Our Priorities

Codify tax assessments to stop using sales chasing tactics and fairly assess lots in line with other parishes

Reduce utility rates that add to housing burden

Find permanent housing for unhoused youths and families & reduce the childhood poverty rate

Stop commodifying housing - limit short term rentals without homestead exemptions, increase enforcement & collections

Expand rental assistance & affordable housing mortgage assistance

Secure right to counsel for renters facing eviction

Increase public housing & restore HANO waitlistings that were purged

Strengthen protections against discriminatory practices for housing, particularly for LGBTQ+ community 

Retire failing charter contracts & move schools back to OPSB

Fund relocation for residents of Gordon Plaza

Continue to decrease the bed cap on the prison population to under 1,000

Ban solitary confinement & end money bail

Fully fund public defenders office

Stop working with ICE & permanently make New Orleans a sanctuary city

Reintroduce the Human Rights Resolution

Execute the mayor's C40 Divest/Invest pledge

Aggressively expand sustainability on city properties 

Regulate Entergy as a public utility and not a profit generator - no more rate increases

Hold Sewerage & Water Board leadership accountable & put workers in a position to succeed

Roads & sidewalks for all - safe & equitable travel for all people, regardless of physical abilities or modes of transportation

Ensure Renewable & Clean Portfolio Standard enforces no carbon-emitting from Entergy by 2050

Create a participatory budget for the people to decide where their money should go

Increase spending on education, early childhood development, infrastructure, and sanitation

Fully fund public health & safety, including unarmed mental health crisis intervention

Free public transit & municipal internet access for city residents, workers, and students

Expand & support food programs, mutual aid networks, and health services

Improve our digital infrastructure and fund technology education

Close subcontractor loophole & ensure all workers get living wages for City work

Increase union membership citywide by providing resources and support for workers to organize

Decriminalize sex work

Public facing registry of employers who violate labor violations that will be prevented from obtaining city contracts or participate in city job fairs

Reclaim tax dollars from New Orleans & Co. for hospitality worker & musician funds

Push for criminal charges for developers of Hard Rock Hotel

Make non-profits pay their fair share on properties, particularly vacant lots & large buildings

Create municipal ID program

Support Real Name Change campaign & waive name change permit fees in Orleans Parish Clerk of Courts

Amend Master Plan to implement CBNO's recommended Community Participation Plan

Constituent portal for increased engagement, frequent outreach with those unable to use the portal

Regular virtual sessions with residents & workers in the district 

Committed to vote no on deferring for items that have a volume of public input

District Days of Service - precinct engagement & small public events to bring people together & improve communities together

Regular audits of contact with entities, people & organizations made publicly available