Funding and Improvements in Quality of Life for New Orleanians

• Dangerous, crime-infested apartment buildings are a huge source of homelessness and crime in New orleans.  HB 370, passed this year, allows for the prosecution and jail time of slumlords who refuse to clean up or sell their squalid, crime-infested properties. Huge thanks to the City of New Orleans, District Attorney Jason Williams, and Councilmember Eugene Green for their support in passing this legislation.

• Tire dumping and illegal short-term rentals are two major quality of life issues in New Orleans. HB 276 empowers the city council to double fines for violations like tire dumping and illegal short-term rentals. We currently cannot fine a person or entity more than $500 for an ordinance violation. This is a major reason why the city has difficulty addressing blight, dumped tires, and the many STR owners who ignore repeated violations. Thanks to the City of New Orleans, Councilmember Eugene Green, and Senator Joe Bouie for their support in passing this legislation.

• This year, Mandie secured funding for several important projects and organizations, including $9 million for a Hollygrove drainage project, $270,000 for Metropolitan Human Services in Central City, $200,000 for the Roots of Music youth program, and another $800,000 for city programs that focus on juvenile justice and parental education. 

• In recent years, the Orleans Delegation has worked together to secure funding for the City and local State projects, including over $70 million for the SWB, $20 million for OPCD expansion, $4 million for LSUHSC, over $70m for the Port, $20m for the Claiborne Corridor Rehabilitation, and many other city and state projects.