🌱 Redeveloping Lincoln Beach + Pontalba Apartment

Hello again, everybody! It's Wednesday in New Orleans and I'm back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what's happening locally, including updates on:

• Pontalba Apartment guidelines.
• Shooting on Almonaster Avenue.
• Funding for Lincoln Beach.

But first, today's weather: Breezy in the morning. High: 68 Low: 55.

Here are the top stories in New Orleans today:

1. The French Market Cooperation has requested that the New Orleans City Council create guidelines on the use of the Pontalba apartment amid months of controversy. There are currently no parameters set on how the apartment should be used. A meeting was held on Tuesday confirming this, and city council plans to take the plans for guidance under consideration. (WDSU New Orleans)
2. A 19 year old was fatally shot early Tuesday morning on Almonaster Avenue. Police arrived on scene in New Orleans East to find the victim, a young man, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was declared dead at the scene. (WDSU New Orleans)
3. $24.6 million has been allocated towards redeveloping Lincoln Beach in New Orleans East. Once a vibrant and bustling location, the site has been closed since 1964. The Cantrell Administration is the first to put money towards bringing it back to life in 6 decades and plans to start construction later this year. (WWLTV)

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Today in New Orleans:

• Tulane University Baseball vs UNO (6:00 PM)
• Amaro Tasting Seminar at the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce (6:00 PM)
• The NOLA Project Presents White at the New Orleans Museum of Arts (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Anna Laura Quinn will be at the New Orleans Jazz Museum this Friday at 2 p.m. (New Orleans Jazz Museum via Instagram)
• The Louisiana Landmarks Society is hosting wine along the Bayou this Thursday from 5:30 to 7:30. (Louisiana Landmarks Society via Facebook)
• Come volunteer with the Friends of Lafitte Greenway on Saturday to plant Cypress trees on the Greenway with Soul NOLA. (Friends of Lafitte Greenway via Facebook)

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• The New Orleans Ragtime Festival Presents The New Leviathan Oriental Foxtrot Orchestra (March 31)
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You're all caught up for today! I'll see you around.

— Shannon Denney

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