LFCD Monthly Meeting

LFCD Monthly Meeting

UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS

NEW ORLEANS EAST

WHERE CULTURE

ATTRACTS INVESTMENT

Graphic with a yellow saxophone and colorful paint splashes, featuring the text 'Lake Forest Cultural District'.

MISSION STATEMENT

The Lake Forest Cultural District works to cultivate a vibrant, inclusive, and sustainable cultural corridor that increases the attendance, participation, and sales for cultural anchors and businesses with a desire and heart to uplift, support, retain, and attract those activities and programs in the cultural economy of New Orleans East.

Purpose: Support Cultural Assets to Increase Event Attendance and Sales in the Region

Cultural Anchors & Vendors

APOSTOLIC OUTREACH CHURCH

AUDUBON LOUISIANA NATURE CENTER

BAYOU PHOENIX MULTI-PURPOSE FILM AND SPORS FACILITY PRE-DEVELOPMENT

CASA HONDURAS RESTAURANT OUTSIDE MARKET CORNERSTONE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ART PROGRAMMING

CAJUN SHACK

DEES XQUISITE SEAFOOD

FRANKLIN AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH TOP 10 GOSPEL BILLBOARD CONCERTS

FRIENDS OF JOE W. BROWN PARK NOLA EAST FESTIVAL, MURAL, AND UPCOMING HISTORIC CAROUSEL (CURRENTLY UNDERWAY)

GREATER ST. STEPHEN FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH 5X GRAMMY AWARD WINNING (HOME CHURCH OF PJ MORTON & RECORDING ARTIST BISHOP PAUL MORTON)

HOUSEHOLD OF FAITH CHURCH PASSION LIVE

IN A BOWL

KISSEL ENTERTAINMENT FAIR AND CIRCUS

KELLY SCHOOL OF DANCE

KREWE OF NEFERTITI MARDI GRAS PARADE

LAKE FOREST BIRD SANCTUARY

LET’S MESS IT UP SOULINE DANCE CLASS & ANNUAL CONFERENCE

LOUIE’S KITCHEN

KEEP LOUISIANA BEAUTIFUL AND LOVE THE BOOT “ART AND CULTURE ON LAKE FOREST”

M & J SOUL FOOD RESTAURANT

MAIN STREET STUDIOS

NEW ORLEANS EAST HOSPITAL FARMER’S MARKET

NEW ORLEANS EAST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOCUS GROUP-NEW ORLEANS EAST MATTERS ART AND CULTURAL ECONOMY PROGRAMMING

NEW ORLEANS EAST PUBLIC LIBRARY

NOLA SKYLINE EVENTS

ORLEANS BROTHERS

PAINT. SIP. EAT. REPEAT

PALESA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

PJ’S COFFEE (New Orleans Homegrown)

POPEYE’S (Louisiana Homegrown)

QUEENS OF AFRICA UNITED INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FESTIVALS

RED APPLE CHINESE RESTAURANT

“RISEN” SCULPTURE COMMEMORATION OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ERA CORNER OF READ AND LAKE FOREST BLVD.

SONG COMMUNIITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

TERRIONE BALL OF TANK & THE BANGAS 2025 GRAMMY AWARD FOR BEST POETRY ALBUM

THAI NOLA RESTAURANT

THAI NOLA ONE STOP SHOP

THE VERDICT RESTAURANT & LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

UNIVERSOUL CIRCUS AND FAIR

VERSATILE ENTERTAINMENT JINGLE ON THE BOULEVARD

XCLUSIVE ARTS


CULTURALDISTRICT SUPPORTIVE BUSINESSES

DAT’S TOO KICKS

GOODWILL OF SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA

GREATER NEW ORLEANS EAST BUSINESS ALLIANCE

SCOTTMOORE ARCHITECTS_PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE

SOUTHERN SPIRIT REALTY LLC

UNIVERSAL FURTNITURE

UNIVERSAL PRINTING

If a Cultural Anchor or Vendor is not listed, please contact info@lakeforestculturaldistrict.org to have the entity added to the list.

Committee Contact: info@lakeforestculturaldistrict.org

Keisha Washington, Ed.D.- Lead Community Liaison and Applicant

Tangee Wall, Keisha Washington, and Queen Mama Alaina- Economic Development

Oel Scott, Ethan Ellestad- Asset Mapping

Desha Greely, Keisha Washington, and Kimberly Angelo- Administrative Duties

Melika Honore and Demond Fortenberry- Marketing

Take a look at a video below about cultural districts provided by the Louisiana Office of Cultural Development.

https://youtu.be/1gs-j7l8R2s

  • Strategic Initiatives

    This is being decided with existing businesses and organizations as a main focus. Join a Committee to guide initiatives.

  • Committees

    ADMINISTRATIVE

    ASSET MAPPING

    ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

    MARKETING

  • Demographics

    2025 Data shared with the State LA Cultural District Office noted below.

Table with demographic and building data, including geographic area, population, total buildings, building ages, and counts of commercial, residential, occupied, vacant, and business properties.
A table displaying various categories of arts and culture-related businesses and organizations with their respective counts. Categories include Arts/Cultural, Locally Owned Service Provider, Non-locally Owned Service Provider, Retail, Restaurants/Food Service, Entertainment, Government, Nonprofit Organization, and Other.

Cultural District DATA

Aerial view of a commercial and industrial area with empty lots, office buildings, parking lots, and roads, with a distant city skyline on the horizon.

Join a Committee!

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Are you interested in working to increase Cultural Business Investments in the Restaurant, Entertainment, Retail, Faith-based, Housing, Lodging, Eco-Tourism, Parks, and Infrastructure Spaces?

Subscribe for notices or to join one of the four committees: Administrative, Asset Mapping, Economic Development, and Marketing.

Text saying 'NEW ORLEANS EAST MATTERS' with 'EAST' in red.
Stylized silhouette of a woman with elaborate hair in a black, gold, white, and purple design, with text 'Krewe of Neptunian'.

Supporting Organizations

Many Letters of Support & Counting…

The logo for The Verdict Lounge & Restaurant with stylized black text, a red flame above the 'V', and a small black dining chair on top of the letter 'T'.
Graphic design featuring a tree with text inside its shape that reads 'Friends of Joe Burrow Memorial Day at Louisiana Nature Center'.
Logo for the Music & Culture Coalition of New Orleans, with a gold fleur-de-lis and the text 'MCCNO' and 'The Music & Culture Coalition of New Orleans'.
Graphic with text 'Versatile Entertainment' and a logo featuring a stylized 'V' on a blue and yellow background.
Entrance of E-Estover Subdivision with a white building, brick driveway, and pink flowers in front.
A circular logo for the 3rd Line NOLA, featuring silhouettes of musicians and a guitar, with icons for a light bulb, voting, and a clipboard around the circle.
Logo of Thai Nola restaurant and bar, featuring text and a chopstick icon
A decorative emblem featuring a gold fleur-de-lis, white flowers, and green leaves, with a banner reading 'Spirit' behind it.

KINGSWOOD SUBDIVISION IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ASSOCIATION

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Logo for Song Community Development Corporation with stylized 'O' resembling a water or wave symbol.
Logo with crown design and the words Sovereign Customs x Design below it.
Cross-section of a golf course hole showing a golf ball, a golf club, a golf tee, and tools such as a clipper and ruler indicating maintenance and construction.
Lake Bullard logo with a large tree silhouette above stylized water waves.
Mary & Company Full Service Real Estate Firm logo with purple and white text on a black background.
Text reading 'SCOTMOORE' in white on a black background.
People walking on a wooden bridge entering the Audubon Louisiana Nature Center, with signage indicating 'Party for the Planet' event.
Greater St. Stephen Faith logo with stylized text
Logo of Palesa Development with the slogan "Spaces That Move You"