Today, Council President Helena Moreno, Vice-President J.P. Morrell, and Councilmembers Lesli Harris and Joe Giarrusso announced the release of a compilation of action items to address surging violent crime in our communities. These Councilmembers will continue to receive feedback from the public and collaborate with the full Council on solutions, noting that public safety is the Council’s top priority.

NEW ORLEANS - Through a resolution, the New Orleans City Council is requesting federal assistance to help cover Hurricane Ida power restoration costs and the future hardening of the power grid. Led by Council President Helena Moreno, the resolution is co-authored by all members of the Council.

Federal funding for power restoration costs, now estimated at nearly $150 million for New Orleans alone, remains among Council President Moreno's top priorities in the wake of Hurricane Ida.

NEW ORLEANS - District “A” Councilmember Joe Giarrusso is partnering with Culture Aid NOLA, City Park, and others to give away thousands of pounds of free food beginning at 2 PM on Wednesday, September 8, at Tad Gormley Stadium in City Park.

Recommendations follow those proposed in final report of the Street Renaming Commission 

NEW ORLEANS - At Thursday’s Council meeting, District "C" Councilmember Kristin Gisleson Palmer and District “A” Councilmember Joe Giarrusso will introduce several ordinances that, if passed, will rename three parks that were named after confederate or white supremacist leaders. The proposed parks include Washington Artillery Park in the French Quarter, Behrman Park in Algiers, and Palmer Park in Carrollton. 
 
The parks were recommended for renaming after a process carried out by the City Council Street Renaming Commission (CCSRC), which was created by a City ordinance authored by Councilmembers Palmer and Jay H. Banks in June 2020.

NEW ORLEANS - Today, the Council unanimously passed several items authored by District “A” Councilmember Joe Giarrusso approving a plan that will allow the development of 43 affordable housing units in Hollygrove.

The City Council enacted legislation in 2019 that loosened zoning restrictions for developers who build affordable units. The Grove Place development, located at the corner of Earhart Boulevard and Monroe Street, contains a mix of one- and two-bedroom units, all of which will be rented between 20% to 80% AMI.