Mirabeau Water Garden Project (2020)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2020-02-07
Duration: 00:06:25
Subjects: Environment | Sustainable architecture
Contributors:
- Moreau, Andre Host
- Crews, Keith Photographer
- LaPlace, Joan Interviewee
- Waggonner, David Interviewee
- Diaz, Ramiro Interviewee
- Sternad, Andy Interviewee
Description
This segment from the February 7, 2020, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Andre Moreau’s report on the Mirabeau Water Garden Project in New Orleans, a green infrastructure project being built on a 25-acre site donated by the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph to better manage stormwater. He interviews: Sister Joan LaPlace of the Sisters of St. Joseph; David Waggonner, an architect with Waggonner and Ball; Ramiro Diaz, the lead designer of the project; and Andy Sternad, architect.