Hung Dao Heritage Garden

Hung Dao Heritage Garden

The Hung Dao Heritage Garden project is a transformative initiative to create a sustainable, community-focused green space in New Orleans. This project aims to revitalize an underutilized urban area by incorporating neighborhood parks, urban farming spaces, and advanced green infrastructure to address flood risk while promoting environmental sustainability. Wingate Engineers has been selected as the…

Lake Pontchartrain Barrier Gate Modeling Project

Lake Pontchartrain Barrier Gate Modeling Project

The State of Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) began investigating the potential flood damage reduction benefits—and possible adverse effects—of a proposed barrier across the mouth of Lake Pontchartrain as early as 2013. This work supported the development of the 2017 Coastal Master Plan. Initial evaluations were conducted using the Coastal Louisiana Risk Assessment…

West End Hydraulic and Hydrologic Assessment

West End Hydraulic and Hydrologic Assessment

Using the City of New Orleans resilience strategy, Resilient New Orleans, as a guide, the Office of Resilience and Sustainability (ORS) works with other city departments and agencies to advise on the strategic pursuit of comprehensive resilience priorities across environmental, social, economic, and infrastructural improvement goals. A tremendous initiative by the department is to create…