Most of my constituents are primarily interested in having city government's performance improve. They want to focus on the basics: infrastructure, crime control, nuisance enforcement, and blight reduction. I believe these efforts, which focus on the basics, will have secondary benefits - in addition to improving residents' quality of life - such as business development and growth, and increased property values.
To this end, I am continuing to help the administration move blighted properties to sheriff sales, improve the performance of the Sewerage and Water Board, fund Public Works, and report nuisance bars to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board for prosecution.
I recently chaired a Public Works Committee meeting and obtained testimony from the Director of Public Works that the administration will enforce basic parking laws, including towing abandoned vehicles and dangerously parked vehicles (e.g. vehicles blocking others' driveways). You can directly request towing of these vehicles by calling (504) 658-8100.
I also received testimony about the status of streetscape projects in District "B". They are as follows:
- South Claiborne Streetscape: Construction to begin April
2011 (Napoleon Ave. to Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.)
- Broadmoor Streetscape: Construction to begin March
2011 (General Pershing St. to Broad St. to S. Miro St.)
- Oretha Castle Haley Streetscape: Bid and Award phase
in April 2011 (Felicity St. to Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.)
- Freret Streetscape: Construction to begin April 2011
(Napoleon Ave. to Jefferson Ave.)
- Tulane and Jefferson Davis Streetscape: Construction to begin
in May 2011 (Baudin St., Clark St., D'Hemecourt St.)
NBA News
The Hornets are on a nine game winning streak! Please come out
and support the New Orleans Hornets. Attendance at home
games is critical to keeping the Hornets in New Orleans as the
NBA uses attendance records in their decision to relocate or
keep the Hornets in New Orleans.
NORD News
- Taylor playground is undergoing a renovation, and community
participation is planned for Thursday, January 27 beginning at 11
a.m. to help clean up and paint the exterior of the building (click
here for map). For further information, please contact Brooke
Smith at besmith@nola.gov or (504) 658-4943.
- Norwood Thompson Park will be receiving a number of
renovations to its bathroom, basketball courts, seating and
murals. Entergy and the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation
are sponsoring the effort to improve the park.
Crime Walk
There will be a crime walk sponsored by the Milan Focus
Group & Freret Neighborhood Center on Wednesday, January
26 beginning at 5 p.m. at the Atkinson-Stern Tennis Center
located at 4025 S. Saratoga St. (click here for map). Second
District Police Commander Captain Albert and Councilmember
Head will be in attendance. For further information, please
contact Mary Ellen Alexander by home phone at (504) 897-9747 or
office phone at (504) 896-9857.
Community Events
The Central City Partnership meets the last Friday of every
month at 1 p.m. at 2020 Jackson Ave., in the Allie Mae
Williams Auditorium (click here for map). The public is welcome to
attend and participate. Also, the public is invited to volunteer to
participate in the Youth Think Tank, which seeks the perspectives
of youth affected by violence in the Central City area. For further
information, please contact Evelyn Green at (504) 258-4328
Energy Smart Program
Entergy New Orleans will partner with qualified customers who
wish to participate in the Smartview Energy Management test
program on how to track your electricity usage, lower costs, etc.
Entergy New Orleans will provide customers with easy-to-use
tools, training and information at no additional cost. Participants
will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis and
registration is limited. Qualified participants must be Entergy New
Orleans residential electric customers with an active account
since January 1, 2010, and meet specific household income
requirements.
For more information, call Entergy New Orleans toll free at 1-
855-33-SMART (1-855-337-6278), visit the Entergy New
Orleans Customer Care Center at 3400 Canal St. (click here for
map), or visit entergy-neworleans.com/
also contact or visit these partnering organizations to learn more
about the program:
- Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans - 2200 Lafitte
St.; (504) 827-9963
- New Orleans Council On Aging - 2475 Canal St., Ste. 400; (504)
821-4121
- Green Light New Orleans - 8203 Jeannette Street; (504)
324-2429
- Kingsley House - 1600 Constance St.; (504) 523-6221
- Neighborhood Development Foundation - 1429 Rampart St.;
(504) 488-0155
- Total Community Action Inc. - 1420 S. Jefferson Davis Pkwy.;
(504) 827-0337
Helpful Numbers to Report Quality of Life Issues
- 2nd Police District
(504) 658-6020
Sgt. Ernie Joseph (ejoseph@nola.gov)
Officer Edgar Staehle (estaehle@nola.gov)
Officer Wilford Eddington (weddington@nola.gov
- 6th Police District
(504) 658-6060
Sgt. Yolanda Jenkins (ymjenkins@nola.gov)
Officer John Favaloro (jtfavaloro@nola.gov)
Officer Joseph Joia (jvjoia@nola.gov)
- 8th Police District
(504) 658-6080
Sgt. Janet Williams (jrwilliams@nola.gov)
Officer Roger Jones (rjjones@nola.gov)
NOLA City Council
The New Orleans City Council is the legislative branch of New Orleans city government. The Council considers and enacts all local laws that govern the City of New Orleans. The Council also approves the operating and capital budgets for the City, as recommended by the mayor, and continually monitors revenues and expenditures for local government operations. The City Council is also the regulatory body for public utilities. It also reviews and has final say on many land use and zoning matters, as well as considers major economic development projects for the City. As a Board of Review for Orleans Parish, the Council examines appeals of property tax assessments for real estate taxes, and certifies tax rolls to the Louisiana Tax Commission. Other responsibilities of the Council include overseeing the operation of the public access television in Orleans Parish.
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