Yearly Archives: 2015

Rep. Richmond (LA-02) issued the following statement after the White House announced that New Orleans and Baton Rouge will be included among the twenty-seven cities in the President’s ConnectHome initiative. The initiative brings communities, the private sector, and federal government together to expand high speed broadband, access to more families across the country

The City of New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (NOHSEP) announced today that, through continued efforts to increase resident safety in the face of severe weather, the National Weather Service (NWS) recognized New Orleans as a StormReady® community. The city qualified after a year-long application process during which NOHSEP demonstrated its solid communication system and comprehensive, multi-hazard emergency operations plan.

Beginning Mon., July 13, 2015, Mayor Mitch Landrieu and the New Orleans City Council will host a series of community meetings to discuss budget priorities as the City begins its 2016 budgeting for outcomes process. Other City officials attending will include deputy mayors, New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) Superintendent Michael Harrison, New Orleans Fire Department (NOFD) Superintendent Tim McConnell and other department and agency leaders

The first in a series of monthly auctions for adjudicated properties in New Orleans brought in more than $2.5 million after 318 people placed more than 8,000 bids to buy 79 properties in what City officials are calling a “resounding success.” In addition, more than 44 delinquent accounts of $1,170,326 were paid in full in the weeks leading up to the auction. Altogether, the adjudicated property auction process has so far brought in nearly $3.7 million for the City of New Orleans and is helping to revive economic activity and create a fairer tax system.

Mayor Mitch Landrieu, City and State officials and the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) celebrated the opening of the Marigny portion of Crescent Park to the public. With the completion of the ADA-compliant Mandeville Crossing pedestrian bridge and elevators, all of Crescent Park is now open to the public, including the Mandeville Shed and Ellipse. The Bywater portion of Crescent Park opened to the public in February 2014.

On Thursday, Mayor Mitch Landrieu, City and State officials and the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) will celebrate the opening of the Marigny portion of Crescent Park with a ribbon cutting of the Mandeville Crossing pedestrian bridge and elevators. The Mandeville Crossing is an elevated walkway crossing over the Mississippi River floodwall and active railroad lines and connects Elysian Fields Avenue to the Mandeville Shed and Ellipse.

Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., MD (R-South Louisiana), issued the following statement after officials in five Gulf States announced they had reached a settlement agreement with BP for $18.7 billion after the BP oil spill in 2010. The settlement will go toward resolving Clean Water Act penalties and damage claims as well as settling outstanding economic claims. In a press conference today, Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell estimated Louisiana would be able to recover approximately $10 billion.

Today, the City of New Orleans began the first in a series of online monthly auctions for adjudicated properties. The auction is now underway and will end at 8:00 p.m., subject to a rolling close in the case of last-minute competitive bidding. The City is selling more than 80 properties throughout the city, providing winning bidders with full ownership of each property

Congressman Charles Boustany, Jr., MD (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court struck down the Obama Administration's restrictions on coal-fired power plants.

The Jefferson Parish Department of Property Maintenance, Zoning, Quality of Life conducted a sweep on the Westbank in Council District 2 on June 25, 2015.

Today, the City of New Orleans announced that new solid waste roll carts will be delivered to residents and businesses in the French Quarter and the Downtown Development District (DDD) beginning Thursday, June 25, 2015, as part of the City’s change in sanitation service providers

The City of New Orleans will host the first in a series of online monthly auctions for adjudicated properties on July 1, 2015, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., subject to a rolling close in the case of last-minute competitive bidding. The City is scheduled to sell about 89 properties throughout the city, and the sale will provide winning bidders with full ownership of each property.

Contract awards for design and management of a variety of projects was the topic of discussion during Tuesday night’s Finance Meeting. Additionally, an agreement was authorized with Motorola for upgrades to the 911 system, managed by the Department of Public Safety

On Wednesday, June 24, 2015, Mayor Landrieu will host a special event celebrating the first year of the Welcome Table New Orleans initiative, along with Welcome Table New Orleans participants, the Kellogg Foundation, the William Winter Institute and the Urban League of Greater New Orleans. The event will take place at Mahalia Jackson Theatre and highlight the participants’ racial reconciliation projects and their commitment to the process

U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro announced on Monday that the City of New Orleans has been selected as a finalist to compete in the second and final phase of HUD’s National Disaster Resilience Competition (NDRC). Aligned closely with a companion education and technical assistance effort by the Rockefeller Foundation, HUD’s competition is designed to help states and local communities recover from past disasters while improving their ability to withstand future extreme events through strategic community investments.