Biz New Orleans: $1.75 Million Project Enhances French Quarter
“The French Quarter Management District has undertaken a significant initiative to restore the historic streetlights of the French Quarter, enhancing the neighborhood’s safety, aesthetic appeal, and overall livability. As of April 2025, nearly 500 of the 945 identified streetlights have been repaired, with the project expected to continue through early 2026. This $1.75 million endeavor […]
WDSU/NBC: FQMD Strives to Improve Safety with Streetlight Repair Project
“The French Quarter Management District shared it has repaired nearly 500 streetlights in the French Quarter, enhancing safety, appearance and livability in the historic neighborhood. The organization says the $1.75 million project, in cooperation with The City of New Orleans, embodies the FQMD’s mission to make the French Quarter a better place to live, work […]
Fox 8: French Quarter Residents Hope Restored Streetlamps Will Increase Sense of Safety
“Since last fall, the French Quarter Management District has been on a mission to fix these historic streetlamps. The black iron streetlamps posted in and around New Orleans’ world-famous district are so ubiquitous that you may not notice them until they break or go dark. While dimly lit streets may contribute to the mysterious mood […]
FQMD Improves Safety, Livability with Streetlight Repair Project
$1.75 Million Project Fixes Broken Streetlights in the French Quarter The French Quarter Management District (FQMD) has repaired nearly 500 streetlights in the French Quarter, enhancing safety, appearance and livability in the historic neighborhood. The $1.75 million project, in cooperation with The City of New Orleans, embodies the FQMD’s mission to make the French Quarter […]
2022 French Quarter Streetlight Assessment
At the October meeting of the Board of Commissioners, the French Quarter Management District’s Livability Committee released their 2022 Streetlight Assessment with the full data set detailing the results of the walking survey. Field Data was collected between February and September of 2022. The Committee established survey protocol that determined the condition of, and safety […]