News & Updates

Welcome to the HNA news page. Community updates, project announcements, and neighborhood news are posted here. Click any headline for details and a link to the full story.

Hollygrove Nurse Calls on the City to Fix Her Street

WDSU via Instagram
In the News

A Hollygrove nurse who has spent 60 years caring for patients asked the city to fix a long-standing problem on her own street, reaching out to WDSU traffic anchor Brandi B. Harris and the Road Patrol for help.

August 7, 2026

Kresge Foundation Spotlights New Orleans Climate Work

The Kresge Foundation (YouTube)
In the News

The Kresge Foundation’s Environment Program video on equitable climate action features New Orleans community resilience work — including crews from Groundwork New Orleans, an HNA partner, building garden beds and caring for green spaces in our area.

July 24, 2026

Neighbor Raises Alarm Over Pooling Rainwater

Fox 8
In the News

A Hollygrove resident shared her worries with Fox 8 about rainwater pooling in front of her home after storms, highlighting ongoing drainage problems in the neighborhood.

July 8, 2026

Pothole Patrols, Gardens, Grants: A New Orleans Neighborhood Charts Its Own Future

The Times-Picayune / NOLA.com
In the News

A feature story on Hollygrove residents taking the neighborhood’s future into their own hands: drive-by surveys documenting potholes and overgrown lots, the community pantry, and HNA’s grant applications and partnership with Peace by Piece to build a community-led improvement plan.

June 14, 2026

WGNO Covers the 2nd Annual Youth & Family Wellness Day

WGNO (via Impact504 on Vimeo)
In the News

WGNO’s coverage of the 2nd Annual Hollygrove Youth & Family Wellness Day, a day of connection, wellness, and resource-sharing for youth and families at Conrad Park.

June 6, 2026

Fox 8 Previews Youth & Family Wellness Day

Fox 8
In the News

Community organizers Tashia Gaspard and Yana “Kali Red” Sutton joined Fox 8 to preview the 2nd Annual Youth & Family Wellness Day returning to Conrad Park in Hollygrove.

June 4, 2026

GiveNOLA Day 2026 Sets a Record

Greater New Orleans Foundation (Facebook)
In the News

The Greater New Orleans Foundation’s recap of GiveNOLA Day 2026: nearly 50,000 donors and a record-breaking $8.2 million raised for over 1,000 participating nonprofits — with an appearance by HNA partner Groundwork New Orleans and community garden celebrations.

June 4, 2026

Seniors Say the Road to Their Center Is a Safety Concern

WDSU
In the News

WDSU’s Road Patrol with Brandi B. Harris visited Forshey Street, where seniors at the Carrollton-Hollygrove Multi-Purpose Center say potholes and rough pavement shake their bus rides and make street parking risky.

April 9, 2026

Website Launch

HNA
Announcements

The Hollygrove Neighbors Association has launched its official website at hollygrovenola.org — a central hub for neighborhood information, meeting schedules, news, and community resources.

February 21, 2026

Neighborhoods Watched: The Rise of Urban Mass Surveillance

The Lens
In the News

The Lens’s investigative series on New Orleans’ expanding police surveillance infrastructure opens in Hollygrove, where community garden manager Dee Dee Green’s discovery of cameras in 2018 helped spark the citywide Eye on Surveillance coalition.

October 21, 2021
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