Photos: Mirabeau Water Garden, a signature "green" infrastructure project breaks ground in New Orleans
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Mirabeau Water Garden should help naturally drain water in an area prone to flooding. But funding questions remain.
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New Orleans Mayor, LaToya Cantrell talks during a ground breaking ceremony on the Mirabeau Water Garden, a signature "green infrastructure" project on the grounds of a former convent on Mirabeau Ave. in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (Staff photo by David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com)
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Sisters of St. Joseph Sister Pat Bergen CSJ, sprinkles Holy Water during a ground breaking ceremony on the Mirabeau Water Garden, a signature "green infrastructure" project on the grounds of a former convent on Mirabeau Avenue in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (Staff photo by David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com)
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A neighborhood resident while walking their dog stops to listen in during a ground breaking ceremony on the Mirabeau Water Garden, a signature "green infrastructure" project on the grounds of a former convent on Mirabeau Ave. in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (Staff photo by David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com)
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New Orleans Chief Resilience Officer Joseph Threat, talks during a ground breaking ceremony on the Mirabeau Water Garden, a signature "green infrastructure" project on the grounds of a former convent on Mirabeau Avenue in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (Staff photo by David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com)
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New Orleans Mayor, LaToya Cantrell talks during a ground breaking ceremony on the Mirabeau Water Garden, a signature "green infrastructure" project on the grounds of a former convent on Mirabeau Avenue in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (Staff photo by David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com)
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New Orleans Mayor, LaToya Cantrell talks during a ground breaking ceremony on the Mirabeau Water Garden, a signature "green infrastructure" project on the grounds of a former convent on Mirabeau Avenue in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (Staff photo by David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com)
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A neighborhood resident walks their dog the site of the future Mirabeau Water Garden, a signature "green infrastructure" project on the grounds of a former convent on Mirabeau Avenue in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (Staff photo by David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com)
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New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, center, along with other officials and participants from The Sisters of St. Joseph, shovel sand during a ground breaking ceremony on the Mirabeau Water Garden, a signature "green infrastructure" project on the grounds of a former convent on Mirabeau Avenue in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (Staff photo by David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com)
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Participants listen to officials during a ground breaking ceremony on the Mirabeau Water Garden, a signature "green infrastructure" project on the grounds of a former convent on Mirabeau Avenue in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (Staff photo by David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com)
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Hard hats and shovels are placed for the ground breaking ceremony on the Mirabeau Water Garden, a signature "green infrastructure" project on the grounds of a former convent on Mirabeau Avenue in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (Staff photo by David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com)
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Members of the city hall staff load the podium after a ground breaking ceremony on the Mirabeau Water Garden, a signature "green infrastructure" project on the grounds of a former convent on Mirabeau Ave. in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (Staff photo by David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com)
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Sisters of St. Joseph Sister Pat Bergen CSJ, of Chicago, puts on her winter coat before heading back to the Windy City after a ground breaking ceremony on the Mirabeau Water Garden, a signature "green infrastructure" project on the grounds of a former convent on Mirabeau Avenue in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (Staff photo by David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com)