New Orleans City Park
Empowering Communities Through Action
Parks For All New Orleans is a 501(c)3 organization started in 2014 by a diverse group of volunteers to address inequities in parks and recreation amenities across the City.
New Orleans City Park
Master plan
In 2019, the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission (NORDC), Parks and Parkways, Audubon Nature Institute, and City Park signed a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement (CEA) as part of the City's new millage structure. Parks For All lobbied neighborhood groups and green space advocates to ensure that the CEA included a commitment by the four millage recipients to develop a "city-wide Parks and Recreation Master Plan."
After three years of community engagement and planning, the Big Green Easy was unveiled in 2024. Help us put this plan in action!
Our mission and vision
Parks For All works to secure access and financial support for quality green spaces for all residents. We advocate for the adoption of a new parks and recreation master plan that will govern the city’s green spaces, safeguard them from private encroachments and financial barriers, help citizens improve their neighborhood parks, and engage residents and leaders to advance an environmentally sustainable community.
In fact, Parks For All was successful in advocating for a new parks and recreation master plan, funded by a grant from the National Recreation and Parks Association and completed in 2024. We are working to ensure that our Big Green Easy Plan (link) is incorporated into the city master plan and becomes the rule of law.
Our primary objective now is to convince city leaders to develop the funding stream needed to implement the plan, especially for many neighborhoods in our parish where available green space was rated deficient.
Addressing the financial pressures on our city, the Big Green Easy Plan includes money saving strategies that can free up funds for investment in current and future parks.
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Donate
Your donation directly supports our work to sustain and expand access to parks and green spaces. Together, we can help make a meaningful difference for neighborhoods across New Orleans.
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TAKE ACTION
Looking for ways to make an impact? Get involved in advocacy and community efforts that help protect and strengthen parks throughout New Orleans.