From recovery to resilience

By District Energy posted 01-15-2019 10:34

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This article was featured in the 2019 Winter Issue of District Energy Magazine

Two New Orleans systems are thriving, growing and prepared for the future.

In 2018, New Orleans, La., marked the 300th anniversary of its founding. A year of events honored the city’s rich history and culture and celebrated its resilience. New Orleans’ response to 2005’s Hurricane Katrina is recognized as a shining example of that resilience, in the wake of a storm that was one of the deadliest and costliest in U.S. history. In the words of former Mayor Mitchell Landrieu, the city has not only come back from that disaster but is rebuilding “better and stronger than before.”. Guided by its 2015 resiliency plan, New Orleans continues taking action to shape its future for coming generations.