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Katrina Helped Usher In An Acceptance And Use of Green Infrastructure

Courtesy / New Orleans Redevelopment Authority The New Orleans Redevelopment Authority took this empty lot on Forshey Street and made it into a rain garden.
Courtesy / New Orleans Redevelopment Authority The New Orleans Redevelopment Authority took this empty lot on Forshey Street and made it into a rain garden.

New Orleans is moving from plans to action in a large-scale rethinking of the city’s relationship with water. The city has begun to embrace “green infrastructure” as a water management strategy, rather than just relying on pumping out rainwater.

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