Quick Facts FOLC was founded in 2006. We have been advocating to preserve and revitalize the Lafitte Corridor and adjacent neighborhoods via the creation of a greenway. Read about our mission.
The City of New Orleans has contracted with Design Workshop to plan, design and construct a greenway in the Lafitte Corridor.
The official project website is: LafitteCorridorConnection.com.
Join FOLC
FOLC’s membership dues are $10 a year. Fill out the form above and you should be prompted to pay your dues, or visit our donate page. (Please indicate “membership” in the “Payment For” field.) And, of course, you may also join at any FOLC membership meeting.
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Please note that the Friends of Lafitte Corridor Board meeting scheduled for August 25, 2011, has been canceled. Please join us next month on September 22nd. (Unless announced otherwise, FOLC board meetings take place on the fourth Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church, 3700 Canal Street. Board meetings are [...]
Opportunities to participate in the greenway planning process are continuing all day every day this week.
See the complete schedule on the official project website and get involved. Let your voice be heard.
Meanwhile, we’d love to hear what you’ve thought of the process so [...]
These meetings are coming up week after next. This is what FOLC has been working for these last five years. These meetings will begin to shape what the greenway will be. If you’ve got specific ideas, this is how to let them be known. Or just come to learn about the Lafitte Corridor and [...]
Please join us this Thursday, July 28, at 6:30 PM, for the quarterly membership meeting of Friends of Lafitte Corridor.
This will be a very special meeting as we hope to get through our agenda quickly and follow on with an innovative planning exercise.
As usual, we will be at Grace Episcopal Church, 3700 [...]
Many thanks to Kurt Culbertson of Design Workshop who came and spoke with Friends of Lafitte Corridor last night. Kurt explained the current preliminary work that is underway on the Lafitte Corridor project and fielded questions all night long.
Thanks also to the forty-odd dues-paying members of FOLC who packed the room, and [...]
Friends of Lafitte Corridor is having a special briefing with representatives of Design Workshop.
Thursday, June 9, 6:30 PM Grace Episcopal Church (3700 Canal Street)
This meeting is open to all FOLC members. Please join us.
The Tulane Prevention Research Center is partnering with the American Institute of Architects New York Chapter and the NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, to present the Fit Nation New Orleans conference on Saturday, May 14th from 9:30-2:00 PM. This conference will focus on the connection between the built environment and public health [...]
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Here’s some press…
Greenway: Underway by Alex Woodward Hikers along the Lafitte Corridor will trace the path of a soon-to-be greenway by Sheila Stroup Annual hike of [...]
Please join us for our annual hike of the Lafitte Corridor on Saturday, April 16th.
For additional details, and to register, please visit:
folc.eventbrite.com
Pass it on! We’re hoping to demonstrate community support for the greenway concept by making this the biggest hike ever. [...]
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