Canal Design Competition

Canal Design Competition Yields Innovative Plans for West Esplanade Avenue.

The East Jefferson Business Association, Jefferson Community Foundation, Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission and the Louisiana Chapter of American Society of Landscape Architects announced the team of Cadence, Poulos Brown Civil Engineers and Studio Snyder as the winner of its Canal Design Competition.

Their concept, “Vive l’ Esplanade,” provides for programmed space for community events, a playground and several educational components including a bioswale that filters storm water runoff. ◗