Volunteers Clean Up the Corridor
Friends of Lafitte Corridor teamed up with NOLA Trash Mob on Sunday, March 8th to hold a Great American Cleanup of the Lafitte Corridor. Over 30 volunteers helped to pick up over 500 pounds of litter from New Orleans' streets.
We want to give a special thanks to the students from the University of Georgia Impact Program, who kicked off their week of volunteering in New Orleans by helping us keep the Lafitte Corridor beautiful.
Photos from the Great American Cleanup are posted below.
Read moreGreat American Clean-Up: Lafitte Corridor
Friends of Lafitte Corridor and NOLA Trash Mob are hosting a Great American Cleanup of the neighborhoods surrounding the Lafitte Greenway. Join us for coffee and pastries, and a great cleanup of the Corridor.
Read moreGreenway Art: Water Challenge Civic Design Pitch Competition
Help select the first public art installation on the Lafitte Greenway by attending the Water Challenge Art Pitch. In January, Arts Council New Orleans and Propeller: A Force for Social Innovation issued a call to artists to propose designs for a $25,000 art installation for the Lafitte Greenway at Jefferson Davis Parkway on the theme of living with water.
Read moreRegister for the Resilience Run/Walk
The New Orleans Track Club will host a 5K Resilience Run/Walk on August 29, 2015to commemorate the 10 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall and celebrate New Orleans’ perseverance and spirit. FOLC is honored to be one of ten official nonprofit beneficiaries of the run!
Please register here to run with FOLC!
Vote FOLC: Gulf Coast Bank Community Rewards
Gulf Coast Bank is giving back to the community by donating a total of $50,000 to 10 local non-profits. Help FOLC win up to $25,000 by voting online once per day, now through March 25th. Thanks for your support! Vote here.
Welcome FOLC’s New Board Chair
Friends of Lafitte Corridor is pleased to announce the election of our new Board Chair, Jeffrey Thomas. Jeffrey was elected to the chairmanship at the February 23, 2015 board meeting.
Jeffrey has served on FOLC’s Board since January 2013 and is an active member of FOLC’s Planning & Design and Executive committees. He has served as the Interim Vice-Chair since November, 2014.
Jeffrey is principal of Thomas Strategies, LLC a strategic planning firm that facilitates public-private financing, policy, and partnership solutions to spur resilient community and economic development.
Read moreLine 58 Gives Back
Every year, Line 58, a local branding and web design firm gives away a year's supply of branding, strategy, and design to one lucky nonprofit in the New Orleans region. FOLC is grateful to have been selected as the 2015 recipient. Thank you Line58!
Spurring Development

Spurring Development
As the Lafitte Greenway nears completion, it is spurring investment in the surrounding neighborhoods. Here are a sampling of development projects underway or proposed for the Lafitte Corridor.
Broad Street Movie Theatre to Open this Summer
Get ready movie lovers. A new four-screen movie theatre is opening in the Lafitte Corridor this summer. In January, City Council unanimously approved plans for a movie theater at 636 N Broad one short block from the Lafitte Greenway. This 12,400 square foot, 90-year old building was formerly a charitable bingo hall, a plumbing supply store, and an auto shop. The movie theatre will focus on art house and local films.
Lafitte Greenway DPW Status Update - February 4, 2015
The City of New Orleans Department of Public Works issued the following status update on February 4, 2015.
Placement of the asphalt portion of the Lafitte Greenway bicycle and pedestrian path is 75% complete in Areas 2, 3, 4, and 5. The Department of Public Works construction contractor, Durr Heavy Construction, has completed installing most of the trail lighting fixtures in Areas 2, 3, and 4, and continues installation of trail lighting in Area 5. Lighting wiring will be installed toward the end of the project construction, when the project is ready for public use.
Read moreFOLC Member Happy Hour Tonight at Finn McCool's
Join FOLC in kicking off the Lafitte Greenway's opening year with a happy hour celebration this Thursday, Jan 29, at Finn McCool's Irish Pub. Meet your fellow riders, rollers, and Greenway supporters. FOLC Members receive a complimentary specialty cocktail, thanks to our hosts at Finn McCool's!