Bulletin for February 18, 2025

Jason is an urban planner whose mission is working with people to make cities better. He currently serves as Executive Director of the Lafitte Greenway Partnership, the City of New Orlean’s nonprofit partner managing and programming the Lafitte Greenway, a 2.6 mile linear park and bike trail that connects the French Quarter to Midcity visited 500,000 times annually. Jason holds an undergraduate degree in Urban Studies from University of New Orleans and a graduate degree in Urban Planning from the University of Southern California (USC). Jason has taught in the Tulane University Sustainable Real Estate Development program and USC’s Price School of Public Policy. Jason lives near the Lafitte Greenway with his wife and two young daughters, who learned to ride their bikes on the Greenway.

Mr. Neville informed the membership about the current and future plans for the Lafitte Greenway. The team consists of 3 team members. The Greenway was built 10 years ago and has over 500,000 visitors annually on the trails. In partnership with NORD, Friends of Lafitte Greenway hosts diverse and dynamic community programs that activate the Greenway, celebrate New Orleans’ unique culture, and bring people together.

GROW! is a landscape restoration project and fundraising campaign led collaboratively by Friends of Lafitte Greenway (Friends), NORD, Parks and Parkways, Sustaining Our Urban Landscape (SOUL), SPROUT NOLA, and Spackman Mossop Michaels. In order to ensure that the Greenway’s landscape is sustainable, safe, and beautiful over the long-term, and herbicide use is limited, the partners are undertaking this landscape restoration project.

Get Fit the Greenway fitness series is the largest and most impactful free year-round outdoor program in New Orleans since 2016. They offer a wide range of classes from yoga, dance cardio, strength training, a walking group and more. Classes happen in the spring, summer and fall.

The football field at the Greenway is currently in the process of getting the Super Bowl turf installed. The basketball court just received a major overhaul with custom painting.

Please click here to view Mr. Neville’s presentation.

Membership

If you have a prospect, please have them connect with Jacquie Bonano, membership chair at membership@gnoea.com.

Thank You & Announcements

Q1 2024 dues reminder.

Announcement & Thank You’s-

Paul Cosma, Uptown Auto Specialist, thanked Kenny Knobloch, Help! Air Conditioning & Heating for helping him replace a capacitor on his A/C unit.

Nick Wall, KTE Analytics, thanked Bill Dalton, Firefly Marketing, for a setting up a presentation for LED roundtables.

Kenny Knoblach, Air Conditioning & Heating, thanked Lonnie Smith, Guaranty Sheet Metal Works, for replacing his son’s roof.

Richard Juge, RE/MAX Commercial Brokers, thanked Duaine Duffy, Benefit Analyst, LLC, for his help in getting him listed with the Better Business Bureau.

Guests- Terri Dryer, NANO Architects, Founder, guest of Jesse Hoppes, Leaaf Environmental, LLC.

Glenn Landrum, Magelland Group, LLC and GNOEA President, thanked Past President Duaine Duffy, Benefit Analyst and presented her with a gavel for serving as President from July – December 2024.

President, Glenn Landrum, thanked David Raymond Jr., Clean Fleet Auto Body, for serving on the Board from July 2023 – December 2024 and presented him with a certificate of appreciation.

Glenn Landrum announced: Andrew Legrand, Spera Law Group, LLC as President Elect and Program Chairman for January – June 2025 and Stosh Kozlowski, Audubon Tree Care Co., Jason Hernandez, Crescent Title, and John Marshall, Series Next Solutions as directors for the January 2025- June 2026 term.

Upcoming Meeting Schedule

• February 25- Charles Carriere, Carriere Consulting
• March 4- No Meeting, Happy Mardi Gras
• March 11- TBD
• March 18- Ricky Ostry, Glass Half Full, Commercial Sales Representative, Board meeting to follow
• March 25- TBD

Check website for updates and bulletins that include upcoming events. Meeting events are on the calendar. Speaker suggestions: contact Program Chairman, Andrew Legrand, al@speralaw.com.