New Orleans Neighborhoods Partnership Network

Neighborhoods Served:
• Holy Cross

Planning District:
8

Ward:
9

Zip Codes:
70117

Boundaries:
Industrial Canal, St Claude Ave, Mississippi River, Jackson Barracks

Council Representative:
Jon D. Johnson

State Representative:
Charmaine L. Marchand-Stiaes, phone 942-7835 (office) and 947-7833 (fax)

Police Precinct:
5

President / Director:
William P. Waiters, President

Mission:

Established in 1981, the mission of the Holy Cross Neighborhood Association is to make our community the best place in the city to live and raise a family. Elections are held on the 2nd Thursday in May. Membership dues must be current by the end of April each year or the member will not be able to vote or participate in the May election. The association meets every second and fourth Thursday from 5:30pm – 7:00pm @ The Greater Little Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 5130 Chartres Street (at Lizardi). Annual membership dues are $10.00 and include a free Holy Cross T-Shirt.

Current Priorities:

• Blight and Code Enforcement
• Comunity Health
• Cultural and Community Facilities
• Economic Development
• Housing
• Infrastructure and Public Transportation
• Law Enforcement
• Public Education
• Quality of Life, Preservation, and Zoning
• Re-population and Membership
• Youth Engagement

Partners:

Global Green, Historic Green, Tulane/Xavier Center for Bioenvironmental Research, Louisiana Bucket Brigade, Sierra Club, Preservation Resource Center, Blue Moon Fund, REACH-NOLA, World Monuments Fund, Preservation Trades Network, Louisiana Landmarks Society, University of Florida
University of Colorado, Louisiana State University, Southern Illinois University, University of Wisconsin, U. S. Green Building Council, Alliance for Affordable Energy, Citizens Against Widening the Industrial Canal (CAWIC), Corps Reform Network, MRGOmustGO Coalition

For More Info:

Warrenetta Banks

832-286-3105