Category Archives: News

New Orleans has 4 times as many STRs per capita as New York City!  If people making $ off STRS show up in much greater numbers than concerned citizens, it may signal the Commissioners (AND the City Council) that people … Continue reading →

our Zoom  General Meeting will be held Wed, May 5th at 7:00pm. CM Palmer will be speaking and a representative of NOPD will be available to discuss neighborhood crime. Use this link to join the zoom meeting:https://zoom.us/j/96895466789?pwd=YzRpU2k1NUZ6MlpadnM1cGsza3l3dz09 Or Telephone:    … Continue reading →

Neighbors First for Bywater’s board has voted to write Mayor Cantrell in opposition to her hiring of Peter Bowen to head a newly created entity to help make New Orleans “the world’s best city to do business” (and by business … Continue reading →

Food Insecurity Use ZoomIN (https://zoomin.humana.com) to locate the resources Second Harvest Food Bank https://no-hunger.org/covid-19/  Giving Hope, Inc., for up-to-date information, please visit our Facebook  page. The Food Pantry will be serving groceries to their clients and new clients through a drive … Continue reading →

This is a current list of restaurants in Bywater that are open for pick-up. Some have curbside service; many have delivery available. Call ahead to order and check on days/times/menu listings. Many also sell drinks to go. Note some of … Continue reading →

NFB President Julie Jones was one of the Neighborhood Association and Community Leaders that participated in a March 18th conference call with Mayor Cantrell regarding updates on the COVID-19 pandemic. More information, along with some of the most frequently asked questions … Continue reading →

Iris Development and Green Coast Enterprises are planning “a mixed-income ground-up multi-family development with 2,500 SF of ground-floor retail and 70 residential units” for the lot spanning Montegut street between Burgundy and Dauphine. The developers met with NFB back in … Continue reading →

On Thursday, September 19, the City Council will be voting on Ordinance #32,523 to revise the City Code on Alcohol Beverage Outlets (ABOs). This measure was begun at the start of the year in effort to update decades-old and unenforceable provisions and … Continue reading →

With the agreement of the City Council, and at the request of the Faubourg Marigny Improvement Association, Councilmember Palmer has proposed an ordinance to address Commercial properties with front, back or side yards that abut Residential properties in District C (except for … Continue reading →

Introducing The Neighbors First for Building Community Coalition! The Coalition has been formed in response to the efforts of HANO and the Texas developer ITEX to build a massive apartment complex that would have a negative impact on Bywater. The … Continue reading →