Weekly NORD Updates: Now Hiring, Call for Partners, Movies in the Park, and more!

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NOW HIRING LIFEGUARDS - $15.91/hr.

lifeguard hiring

Now hiring summer lifeguards starting at $15.91 per hour!  Flexible schedules.  Training and certifications available.  Flexible schedules.  Ages 16+.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY TODAY!


Call for Partners: 2022-2023

call for partners

The New Orleans Recreation Development Commission (NORD) is seeking community partners for the 2022-2023 Year. For more info, click here.


Enter our Annual Nature Photo Contest

nature photo contest 2022

Calling all photographers in Greater New Orleans! Get outside, take pictures, and win prizes! Submit up to (3) photos celebrating nature in #NOLA in our annual spring online contest and vote for your favorite photos via the contest website today! Nordc.org/outdoors

WIN GREAT PRIZES!  FREE TO ENTER!  ALL AGES WELCOME!


2022 Mayor for a Day Essay Contest

mayor essay contest

WHO: ALL youth, ages of 11-18 who live in New Orleans; Winners will be selected, sworn in as ‘Deputy Mayor’, and get a chance to shadow Mayor Cantrell for an entire day.

HOW: Submit an essay saying how you would improve New Orleans if you were Mayor for the day. To enter, and for additional information, visit www.nola.gov/m4day

WHEN: March 7, 2022

DEADLINE: April 8, 2022

*We welcome English language learners to write the essay in the language they feel most comfortable in*


Movies in the Park: Evans Playground

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Join us this Friday, March 11, 2022 for a Movies in the Park event at Evans Playground, 5100 LaSalle St., featuring SPACE JAM.  Blankets, picnics, and lawn chairs welcome.  FREE and open to all!  Movies start at sundown.

Reserve your spot here.


Summer Camp Expo This Saturday, March 12

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Save the date! Our Summer Camp Expo is Sat., March 12, 2022, 10 AM – 12 PM at various NORD rec centers across the city. This will be the first opportunity to speak to camp directors directly and learn more about their camp, activities, requirements and REGISTER for camps!  Click here for more info.

Locations include:

  • Cut-Off Rec Center, 6600 Belgrade St, West Bank

  • Joe W. Brown Rec Center, 5601 Read Blvd. NOLA East

  • Milne Rec Center, 5420 Franklin Ave., Gentilly

  • Rosenwald Rec Center, 1120 S. Broad St., Uptown

  • Stallings St. Claude Rec Center, 4300 St. Claude Ave., Bywater

 


Download the *FREE* NORD App today!

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COVID-19 Requirements for NORD Facilities

Please note, all patrons, ages 5 and older, need to show proof of vaccination or a negative PCR test within 72 hours to enter establishments with a high risk of #COVID transmission, including NORD facilities. Here's how you can provide the necessary documentation. More details at ready.nola.gov/restrictions.


 

PARDON OUR PROGRESS

We are continuing to repair the damage to our facilities and playgrounds in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida.  We are working diligently to bring these locations back online, so the community can resume recreational activities. 

Alma Peters Playspot will be undergoing improvements from Dec 2021-May 2022 and the park will be closed during this time.

Legacy Basketball Court at the Morris F.X. Jeff Rec Center will be undergoing renovations from Thursday, January 13 - Tuesday, March 29 and will be closed during this time.

Pratt Park playground area will be closed for Capital Park Improvements beginnings on Feb. 1 and ending on August 31.

Thank you for your continued support and patience.