City Council District E Forum
Tuesday, January 12, 2009, 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Bringing Culture (Way of Life) across the Canal and the Lake. Forum to be held at City Cathedral Church, 10311 I-10 Service Road, New Orleans, LA.
Bringing Culture (Way of Life) across the Canal and the Lake. Forum to be held at City Cathedral Church, 10311 I-10 Service Road, New Orleans, LA.
Eastern New Orleans Neighborhood Advisory Commission
ENONAC Candidate Forum
City Council District E
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
St. Maria Goretti Community Center @ 6:00 p.m.
(ENONAC Monthly Community Meeting)
E-mail questions for the candidates to info@enonac.org
Selected questions will be asked by moderator Rod Nelson
This forum is not an endorsement of any particular candidate. Its purpose is to inform eastern New Orleans residents about the positions of the candidates on issues that affect our area. A forum with the Mayoral candidates is being tentatively planned for the January ENONAC meeting.
At yesterday’s meeting, the City Planning Commission voted unanimously to delay consideration of the Mater Plan until the January 26, 2010 meeting. The special meeting for Nov. 17 is cancelled and there will be no consideration of the Master Plan at the Dec. 8 meeting. Public comments received before the Oct. 28 deadline will be considered as amendments at the Jan. 12 CPC meeting. CPC staff will post the public comments and staff recommendations to the project website (www.nolamasterplan.org) well in advance of Jan. 12 meeting.
We will also make the report, with revised future land use maps, available as a pdf that we can e-mail to you directly. We will keep you informed of any developments in the process. Thank you for your continued interest in the Master Plan.
Paul Cramer, Assistant Planning Administrator
Renaissance Marketplace
of Eastern New Orleans
5700 Read Blvd. adjacent Lowe's Home Improvement at the I-10 & Read Blvd. Service Rd.
Saturday, November 28th from 12 to 5pm
Monthly arts/crafts/food market offering fresh produce, fine arts and crafts, cuisine from area restaurants, and live music. Occurs on the fourth Saturday of every month.
For more information or to volunteer, e-mail renaissancemarketplace@yahoo.com, call (504) 261-5067 or visit www.renaissancemarketplace.net
The temporary library has opened at 5641 Read Blvd. Hours are 10am – 7pm on Mondays and Wednesdays; and 10am – 5:00 pm on Saturdays. It is closed on Fridays and Sundays. The telephone number is 504.246.7005.
Need your support/attendance Master Plan Hearings October 13th, October 16th and October 27th, from 4:30pm to 9:pm. in the City Council Chambers. Click here to read more...
THIS IS THE 4TH WEEKEND OF THE MONTH! COME VISIT THE EASTERN NEW ORLEANS MARKETPLACE. REAL GOOD FOOD! FREE ENTERTAINMENT! QUALITY VENDORS! MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS! COME SAY “THANKS” TO EASTERN NEW ORLEANS BUSNESSES. 4 PM &ndash 7 PM ON READ BLVD. IN FRONT OF LOWES PARKING LOT. SEE FLYER BELOW. PASS THE WORD TO FAMILY, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS.
In Touch Outreach Top presents its Annual Health Fair on Saturday, October 17, 2009, 9:00am to 1:00pm, at the Apostolic
Outreach Center, located at 8358 Lake Forest Blvd.
The temporary Library is set to open in October or November. The temporary facility will offer books, public computers and delivery request from any branch in the system.
You are invited to see the Draft Plan’s highlights and bring any comments or questions to the Open House taking place Saturday, September 19th from 9 am to 2 pm at the Dryades YMCA, 2220 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.
We encourage your participation in the September 19th Open House and your active involvement in the Public Hearings that will take place on October 13th and 16th before the City Planning Commission. The Planning Commission is scheduled to make a recommendation on the Plan at its October 27th meeting. The New Orleans City Council will then deliberate the Plan and conduct additional Public Hearings. A final decision on a Plan is expected early in 2010.
Hope to see you then!
The City of New Orleans' Office of Recovery and Development Administration (ORDA) is currently planning its 2010 program year, the fifth year of its 5-year Consolidated Plan (CP). The CP is the five-year Housing and Community Development Plan which is the planning and application process for four formula grants totaling approximately $27.9 million
(New Orleans) On Saturday August 22, 2009, the Renaissance Marketplace of Eastern New Orleans will host its monthly community market located at 5700 Read Blvd, at I-10 Service Road (adjacent to Lowe’s). This market will have a car show which will include a slow cruise and an open car-truck show. Those who wish to participate in the car show can register online for a fee of $5.00 or they can register the day of the event for $10.00. Winners will compete for the title of the best car, truck, or hot rod! There will be a 7.3 mile cruise which will begin at 4:00 p.m. with the market opening its doors at 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Representatives from Nickelodeon will be in Attendance to discuss intentions for Six Flags Site. Please Be in Attendance
Tuesday,September 8, 2009 6:00 Pm St. Maria Goretti (Msgr Gautreaux Ctr) 7300 Crowder Blvd (At Morrison)
The Honorable Cynthia Willard-Lewis
Councilmember District E
The following is a collection of excerpts from conversations and meetings with residents of eastern New Orleans over the past several months. While it may seem negative at times, it is meant to instill hope in our future and challenge each of you to do your part in bringing our area up to its full potential. These issues are not new to any of us who live in the area, but we should begin to view these issues differently. Instead of repeating them over and over in our meetings, we should try to develop a solution to at least one of these issues. It doesn’t matter how small the solution may seem—it could be as small as writing a letter—but bring it to a meeting, and be ready to galvanize the support of your neighbors in completing that particular task.
Click here for flyer
Check out the menu for the only coffee house in New Orleans East or check them out online at www.jazzcitycafe.com.
Click here for the menu.
Latest (6/6/2009): A contract has been executed with a demolition contractor and the necessary “permits” from the Department of Safety and Permits have been issued to the contractor.
The Demolition of Two Apartment Complex in New Orleans East LA Provence and Oak Island apartments
I am very pleased to bring to you some very good news. After two years of testimonies and countless complaints I am proud to finally say that what many of us know as 8181 Lake Forest or LA Provence Apartments will soon be demolished. The owners have just sent us a letter agreeing to demolish the entire complex. They are currently in negotiations with a demolition contractor and New Orleans East will soon reap the benefits.
Also I am elated to say that 14101 Michoud Blvd formerly known as Oak Island apartments will be demolished. The permit was granted on May 20, 2009.
Both of these units were posing health risks to the citizens of New Orleans as well as negatively affecting the quality of life. Since Hurricane Katrina the community has been working diligently to bring New Orleans East back and I am glad to say that with this great news we are two steps closer.
These units were constant reminders of government's failures, as well as symbols of the greatest natural disaster to ever strike our country. By demolishing these units we can begin to put our dark past behind us and look to a much better and brighter future.
I would like to thank the community for being so engaged and staying involved in the process. I would like this to serve as a reminder that when we come together as one, with one goal, things change.
Cynthia Willard-Lewis
Council Member District E

Every 4th Weekend Campaign
A grass roots movement of Eastern New Orleans Residents
to promote the health, prosperity & growth of the East.
Residents and Business Owners of Eastern New Orleans:
As we celebrate the continued growth and pioneering spirit of the people of Eastern New Orleans, we need to thank our neighbors and our business owners for their commitment and dedication to the East. We have now exceeded 52,000 residents in the East and are still growing.
Now it is time to join your neighbors to reintroduce Eastern New Orleans residents to our Eastern New Orleans businesses . You can do this by participating in the Every 4 th Weekend Campaign to encourage all of us to purchase exclusively in the East on the 4 th weekend of every month. This kind of support is not only an important gesture to thank our pioneering businesses in the East, but such an effort is vital for continued economic development and job creation in the East.
Pass the word. ‘Buy exclusively in the East on Every 4 th Weekend ‘. Soon you will be able to pick up your Every 4 th Weekend Campaign buttons and yard signs at your neighborhood association meetings.
Support Our Eastern New Orleans Businesses !
For more information please register at the HealthFirstCampaign@gmail.com
We need a large turn out for this hearing. PLease place the hearing information on your calendars and news letters. - thank you.
Renaissance Marketplace
of Eastern New Orleans
working in partnership with
Beacon of Hope Resource Center
5700 Read Blvd. adjacent Lowe's Home Improvement at the I-10 & Read Blvd. Service Rd.
THIS SATURDAY, JUNE 27TH FROM 4 P.M. TO 7 P.M.
Come enjoy the opening of Eastern New Orleans’ first Community Marketplace Enjoy an eclectic mix of Shopping, Arts and Crafts, Cuisine from area Restaurants and Dance to Free Entertainment.
This is a Call To Action
Come out and Let your Voices be Heard
Where: City Council Chamber – City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street
When: Tuesday, May 26th
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Are you CONCERNED about:
On Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at 1:30 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, the City Planning Commission will reconsider their NO vote on 3/24/2009 denying VOB Developers LLC/Old Morrison Partners the right to build nonconforming structures backing on Lake Carmel Subdivision without community input.
Show up voice your opposition!
The 2nd Annual Christmas In the East Celebration celebration will take place on Friday, December 12, 2008 from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm, sponsored by the Eastern New Orleans Neighborhood Advisory Commission (ENONAC). This family Christmas event will take place in the parking lot at 5555 Bullard in front of Jazz City Java Coffee Shop. Each eastern New Orleans subdivision is asked to host a table of kid-friendly refreshments. There will be great family fun and fellowship including games, horse-driven carriage rides, space walk, face painting, and music!
Bring your cameras to take pictures of your kids with Santa! There will be a prize for the best decorated home along the carriage-ride route. Contact Joan Heisser, Officer-at-Large/ENONAC, at jheisser@cox.net or (504) 913-7234 to register your subdivision. For more information, contact Sylvia Scineaux-Richard, 2nd Vice President\ENONAC, at scineaux@bellsouth.net or (504) 884-0000; or Tangee Wall, Officer-at-Large/ENONAC, at (504) 427-2596 or tangeyon@yahoo.com.
On November 25, 2008, the City Planning Comission will hear (Zoning Docket 101-08) the petition regarding a zoning change in Kenilworth from RS-2 to B-1A. This matter is very important to Kenilworth, but may set a pattern for the rest of the east if it is passed. Please attend.
On behalf of the 7th District, I would like to welcome everyone back to our community, after the evacuation of Hurricane Gustav. With the exception of a few incidents, the 7th District was well organized and patrolled for looters and other criminal activity.
We would also like to remind everyone that our "Walk The Beat Event" is around the corner (October 18th, 2008) and we are in need of participants and/or donations to help facilitate our daily needs of operation.
The cost for the race is $20.00, or a donation of whatever you can afford. Please spread the word to your family, friends, and neighbors. I would more than happy to bring anyone an enrolment form if needed.( We will have some available at the 7th district)
Zoning Docket 136/07 Request by the Board of Commissioners for the Port of New Orleans for Conditional Use to permit an integrated solid waste/processing/recycling and transfer facility in an HI Heavy Industrial District, on Section 38, T12S, R12E, Southeastern District of Louisiana, on an undesignated lot, in the Third Municipal District, bounded by France Road, Chef Menteur Highway (U.S. Highway 90) Interstate 10 and the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal). The municipal address is 4201 France W Road. (ZBM E-12) (GM/TB).
Zoning Docket 137/07 Request by HOLCIM (US) INC. for a Conditional Use to permit an integrated solid waste/processing/recycling and transfer facility in an HI Heavy Industrial District, on Area II, Lots 8-A01 and 7, in the Third Municipal District
Members of the ENONAC, businesses, and community groups representing Eastern New Orleans requested deferment of action on these two proposals until more research could be completed to address several concerns by residents and local businesses.
A motion was made to approve each request at the zoning meeting this afternoon, but both resulted in votes of 4 to 4, which will therefore be transmitted to the City Council as actions of NO LEGAL MAJORITY.
The City Council will now vote on these two proposals.
The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, Audubon Nature Institute, Entergy Corporation and Restore Americas Estuaries invites all interested volunteers to participate in a community based habitat restoration project at the Audubon Louisiana Nature Center in New Orleans East. Volunteers will assist the Coalition and other partners to plant over 1,000 trees in five acres to begin restoration of this devastated forest.
When: Louisiana Arbor Day - Saturday, January 19th from 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Where: Audubon Louisiana Nature Center, 5600 Read Boulevard, New Orleans East (behind Joe Brown Park). There are two entrances–from Dwyer Road and Lake Forest Boulevard.
Attire: Wear clothes you are ready to work in- long pants and long sleeves, jackets if chilly and closed toe shoes (boots preferably). Some of the areas are wet.
Please see the flyer for details. To register for the event or if you have any questions, please email Natalie at nsnider@crcl.org or call 1(888) LACOAST.
Locations have been selected by the Recovery School District (RSD) and the Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) to allow for full citywide participation and involvement by parents and friends in the Master Planning process underway to determine the future of schools in New Orleans.
Community participation is to take place in five separate gatherings across the city. The community is asked to attend the meeting nearest to their neighborhood or where they have children registered as students.
Questions: 1-877-343-4773 (8:00am - 4:30pm)
School Planning Area #4 Meeting DATE: Thursday, January 17, 2008 TIME: 6:00p.m. to 8:00p.m. LOCATION: Schaumburg Elementary School 9501 Grant Street, New Orleans, La 70127 View MapDiscusses the following school sites: Abrams Elementary School Marion Abramson Senior High School Alexander Elementary School Bienville Elementary School Bradley Elementary School Capdau- UNO Charter School Coghill Elementary School Benjamin Franklin High School Gaudet Elementary School Gentilly Terrace Elementary School Gordon Elementary School Gregory Junior High School Jordan Elementary School Lake Area Middle School Lake Forest Montessori Magnet School Little Woods Elementary School Livingston Middle School Morial Elementary School Osborne Elementary School Parkview Magnet School Sarah T. Reed Senior High School Schaumburg Elementary School Sherwood Forest Elementary School Village De L'Est Elementary School Fannie C. Williams Elementary School
Download fliers for these meetings here
View all Meeting and School Facilities Information at sfmpop.org
Our office just received a notice from the City Planning Department...It informed us of an upcoming Consideration meeting, which will determine whether or not an applicant can move forward with its request.
For consideration is ZD 137-07: Requested by HOLCIM (US) INC., which has applied for Conditional Use to permit an integrated solid waste/processing/recycling and transfer facility in an HI Heavy Industrial District. The municipal address is 15100 Intracoastal Drive. (bounded by Intracoastal Drive, Industrial Parkway, Michoud Canal, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and Chef Menteur Hwy. Click here for more.
Official notice zoning docket no. 118/07 requested by Prestige Reality of Louisiana, LLC for conditional use to permit a multiple family residential development in a highway urban corridor district (HUC) and a C-2 General Commercial District, on Eastover Subdivision, lakratt tract section 28, proposed lot 2-d-2c (a portionof lots 2-d-2), in the third municipal district, bounded by I-10 service road, gannon road, gannon canal, vincent road/canal and I-510, Municipal Address: 14100 I-10 service road .this zoning docket has been scheduled for Thursday, January 10, 2008 to commence at 11:00 am or thereafter in the council chamber room 1E07 at City Hall. You should contact the clerk's office at 658-1085 after 3:00 p.m. the day before the meeting to confirm that no changes have occurred and that your appearance is still scheduled for this date. In accordance with the rules and regulations of the city council, no more than three persons on each side of an issue shall be heard and each speaker shall be limited to five minutes. This message was sent by the Clerk of Council / Peggy Lewis & Assistant Clerk of Council/ Lora
I'm happy to announce the approval of The Intercultural Charter School! I want to thank you for your continuing support. We are in the process of searching for a principal, recruiting teachers, and hiring staff, if you or someone you know who are interested, please send me a resume. I hope to work and/or collaborate with you in the future. Cam-Thanh Tran, Senior Organizer, MQVN Community Development Corporation, Inc.
The ZD096-07 – request for a zoning change from RD-2 to LI Light Industrial to permit a trailer park at 9901 Chef Menteur Highway has been withdrawn. Click here to see the letter from Councilmember Cynthia Willard-Lewis.
The Eastern New Orleans Neighborhood Advisory Commission (ENONAC) is holding its first Holiday Celebration, bringing together neighborhoods and families of Eastern New Orleans. There will be a planning meeting for neighborhood association presidents this Thursday, November 29, 2007, 6:00pm at Sassafras Restaurant in the Avalon Hotel, 10100 I-10 Service Road, between Read Blvd. and Bullard Ave. This meeting will cover plans for carriage rides, food, decorations, and children's activities.
If your neighborhood association does not have a president, please coordinate with your neighbors and send a representative. Your ideas and participation are greatly needed. Please ensure that your neighborhood is involved in planning the beginning of a beautiful tradition.
State Representative Badon responds to request for an update on our meeting with the fire department about marsh fires in New Orleans East...
We will work to get State money in order to purchase special equipment to handle these fires. Unfortunately, early last week, a new fire erupted. This fire was again on private land. I personally went out to see it with the Fire Chief. It was approximately four hundred yards long and growing. Fortunately, it was an above ground fire. We believe that the rains we had a few days ago, extinguished the fire. We understand that it is a serious matter and we work closely witht he Fire Department get them whatever equipment necessary to fight these fires. - Austin Badon, State Representative
I'm proud to say that, as of November 1st, I have accepted Louisiana's invitation and will do my best to advocate for the cleanup of the shorelines, canals, bayous and wetlands of all 23 coastal Parishes. This will be my first experience as a government employee and I'm looking forward to the challenges of the project. Click here for read the letter from Mr. Richardson.
At our last meeting, we were given a survey provided by Ms. Bridget Carter of Entergy. Each neighborhood is asked to complete the survey and return it. If you have no neighborhood association, and would like to start one, Sen. Duplessis will sponsor a workshop to provide information on writing by-laws, filing the necessary legal paperwork, and other topics. More information on that is coming. Click here for the survey.
A proposal was made at today's City Planning Commission meeting to create a 276-unit apartment complex at I-510 & I-10, near Eastover, but ENO residents created a united stand that defeated the proposal. Find out more at tonight's Eastern New Orleans Neighborhood Advisory Commission Meeting at 6:00 pm at St. Maria Goretti church. Also, updates from Lowe's, NOPD and Dr. Kevin Stephens will be provided.
Click here for more on this news.
Eastern New Orleans Neighborhood Advisory (ENONAC) President David Bell wanted to give Eastern New Orleans residents an update on issues from the September 18 meeting:
Please visit the web site for more news and updates.
ENONAC met on Thursday, September 18 at 6:30 pm at St. Maria Goretti Church.and introduced formal resolutions related to rebuilding Gaslight Square, Abramson Elementary school, limiting new or extended landfill permits; and annual soil, water and air quality tests in Eastern New Orleans. More info on the meeting to come.
The Winn Dixie store on Chef Menteur Highway between Read Blvd and Crowder Blvd. has re-opened! Click here to see the statement regarding Winn Dixie from District E Councilmember Cynthia Willard-Lewis, attached.
The Rite Aid on Bullard Ave. at Lake Forest Blvd. has re-opened!
On September 24, 2007, State Senator Ann Duplessis along with the District 2 Community Enhancement Corporation presented the New Orleans Police Department with 30 bullet proof vests for 5th and 7th District police officers. Click here to view the full press release.
The DEQ issued an official statement about the source of smoke in the area. Click here to read the letter.
Eastern New Orleans Neighborhood Advisory Commission monthly meeting. St. Maria Goretti community center.
NONPAC meeting. 7th District station. Lake Forest Blvd.
New Orleans East residents shop exclusively in New Orleanst East.
US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District public meeting to discuss environmental compliance efforts and project updates on the proposed 100-year Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction System in the New Orleans metropolitan area. Individual Environmental Reports 6, 7, 11 and borrow. Church at New Orleans. 11700 Chef Menteur Hwy., New Orleans.
Join the health first campaign to bring Methodist hospital back in Eastern New Orleans.
ENONAC will hold its general meeting