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City Park Convention

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:04:01 GMT

New Orleans is a big draw for conventions for people. No less so for the water fowl in City Park. Watch as they congregate in the lagoon behind the New Orleans Museum of Art.

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Tags : bayou, city, faubourg, fsjna, john, lagoon, new, noma, orleans, park, st.

City Park Snow

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:55:01 GMT

Every year City Park has a snow day. In other cities it comes naturally. Here in New Orleans we have to make it. Although we do get snow occassionally, check this film out to see how we make snow happen...

By katrinafilm

Tags : bayou, city, faubourg, fsjna, john, new, orleans, park, snow, st.

Our Lady of Perpetual Crawfish

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:23:00 GMT

Our Lady of Perpetual Crawfish once again made her annual Jazz Fest visit to Faubourg St. John. She brought bags and bags of goodies!

By katrinafilm

Tags : bayou, boil, crawfish, faubourg, festival, fortier, fsjna, fun, john, new, nola, orleans, park, st.

2009 Fortier Park Festival

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 07:28:03 GMT

The 2009 Fortier Park Festival was the best yet. Victor Bush was the DJ and kept everyone dancing. Not only was everyone treated to stellar performances by Walter "Wolfman" Washington and the "Sleeping Giant" but Dr. John stopped by to play a few sets. WARNING: If you have an aversion to 70s music please hit the mute button before playing this slideshow.

By katrinafilm

Tags : bayou, faubourg, festival, fortier, fsjna, fun, john, new, nola, orleans, park, st.

Olive Stallings Playground Reopens

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 02:29:08 GMT

The official reopening of Olive Stallings Playground commenced February 16, 2008. Sponsored by NIKE and Foot Locker, the N.O.R.D. playground and its participants were treated to one heckuva party.

By katrinafilm

Tags : New, Olive, Park, Playground, Stallings, bryant, faubourg, fsjna, john, kobe, nba, new, nike, nola, orleans, st.

Whatchya Gonna Do About That?

Sun, 02 Dec 2007 02:19:27 GMT

Stallings Playground as it looks today.Stallings Playground1600 Gentilly Blvd.New Orleans, LA (right across from the Fair Grounds)

By katrinafilm

Tags : Fair, Grounds, New, Orleans, Stallings, park, playground

Who was Olive Stallings?

Sun, 02 Dec 2007 01:47:33 GMT

Olive A. Stallings is known as the mother of playgrounds in New Orleans.In 1906, she established the first play center in New Orleans, the PoydrasPlayground, at her own expense and continued to maintain it for two years. When the Playgrounds Commission was established in 1911, she served as Its first president, a post she held continuously until her death in 1940. At herdeath, she left one-fourth of her estate-- $ 150,000 to the playgrounds system, soon to become the New Orleans Recreation Department.Olive Stallings Playground at 1600 Gentilly Blvd in New Orleans was built in 1938.Its time to do it again.Please join us on January 19, 2008 when Stallings Playground will be reborn.

By katrinafilm

Tags : 19, January, New, Orleans, Stallings, city, inner, park, playground