Lower Decatur Street, New Orleans

Shopping, Dining, Entertainment, and More.

Tag: French Market

Neighborhood photo project

The Lower Decatur neighborhood was featured in an 18 part photo series of New Orleans neighborhoods by Bill Ives. The photos were taken in February of 2010.

Have a look.

Paint-A-Pumpkin 2006 this Saturday

The Lower Decatur Merchants Association and LowerDecatur.com have teamed up to sponsor a new annual event for the kids of New Orleans. Inspired by the traditional fall pumpkin sales at the French Market’s produce shed, we present:
Paint-A-Pumpkin 2006
Kids of all ages are invited to the 400 block of Governor Nichols (between Decatur Street and [...]

French Market Update

There has been some work done to the Produce Market shed over the last two weeks. It’s not exactly a rush job, but you can see some progress if you compare the photos below with the first article about the renovations. All of the walk-in coolers have been ripped out, more electrical outlets [...]

Got WiFi? Lower Decatur Street does.

While putting the together the interactive map for the site it came to my attention that there are a whole bunch of intentionally open wireless access points. I’d be willing to bet that there are more here in these few blocks than any other part of the city. So, somebody has to say [...]

French Market renovations underway.

The $5 Million dollar renovation of the French Market began this past weekend. The usually bustling Farmer’s Market, was bare Friday. Giant dumpsters were delivered, and two small Bobcats were dropped off later in the evening. The project should take 8-10 months to complete, and will be done in phases, with the [...]

Wayback Machine – City Business Article from December of 2005

While scouring the net for Lower Decatur Street news, this historical right-after-Katrina gem popped up from the City Business magazine. Some of you may not have seen it, so it is posted here for all to enjoy.
Business owners on Lower Decatur Street have been relying on each other to stay afloat. The strip of [...]