What: Among the items to be heard at tomorrow's regular meeting of the City Council:

• The Council will receive a special presentation from local experts, professionals and advocates on Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

What: Among the items to be heard at tomorrow's regular meeting of the City Council:

• The Council will consider an ordinance to strengthen opportunities for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) in professional services contracts awarded by the Council.

NEW ORLEANS - Councilmembers will join students from across the city for an anti-gun violence peace rally on the front steps of City Hall tomorrow, Sept. 20th at 10:30 a.m. Students will march from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome beginning at 9:30 a.m. in response to the shooting death of 15-year-old Eleanor McMain student Chance Smith. The march will conclude in front of New Orleans City Hall where Councilmembers will participate in a rally to support ending gun violence throughout the city. Additional speakers will include students and school leaders from InspireNOLA Charter Schools, Warren Easton High School, Algiers Charter Schools and St. Augustine High School.

NEW ORLEANS - After a memo circulated from Kenner Mayor Ben Zahn "banning" the purchase of a particular apparel brand due to their outspoken support for justice and civil rights, New Orleans City Councilmembers have issued the following statements:

NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans City Council is extremely troubled by the anti-Semitic graffiti at the Northshore Jewish Congregation in Mandeville this week. We condemn this act of anti-Semitism and hope the perpetrators will be brought to justice soon. When this kind of hate is displayed at a place of worship, everyone should take it seriously. We are pleased that the Mandeville Police Department is doing just that by opening an investigation and consulting with the FBI. We stand with the Northshore Jewish Congregation and the Anti-Defamation League and strongly condemn these acts.