Neighborhoods

RTNO works in areas all over New Orleans. To explore some of the projects we've been a part of, choose from the neighborhoods below.

Broadmoor

The Broadmoor neighborhood, located and living in the heart of New Orleans, was originally a marsh and lake - a fishing spot for local residents - that connected to Bayou St. John by a stream. Read More >

Esplanade Ridge & Tremé

Tremé was named after Claude Tremé who migrated from Saugivny Burgundy, France in 1783 and settled in New Orleans making hats and developing real estate. Read More >

Faubourg St. Roch

The neighborhood known as Faubourg St. Roch has a proud history as home to one of the country's largest populations of free people of color before the civil war. Read More >

Gentilly

The Gentilly neighborhood spans a large area on the northeast side of New Orleans. Read More >

Hollygrove

Hollygrove, once a piece of the McCarty plantation, grew out of the town of Carrollton, a suburb outside of New Orleans. Before the 1920s, when development began, Hollygrove was a low-lying swamp land, essentially untouched and unoccupied. Read More >

Holy Cross

Holy Cross formed its district name from Holy Cross High School. In 1849, The Brothers of the Holy Cross purchased Reynes Plantation and established a boarding school for boys. Read More >