Carrollton-Riverbend Neighborhood Association (CRNA)

The Uptown Triangle Neighborhood Association will be hosting a “fireside chat” panel discussion on the ever-rising costs of homeowner’s insurance rates in New Orleans.  Where high utility rates, interest rates and housing prices were already making it very difficult to afford living in New Orleans; the extraordinary jump in homeowner’s insurance rates have pushed new and existing homeowners to a financial breaking point. Something must be done to restore affordability to our city of meager means, or the people who make New Orleans the special place that it is will no longer be able to afford to live here.

Panel Discussion with four of our elected state officials:

Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon

Representative Aimee Adatto Freeman, Dist. 98

Senator Cameron Henry, Jr., Dist. 9

Senator Royce Duplessis, Dist. 5

Please bring your ideas, questions, and proposed solutions to help make this a robust and productive conversation. Questions will be submitted in written form to be asked of the panel by the moderator. You may submit your comments and questions prior to the meeting by e-mailing president@uptowntriangle.com. This discussion will be about finding real solutions to a real problem we all face. This is not a forum for politicking or partisanship.

Event Details

What: Insurance Rates Panel Discussion

When: Thursday, August 24 @ 6:30 p.m.

Where: Lambeth House Auditorium, 150 Broadway Avenue

Parking: Approach the driveway gate and push the buzzer to be let into the parking lot. Please park in non-numbered spaces at the rear of the lot.

Light snacks will be served

For those who cannot attend in person, a virtual option will be available, but your in-person attendance is requested.

Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/obp-tsdz-zun
Or dial: ‪(US) +1 260-227-5348‬ PIN: ‪232 480 085‬#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/obp-tsdz-zun?pin=7791341361516

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Meeting Aug 10, 2023 – thanks to Emily Dux

Comments from Councilperson Joe Giarrusso 

• Discussion of appraisals, taxes and millage
• Roadwork.Nola.gov
• Public works dashboard is in the works to show the status of 311 request
• Interesting recent posts
  • Millage 
  • May 2023 newsletter

Overview of the process of a NOPS vacated building like Johnson from Don LeDuff

• Swing space (what Johnson building is right now) – used for overflow, available for schools damaged in storms, fires, etc.
• Surplus – to be used for non-education purposes
• Sale (Carlos is working to avoid this)
• City property swap – swapped with City for property of equal value
• **It was noted that legislation was recently passed to allow funds to be used for non-teaching uses of a facility – more info needed from czervigon@opsb.us

Questions and comments (please add anything additional)

• Capital projects were necessary on the building – HVAC needs an upgrade
  • This is why Lycee left the building (noted that Lycee was not TOTALLY against coming back to the building in addition to their other new space)
  • Other organization that would want to use the building would come to a legal agreement with the NOPS re: Capital Project
• Johnson building was last renovated in the 1970’s
  • This building is NOT an attractive building for another school when there are other newer, nicer facilities + lower enrollment numbers
  • Community has sentimental and historical attachment to the school (building?)
• Short-term concerns
  • Gaps in fence
  • Maintenance issues – grass/brush, fence, security of the facility
  • Attractive Nuisance for nefarious activity
  • Jarring appearance for barbed wire and harsh lighting
  • No cameras or detection devices
  • Only bi-monthly inspections at the facility (Every 2 months OR 2x a month?)

Ideas for use of property:

• Solar farm
• Expand the community garden
• Roots of music
• STEM Nola
• Preschool/ early education
• Workforce development center
• Wrap-around services for unhoused and/or low income
• Pool, park, or other NORD facility
• Renovate and fix HVAC so Lycee wants to come back

NEXT STEPS: a follow-up planning meeting will be held.

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https://www.rewiringamerica.org/IRAguide

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Please join us for a community meeting. A major topic will be the use of the former Lycee School property.

Date: Thursday, August 10, 6PM.

Location: Community Commitment Education Center, 8540 Spruce @ Leonidas

Guests: Councilman Joe Giarrusso, New Orleans Public Schools Board Member Carlos Zervigon and a New Orleans Public Schools facilities representative will attend.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 6;30 pm BY ZOOM.

CRNA invites you to meet with Joe Giarusso about the City Budget’s process which begins November 1. This is an important time to understand the mayor and council’s priorities – as well as the parameters the Council has put into place.

The presentation will be 15-20 minutes followed by about 40 minutes of questions.

Join Zoom Meeting on November 10, 6:30pm

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85754651184

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CM Giarrusso’s office sent this out: “We know many residents have questions regarding street construction work, street light repairs, catch basin cleaning, etc. so CM Giarrusso has asked the Department of Public Works to join us for a District A meeting so that your questions can be answered. The meeting will be in a meet & greet style (different tables for each project) so you can join anytime between 6pm – 8pm and walk up to the table(s) where you want to ask questions.”

Where: 4621 Canal Blvd (Thurgood Marshall School cafeteria, enter on St Patrick St.)

When: Mon 17 Oct, 6-8 pm

Link to the only RoadworkNOLA map I can find for our nhood (we are Hollygrove/Leonidas): https://roadwork.nola.gov/roadwork/media/Documents/Maps/CombinedNeighborhood/117.pdf

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The last two years, we’ve done some fairly impressive actions; thank you to everyone for being so responsive. We truly do get more done when neighborhoods work together. Increasingly, we are seeing proposals that affect us city-wide, too.

Effective 30 September, I am stepping aside as CRNA president. I will continue on the Board (my term ends Dec 30, I decided in January not to renew it, so this is only ending a few months early). It’s time for me to attend more closely to personal matters, like my health (mental and physical!).

As of Oct 1, I will no longer be the point-person or primary contact who assesses and distributes emails, organizes meetings, sets up and distributes agendas, and etc. BUT, I WILL continue to focus on zoning, land use, CPC, and S&P, which are my primary interests.

Other Board members will take responsibility for the areas of their own interests. The Board should hammer this out at our next meeting.

Starting on 1 October, I will forward the emails that I get as follows:

• SWB: Ariane Livaudais
• Juvenile justice, affordable housing, education: Betty Dimarco
• Entergy, renewable energy, tree planting, Community Lighthouse: Julianna Padgett
• Land use, zoning, CPC, S&P: Elaine Leyda

Cheers, and thanks for all the good work we’ve done!

EL

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I’m writing to invite you to a TNO Citizen Seminar with Maxwell Ciardullo and Monique Blossom (from Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center) about the Healthy Homes ordinance, which is going for a vote at City Council next week.

The session will be over Zoom on Tuesday, September 26th at 4:30pm. It will last one hour.

To register, visit togethernola.org/sept27 https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtceuorjMuGdFq-qjQqvypAyT6ygaayWWg

The Healthy Homes would:

• establish a basic standard of health and safety for all rental units in New Orleans
• create an avenue for renters and neighbors to report substandard conditions at rental properties
• protect tenants from being evicted for seeking repairs (yes, that’s currently allowed)

More info about the proposal here: https://healthyhomesnola.org/healthy-homes-policy

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Tuesday, 27 Sept 2022 at 5:30 til 7:00, come talk with Royce Duplessis and Mandy Landry. Both are running for the seat vacated by Karen Carter Peterson.

St. Rita’s School gym, 65 Fountainbleau Dr. Parking lot & event entrance is across from Broad Place.

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Mon, Tues, Wed at the Nix, 10:30 til 5:00. You can go in person OR do a virtual meeting. Must register for both: 504-658-4985 or at www/nola.gov/COH

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