LiveGreenNOW

Bienvenue!

We deliver the first local, 100% fresh daily eco-community for New Orleans from ecotravel to growing green and everything in between.

Our online shop features the REpurposingNOLA Piece by (Peace)TM creations fashionably redesigned from salvaged cypress, burlap coffee sacks, canvas awnings and draperies found in the Crescent City that would otherwise end up in the landfills. Each item is handmade locally in limited editions making ours a truly unique piece of New Orleans.

Founded By:

Traci L. Claussen ~ Chief Gatherer of the Green

With a 19 year marketing, sales & management career in the Radio Broadcast Industry helping local entrepreneurs launch their businesses from small market Ventura/Santa Barbara, to mid-sized Nashville and New Orleans, and the final 7 years in the nation’s #1 revenue market of Los Angeles, Traci is now living her decade-long “indie” dream returning to New Orleans as Founder of eco-news daily Live Green New Orleans and the REpurposingNOLA Piece by (Peace)TM brand, in an effort to help propel a Triple Bottom Line ECO-lution not only in New Orleans, but also through duplicate micro-communities across the country.

As a little girl, Traci had an eye for fashion, design, and creativity that developed further in her teens and has been evolving ever since. Full of wanderlust and relentless eco-energy, Traci is forever seeking ways to repurpose the planet and reunite the old with the new.

REpurposingNOLA Piece by (Peace)TM is honored to be part of the Idea Village Entrepreneur Challenge portfolio for 2010. Over 200 New Orleans entrepreneurs took the challenge to compete to be one of the final 18 chosen by the Idea Village group for nurturing and growth.

Look for the REpurposingNOLA Piece by (Peace)TM brand to be one of eight featured for growth during Entrepreneur Week 2010 New Orleans, March 20-27.

Not one to be boxed in by a Title, Traci is also the New Orleans Eco-travel writer for Examiner.com ~ click here to read more. Email Travel@livegreenorleans.com

FEATURED BLOGGERS:

Ann Woodward

Ecotravel blogger: Ann grew up on a farm near Savannah, GA and currently resides in Manhattan’s East Village. She pays the rent by working as Account Director at an advertising agency, but she is passionate about travel and is known for her globetrotting ways. Ann is partial to tropical destinations such as Sri Lanka and Brazil, although she did visit Iceland last winter. Ann holds a bachelor of arts degree in journalism from the University of Georgia in Athens. Email:  AWoodward@LGNO.info

Morgan Molthrop

Green Room/Green Street Blogger: Since Morgan Molthrop’s return to New Orleans in January, the New Orleans native has co-produced Louisiana’s largest Green Fair and curated critically-acclaimed art shows. Working in association with Creative Industry and KK Projects|Life is Art, Molthrop is helping produce a major outdoor art event. An accomplished photographer and author. Molthrop holds a law degree from New York Law School.

Lindsay Glatz

Green Room/Arts blogger: Lindsay Glatz, the Director of Marketing and Communication for the Arts Council of New Orleans who shares a commitment with local artists to create a greener New Orleans. It is the mission of the Arts Council of New Orleans to support and to expand the opportunities for diverse artistic expression and to bring the community together in celebration of our rich multi-cultural heritage. You can follow Lindsay on Twitter.

Emma Chapman

Green Street/Green Growth blogger: Emma Chapman is a third year student at Tulane University majoring in political science. She has held a variety of positions relating to politics, including interning for the Office of International Relations in the City of New Orleans, the Wisconsin State Legislature, and NARAL. She is eager to begin blogging and venture into the exciting world of green New Orleans!       Email: Emma@LGNO.info