MAYOR CANTRELL SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER ESTABLISHING OFFICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUITY
NEW ORLEANS — Mayor LaToya Cantrell has signed an executive order establishing the Office of Human Rights and Equity. This office will house the City’s Equity Office and the Human Relations Commission as well as serve as a liaison to many of the New Orleans' most underrepresented communities.
The City’s LGBTQ+ Liaison will also be housed in this new office.
“The Mayor’s Office of Human Rights and Equity will ensure that underrepresented residents have a voice in City Hall,” Mayor Cantrell said. “I am charging them to deliver results and reduce the disparities that exist in our City, and to help provide positive outcomes in the lives of all of our residents.”
The new office will be led by Vincenzo Pasquantonio, who also leads the City’s Human Relations Commission and the City’s Equity initiatives. “This office underscores the Mayor’s deep commitment to human rights and equitable governance. Its establishment will help better coordinate our efforts to promote human rights and embed equitable practices that will achieve measurable results,” Pasquantonio said.
Under Mayor Cantrell’s administration, The Human Relations Commission has worked to reform its complaint process, improve language access policies in City Hall, prioritize LGBTQ+ communities of color and embed a lens of racial equity in City Hall policies and practices.
Visit the Office of Human Rights and Equity website here.
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