A subdistrict of the Uptown/Carrollton area, the boundaries as defined by the New Orleans City Planning Commission are the following: Palmetto Street to the north, Cambronne, Edinburgh, Forshey, Fig and Leonidas Streets to the east, Earhart Boulevard to the south and the Jefferson Parish boundary to the west.

The Greater New Orleans Community Data Center that, pre-Katrina, nearly fifty percent of Hollygrove’s houses were built before 1949.

When Hurricane Katrina breached the levees of New Orleans, Hollygrove began to flood, taking in water.

Persevering, Hollygrove’s community has returned with great strength – the Louisiana State University survey on contractor fraud reported that Hollygrove/Gert Town’s recovery of residence was high; on a scale from 1 (lowest recovery of residence) to 11 (highest), Hollygrove and Gert Town were placed at a 9.

The Neighborhood defines its boundaries as S. Carrolltonn, S. Claiborne, Monticello (at the canal, Orleans/Jefferson Parish line) and Airline Highway.

Shortly after crack cocaine hit the streets, NOPD waged war with drug dealers that dominated Hollygrove.

However since the early 2000s the neighborhood has experienced a great deal of change and revitalization and crime rates have dropped dramatically.

In the last decade the area has become a welcoming and diverse neighborhood of working class individuals from all walks of life and property values and new home construction has increased dramatically.

The new and expansive Ochsner Medical Complex Campus is just over the Orleans/Jefferson Parish line and is a major employer and benefit to the area.

At the time the school had a performance score of 101 on a scale of 250 and the state gave it a two star rating, which was considered positive.