New Orleans from 2008 to 2015. Private St. Mary's Academy, founded by Venerable Mother Henriette DeLille and the Sisters of the Holy Family in 1867. Public libraries The New Orleans Public Library operates eastern New Orleans New Orleans Branch. The current branch building, a striking contemporary structure with a price tag of $7.6 million, opened in 2012. The building was designed by Gould Evans Affiliates of Kansas City, Missouri, and built by Gibbs Construction. Gould Evans worked with New Orleans firm Lee Ledbetter & Associates to design this library and four others. It is similar to, though somewhat smaller than the Algiers Regional Library, completed around the same time. Notable people Shante Franklin, Curren$y, rapper from eastern New Orleans Ruby Bridges Poppy Z. Brite, grew up in eastern New Orleans Will Clark, Professional Baseball Player Jacoby Jones, His family house was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina Aaron Neville Irma Thomas, Grammy Award Winner - "Soul Queen of New Orleans" Hong Chau, Oscar-nominated actress See also University of New Orleans Lake Pontchartrain Hurricane Katrina Vietnamese in New Orleans Slidell, Louisiana References External links NOLAEAST.com Dokka, R. K., Modern-Day Tectonic Subsidence in Coastal Louisiana: Geology, v. 34, p.281-284. Planning District 9 Community Data Center NewOrleansEast.com Greater New Orleans Community Data Center Lake Bullard Neighborhoods in New Orleans