Rebuilding a Stronger New Orleans:

Better Schools , Lower Crime and

More Affordable Housing

Please join us Sunday, September 30th to hear the candidates for the state’s top office discuss the top problem facing Louisiana: the ongoing recovery of New Orleans.

The forum, hosted by Churches Supporting Churches, will focus a much-needed spotlight on those still struggling to recover in New Orleans. By highlighting the vital issues of housing , education and community safety organizers hope voters will learn more about each of the gubernatorial candidates’ views on these rebuilding issues. (more…)

New Orleans, La. - The Delgado Community College Foundation, in cooperation with the Student Government Association (SGA), is sponsoring a Louisiana State “Meet the Candidates” forum on the City Park Campus (615 City Park Avenue in New Orleans) at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, October 3. The event will be held in the college gymnasium on the first floor of Building 11.

Candidates for the House of Representatives and Senate from legislative Districts 76, 77, 82, 93, 94 and 103 - districts in which Delgado has a campus or college site - have been invited to speak about their concerns regarding higher education. The event is free and open to students, faculty, staff and the public. (more…)

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Participants: Shannon Jones of the Cowen Institute, a teacher who is a member of UTNO, a member of the Broadmoor Improvement Association, and a representative from a Charter school.

Time: 6-8 pm
Place: 2401 Esplanade

Refreshments provided

Link to Word File: Homeowners & Renters Forum September 19 word document

NPN & Milneburg Traveling Forum

“Homeowners & Renters – Treated with the Same Respect, Held to the Same Standards”

Announcements: October 4, NPN will host a forum for candidates for the City Council At-large seat; submit any questions for the panel discussion to mia@npnnola.com.
If you would like to host your own traveling forum, email mia@npnnola.com

Corrections:
Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center’s name was incorrect on the agenda.
New Orleans Legal Asssistance’s name was incorrect on the agenda. (more…)

Make Your Vote Count!

NEW ORLEANS — The voter registration deadline for the October 20 election is this Wednesday, September 20. You may apply for voter registration by completing a Louisiana Voter Registration Application form at any Registrar of Voters office or by mailing a voter registration application.

If you have recently moved or changed your name, you must update your voter registration record by Wednesday in order to vote in the October 20 election. Please remind your friends and family members to make sure their voter registration record is up to date.
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Louella Givens to host BESE today at the Lindy Boggs Center
2:00 PM; University of New Orleans, 2000 Lakeshore Drive New Orleans, Louisiana - September 18, 2007 - 

Having promised increased accessibility to the BESE, Givens will welcome the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 at 2:00 PM to the Lindy Boggs Center at UNO, 2000 Lakeshore Drive for only its second meeting ever held in New Orleans.

“I ask that all neighborhood planning groups send representatives to this meeting. I am also requesting that your national organization consider the redevelopment of public education as an action agenda item and that you be present to represent them” says Givens. (more…)

NPN & Milneburg Traveling Forum

“Homeowners and Renters: Treated with the same respect, Held to the same standards”

September 19, 6:00-8:00pm

UNO Lakefront Campus. Business Building Rm 165.

NPN’s first traveling forum will focus on the relationship between homeowners and renters living and working together in the same neighborhood in hopes of reducing the rhetoric that pits renters and homeowners against one another. Further, a discussion about the responsibility of rental property owners to maintain the quality of life and participate in the planning processes for the neighborhoods where they own property. In addition, fair housing laws and practices, and the ways in which both homeowners and renters can collaborate to ensure fair housing, which in turn will improve quality of life for all community members will be discussed.

DIRECTIONS:

If you are coming from Leon C. Simon, turn onto Milneburg Road to get onto the campus. After a few blocks, you will pass the Recreation Center on your right, and the Business Building is on your left. Go past the Business Building, and there is a parking lot on your left, facing Kirschman Hall. You can walk through Kirshman Hall to get to the Business Building.

If you are coming from Elysian Fields, turn onto Alumni Drive to get onto the campus, then go right onto Milneburg Rd. You will pass the Recreation Center on your right, and the Business Building is on your left. Go past the Business Building, and there is a parking lot on your left, facing Kirschman Hall. You can walk through Kirshman Hall to get to the Business Building.

The Milneburg Neighborhood association represents the area that spans from Filmore Street to Mexico Street/ St. Roch Ave. to Elysian Fields Ave. The Milneburg Neighborhood Association Motto is Milneburg- Clean, Quiet, Safe.