MON-FS-07: Living & Working with Water: Green Infrastructure and Workforce Development on Lafitte Greenway

Monday, October 13, 2025

8:45 AM – 1:30 PM CT

Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 227

2.00 PDH, LA CES/HSW
Ticket Price: $139 per person

Field Session Leader(s)

Jason Neville

Executive Director
Lafitte Greenway Partnership
New Orleans, Louisiana
Danielle Duhe, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers)

Principal
Dana Brown & Associates
New Orleans, Louisiana

Field Session Presenter(s)

Mina Seck

Community Food Director
Sprout
New Orleans, Louisiana
Ryan Mattingly

Executive Director
Louisiana Green Corps
New Orleans, LA

Lafitte Greenway, courtesy Jason Neville, Lafitte Greenway Partnership

Since Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans has been remaking its urban landscape to embrace sustainable mobility and nature-based stormwater management. This session will tour the Lafitte Greenway, a 2.6 mile linear park in the heart of the city with bioswales, raingardens, and native reforestation projects, all done with workforce development partners.

Includes transportation and catered lunch.

Learning Outcomes:

Experience firsthand New Orleans’ largest linear park and most-used bike/pedestrian trail.
Observe innovative approaches to stormwater management and green infrastructure.
Learn more about workforce development efforts in the Greenway.
Hear from leaders from the Lafitte Greenway Partnership and their partners on their collaborative work.