Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced that FEMA has obligated $1.2
billion in recovery funds to repair Hurricane Katrina-related damage to New
Orleans’ roadways and subsurface infrastructure, including water, sewer and
drainage pipes. The settlement of $1.2 billion in previously unobligated
recovery funds brings the total to over $2 billion secured under the
Landrieu Administration for roads and subsurface infrastructure. Mayor Landrieu
and FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate announced the agreement on the
final settlement in December 2015.
Politico asked mayors across
the nation to rate each other in a variety of categories. Mayors were asked to
praise the city leader who engineered the biggest turnaround. Mayor Landrieu received
the most nods—16 percent in a divided field. Landrieu—who earned
acknowledgments in Politico’s
“What Works” series for his efforts to combat blight after Hurricane Katrina—is
enjoying what is widely hailed as one of the most successful mayorships in
America, leading efforts on public health, infrastructure and a personal
crusade against gun violence. This was Politico Magazine’s sixth quarterly Mayors Survey, part of
the award-winning “What Works” series. Seventy-one mayors across the country
participated, from Burlington to Dallas, San Francisco to Boulder and Tampa to
Maui. Mayor Landrieu was also named
among mayors likely to become president by 2020 or 2024. Mayor Landrieu, who
was voted “Most Innovative” in POLITICO’s last series, captured the optimism in
2016 of being a mayor: “From affordable housing, to blight reduction, to murder
reduction, to job creation—with the right resources, people and money in place,
we can find solutions and fix anything.”
Mayor Mitch Landrieu joined local officials to remind residents of
the precautions they should take to protect themselves and their homes from
mosquitos, as well as provide an update on the City of New Orleans’ outreach
activities and overall preparedness in the event of a Zika virus
occurrence. At this time, there are no locally transmitted cases of the Zika
virus in New Orleans or Louisiana; however, travel-related cases of Zika virus
have been identified in New Orleans and elsewhere in Louisiana. The City
announced plans to allocate an additional $500,000 to The New Orleans
Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board (Mosquito Control Board)
to more aggressively target the two mosquito species that are the primary
carriers of Zika virus, the Yellow fever mosquito and the Asian Tiger mosquito.
Click here
for more information on the City’s comprehensive plan to protect residents
against the Zika virus.
 
Mayor Landrieu and the New Orleans City Council hosted a series of
community meetings throughout July to discuss budget priorities as the City
begins its 2017 budgeting for outcomes process. The goal of the budgeting
for outcomes process is to produce a more resident-driven budget and ensure
process improvement and accountability of our government performance. Other
City officials that attended 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.
Mayor Mitch Landrieu, the New Orleans Health Department and the
Office of Community Development in partnership with UNITY of Greater New
Orleans, the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) and Metropolitan Human
Services District (MHSD) announced that the City of New Orleans has received an
$800,000 grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA) to provide housing and mental health services to the
city’s homeless population. The grant will support the Health Department’s
newly-developed New Orleans Equity and Inclusion Initiative, which will provide
permanent supportive housing services, mental health and substance abuse
treatment and recovery services, assistance in obtaining Medicaid and other
benefits for 120 individuals who are chronically homeless and another 20
vulnerable homeless families with children.
On January 7, 2015, Mayor Landrieu announced New Orleans’ success
as the first major city to meet the challenge and end Veteran
homelessness.Those interested in supporting ongoing efforts to end chronic
homelessness in New Orleans may contact UNITY of Greater New Orleans at (504)
821-4496 or by visiting unitygno.org .
Mayor Landrieu hosted the ninth STRIVE New Orleans (STRIVE NOLA)
graduation ceremony this week, during which 23 men and women received
certificates and now have the foundational skills needed to work with
confidence. Launched in March 2015, STRIVE NOLA seeks to connect disadvantaged
jobseekers to employment opportunities by providing workforce case management,
foundational skills training and supportive services.
STRIVE NOLA is in line with Mayor Landrieu’s Economic
Opportunity Strategy – a comprehensive effort to connect
disadvantaged jobseekers and businesses to new opportunities by working to
ensure that every resident can take part in the city’s economic growth through
partnerships with local training providers, social service agencies and
community advocates.
Mayor Landrieu’s Office of Economic Development kicked off another
series of Business Information Sessions designed to connect local entrepreneurs
and business owners with useful tools and resources to grow their businesses.
These sessions allow interested entrepreneurs and business owners to learn more
about business opportunities. One session will take place in each City Council
district. All are open to the public, and individuals can attend any or all
sessions.
The complete list of dates and locations can be found here.
To RSVP, residents or business owners can click here or contact
Margrett O. Magee in the Office of Economic Development at (504) 658-4237
/ momagee@nola.gov
Mayor Landrieu, City officials, the New Orleans
Recreation Development Commission (NORDC) and FEMA announced the
opening of the new $2.3 million Rosenwald Pool and Pool House at 1120 S. Broad
St. in the B.W. Cooper neighborhood. The former pool and pool house were
severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina. The new Rosenwald Pool is a 3.6 to 5
feet deep, 85,000 gallon swimming pool that is furnished with American with
Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant equipment. The 2,500-square-foot pool house
features separate male and female changing areas and outdoor shower stations.
In September of 2015, the City celebrated the opening of the new $8.5 million
Rosenwald Center.
Today, including the new Rosenwald Pool, there are 15 pools open
to the public. From now until Sept. 4, 2016, the Rosenwald Pool will be open
Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
and Sunday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Click here for a
complete list of public pools and operation hours.
Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced that City of New Orleans has
received a $700,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg
Foundation (WKKF) to continue support community health and
wellness. This grant will specifically fund a partnership between the City
of New Orleans Health Department’s FIT NOLA initiative, the New Orleans
Recreation Development Commission (NORDC), the New Orleans Recreation
Development Foundation, Market Umbrella, Louisiana Public Health Institute and
community wellness programs through 2018. The “FIT NOLA Live Well” program
will improve health outcomes for vulnerable families by connecting them with
free fitness programming at NORDC parks and with local farmers markets where
they can receive vouchers for fresh fruits and vegetables.
Since 2010, the City of New Orleans has invested $160 million to
refurbish or replace recreation centers, swimming pools, playing fields and
playgrounds.
The City of New Orleans along with the New Orleans Pelicans, RPM
Pizza, MetroPCS and PlayNOLA launched the twelfth season of NOLA FOR LIFE
Midnight Basketball, which provides safe recreational activity, jobs and
opportunities in crime hot spots for males over 16 years old through
basketball, mentorship and support. The Rosenwald Recreation Center (1120 S.
Broad St.) in the B.W. Cooper neighborhood is hosting the season with
registration beginning at 7 p.m. and the tournament tipping off at 8 p.m.
Regular tournament play will continue every Saturday night through August 27,
from 8 p.m. to midnight. NOLA FOR LIFE Midnight Basketball is a part of
Mayor Landrieu’s comprehensive NOLA FOR LIFE strategy to reduce murders in New
Orleans. Midnight Basketball aims to reach young men who are most likely at
risk for being victims of or contributors to violent crime in the city. Since
its launch in January 2012, the program has reached 7,400 participants and
3,200 spectators.
In June 2016, the City of New Orleans released the NOLA FOR
LIFE 2016 Four-Year Progress Report, which details why certain
initiatives were selected, who they are reaching and the results they have
produced. Click here to
view the Progress Report.
The City of New Orleans has received a Certificate of Excellence
for superior performance management efforts from the International
City/County Management Association’s (ICMA) Center for Performance Analytics™.
The certificate program assesses a local government’s performance management
program and encourages analysis of results by comparing to peers and gauging
performance over time. Of the 52 jurisdictions honored overall, New
Orleans is among the 34 receiving the Certificate of Excellence – the highest
level award. Certificates are awarded at the levels of Achievement, Distinction
and Excellence. The City received a Certificate of Distinction from ICMA’s
Center for Performance Analytics™ for its work in performance management in
2013, and a Certificate of Excellence from ICMA’s Center for Performance
Analytics™ for superior performance management efforts in 2014 and 2015.
The City of New Orleans
announced that the Vieux Carré
Commission (VCC) received a Commission Excellence Award in the
category of Best Practices for its Design
Guidelines for the Vieux Carré Historic District from the National
Alliance of Preservation Commissions (NAPC). The NAPC Commission Excellence
Awards highlight "best practices" and exceptional accomplishments by
commissions at the local level, for both large and small communities, to
protect historic districts and landmarks through legislation, education and
advocacy. The Vieux Carré Commission (VCC) is the state-enabled city agency
that was formally established in 1936 to protect, preserve, and maintain the
distinct architecture, historic character, and zoning integrity of the Vieux
Carré, which is the oldest neighborhood in New Orleans, founded in 1718.
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