300,000 ways to make New Orleans a better place

As part of the celebration of New Orleans’ 300^th birthday, the city’s tricentennial committee set an ambitious goal for community service. They are challenging New Orleanians to put in 300,000 hours of volunteer work in 2018. When the effort was launched a month ago, many of us were probably focused on Mardi Gras festivities.

…Lowernine.org also needs volunteers to help with rebuilding homes in the Lower 9^th Ward that were damaged in flooding during Hurricane Katrina. …