City Year Louisiana

cordially invites you to a

Community Open House

Thursday, May 31^st

6:30pm

Since November 2005, City Year Louisiana has been serving the communities of New Orleans.

Corps members have been implementing sustainable programs that engage youth in rebuilding their communities and also in generating support to sustain the programs for the long term. To celebrate, we are inviting you to a community open house to learn about service opportunities for next year! (more…)

Peeling Away The Layers: A Development Forum

WEDNESDAY, June 6th, 6:00PM-8:00PM
MUSICIANS UNION HALL
2401 ESPLANADE AVE. NEW ORLEANS LA 70119

NPN neighborhood members and community residents have expressed high interest in learning the benefits and procedure to establish CDC’s, Community Benefit Agreements (CBA’s), Government Relations and Developers. On June 6^th, 2007 NPN is hosting “Peeling Away The Layers: A Development Forum.” The forum intends to be the first of many forums and workshops to come that will focus even more closely on development issues. (more…)

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DATELINE: THE SOUTH  News and trends

THE UNTOLD U.S. ATTORNEY SCANDAL

: Coverage of the Justice Department’s attorney scandal this week missed the big story: how now-U.S. Attorney Tim Griffin of Arkansas aimed to “cage” and disenfranchise thousands of mostly African-American veterans in the 2004 elections. (Brad Blog, 5/24/07)
FLORIDA SHAKES UP 2008 ELECTIONS: The diverse swing state moves up its presidential primary to January 29 — how will it change 2008? (Facing South, 5/21/07) (more…)

State Health Insurance Programs Get Higher Income Limits Thousands
previously denied LaCHIP coverage could now be eligible

Baton Rouge - More Louisiana children will be eligible for the Louisiana
Children*s Health Insurance Program (LaCHIP) because of the annual
increase in the Federal Poverty Level effective this month. This
increase allows working families to earn more income and still qualify
for LaCHIP, which provides no-cost health coverage for uninsured
children younger than age 19. (more…)

May 19th meeting at City Council Chambers to focus on hurricane preparedness.

Neighborhood Groups plan for hurricane season
NEW ORLEANS (The New Orleans Agenda) — The hurricane season is almost here and it is clear that our neighborhoods still don’t have well developed plans for how to respond to a disaster. Nor is it clear how the neighborhoods and neighbors collaborate with the City’s emergency hurricane evacuation plans. Katrina has taught us that we the citizens must also have neighborhood based approaches to survival that augment and complement the plans of public agencies. We are the first responders before anyone else arrives. However, we have not developed well designed plans on how to work with public agencies to secure the most vulnerable populations, and we appear to be as unprepared today as we were in 2005. Some of us were working on neighborhood disaster preparation, but did not complete our planning and preparation before the storm. It is time to resume these efforts. (more…)

“Reconstituting Community: Paths to Recovery in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina.” A comparison of various communities in New Orleans & surrounding areas since Hurricane Katrina. Surveys of churches & faith-based organizations, neighborhood associations, and other communities. Research includes public health evaluations of stress, and civil engineering assessments of damage and re-flooding risk. Research investigates the relative contribution of community, social networks, and organizations to recovery and rebuilding.

http://www.lsu.edu/fweil/KatrinaResearch

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THE LOUISIANA DIASPORA ADVOCACY PROJECT (LA - DAP)

for a

“A DAY OF ACCOUNTABILITY”

TUESDAY, MAY 15TH

12:00 NOON

(Steps of the Louisiana State Capitol) (more…)

Just weeks before the start of a new hurricane season, New Orleans’ hurricane levees are incomplete leaving the city at risk from even small hurricanes.

Link to Times Picayune article

Have you hired a contractor since Hurricane Katrina? Did he do a good job at a fair price? Or did he run away with your money without finishing the job? Would you like to refer the contractor you used or warn people against hiring him? You now have the opportunity to share your experience with the public about your contractor and rate his work.

LouisianaREBUILDS.info has created a new Contractor Rating System, a quick and easy online tool that lets you post your contractor’s contact information and rate his work. Post a review by Tuesday, May 15th and you could win one of three $100 gift certificates from Home Depot.  Also check out our comprehensive Contractor Guide to see state and parish listings of licensed contractors, building materials price guide, fraud hotlines and much more. Go to www.louisianarebuilds.info for details. (more…)