Category: Health
Back to Nature Heart Walk held at the Nature Center
Several residents attended the 2022 Back to Nature Heart Walk for a crisp, cool trek through the Audubon Louisiana Nature Center on Lake Forest Blvd. The event was hosted by Friends of Joe W. Brown Memorial Park & Louisiana Nature Center.
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MAYOR CANTRELL JOINS HUD SECRETARY, STATE REPRESENTATIVES, LOCAL LEADERS AT NEW ORLEANS EAST HOSPITAL VISIT
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS PRESS RELEASE
On September 17, 2021, Mayor Cantrell was joined by Secretary Marcia Fudge, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, Rep. Troy Carter, U.S. Congressman, 2nd Congressional District, Dr. Takeisha Davis, CEO of New Orleans East Hospital, and Danielle Willis, CFO of New Orleans East Hospital, to tour the New Orleans East Hospital and to recognize its success in saving lives while enduring Hurricane Ida. The event also highlighted the partnership between the City, State, and the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that helped New Orleans rebuild following Hurricane Katrina and in prioritizing vaccination distribution during the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading “MAYOR CANTRELL JOINS HUD SECRETARY, STATE REPRESENTATIVES, LOCAL LEADERS AT NEW ORLEANS EAST HOSPITAL VISIT”
State and City Open Third Drive-Thru Site in New Orleans Area Offering COVID-19 Vaccines and Testing
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), in partnership with the Louisiana National Guard (LANG), the City of New Orleans, and the University of New Orleans, is offering a third drive-thru site in the New Orleans area to provide free COVID-19 vaccines and testing six days a week.
The University of New Orleans Lakefront Arena parking lot in Gentilly will once again serve as a COVID-19 testing and vaccine site. Vaccines and testing will also continue to be offered Monday through Saturday at the Mahalia Jackson Theater parking lot in Treme and at Harold MacDonald Sr. Park on the Westbank.
Wellness Saturdays – Yoga in the Garden
