Welcome to your
neighborhood association.

Mission

The Faubourg St. Roch Improvement Association was founded in 1995. It has a full board and has been a registered 501(c)(3) since 1998. Our mission is to promote a safe community of engaged residents and businesses in the Faubourg Saint Roch neighborhood.

Goals

Our vision is to utilize community partnerships to advocate for residents and businesses. The goals of the neighborhood organization are to:

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Act as a clearing house of information relevant to the community

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Create opportunities for connection and community ties

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Help facilitate educational, recreational and beautification opportunities

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Act as a catalyst for social and economic development

St. Roch had the largest populations of free people of color before the Civil War.

History

The neighborhood, originally called Faubourg Franklin, began to be developed when in 1830 the Pontchartrain Railroad connected the Faubourg Marigny with the settlement of Milneburg on the lake. At that time the large boulevard now called St. Claude Avenue was called “Good Children” and St. Roch Avenue was called “Washington Walk.”

By the beginning of the 20th century, the St. Roch neighborhood had grown considerably, especially since sewerage and water service had been extended into the entire area by 1900. By the late 1920s, the St. Roch neighborhood was mostly settled.

During this time, the St. Roch neighborhood was described as a “low-key,” serene, racially-mixed residential section of New Orleans. There was huge baseball field located between Galvez and Miro and Marigny and Mandeville and the area is remembered for its numerous baseball enthusiasts, such as Moses Phillip, George Davis, Black Diamond and Emile Anderson. Blacksmith shops, dairies and small farms once characterized the neighborhood. Many of the private schools founded for Black and Creole children were originally located in the St. Roch neighborhood. Many jazz musicians lived in this area, as well as Creole and German families.

The Faubourg St. Roch Improvement Association will be out on St. Roch Avenue, this Saturday to help celebrate Earth Day. Come by and say hi. A lot going on in the neighborhood this weekend.

THIS SATURDAY!!! Come on over and grab a free tree!!! Event begins at 9am. Bring your ID :)

Hi friends & neighbors! If anyone has this coming Monday Jan 16 off for MLK Day and looking for some community service then come on over to St Roch Avenue! Just like last year, the Faubourg St. Roch Improvement Association is hosting a flower planting in the neutral ground at St Roch /Robertson St. We will meet at @st.rochcc 1738 St Roch Ave at 10am for coffee & donuts and then head up the street to plant the flowers!

Join us this evening at 6pm at St. Roch Community Church for our monthly meeting as well as a Christmas dinner together! We will also be electing the 2023 FSRIA Board tonight so this is a meeting guy don’t wanna miss!!

Next Thursday for our monthly meeting we will be having a Thanksgiving Pot Luck Dinner together! Our community partners will share regular reports and we will feast and fellowship together!! Feel free to comment what you’re gonna bring!!!

Night Out Against Crime this year will be a casual game night and a chance for us to simply come together once again around the beauty of our community! We will gather by the playground at St. Roch Park from 5:30pm-7:30pm. Bring a chair and hang out, bring your favorite game, or favorite bag of chips to share. Come ready for competition or ready to chill but let's gather for our Annual Night Out Against Crime.