in the loop on information surrounding this issue. Here are two articles that shed more light … More interesting Info on Short Term Rentals

Want A Sign? As part of the continuing battle against Short Term Rentals, the Garden District Association has produced lawn/fence signs for neighbors to help us make this statement loud and clear to the City Council members. If you would … Want a ‘No Short Term Rentals’ Sign for Your Lawn?