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By Max Gerson, Sierra Club Louisiana Intern. Originally posted in the Sierra Club's Compass.  It's typically considered bad form to kick an enemy when he's down. [...Read more]

The Norwood Thompson playground is a gathering place for all ages in Gert Town.  It is a place of fellowship for residents of this New Orleans neighborhood, and provides a break for working mothers to spend time with their children.

But it is also destined and designed as an accident waiting to happen. As you will hear and see from the children and adults who use it, the playground is an environmental health hazard. [...Read more]