New Orleans Center for Creative Arts

Contact Information

Phone:(504) 940-2787; (800) 201-4836
Website:http://www.nocca.com
Board address:

2800 Chartres Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70117
 

Purpose

The New Orleans Center for Creative Arts board governs and manages the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. 

Composition

Thirteen members.

  • The Orleans Parish School Board appoints one member;
  • The state superintendent of education;
  • The governor appoints two members;
  • The governor appoints one member who is from outside the Greater New Orleans region;
  • The governor appoints one member from a list of nominees submitted by the Mayor;
  • The governor appoints one member from a list of nominees submitted by Dillard University, Xavier University and Southern University at New Orleans;
  • The governor appoints two members from a list of nominees submitted by the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts Institute;
  • The governor appoints one member from a list of nominees submitted by New Orleans Center for Creative Arts faculty and employed as at least a half-time faculty member;
  • The governor appoints one member who is an alumnus or alumna of the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts from a list of nominees submitted by the president/chief executive officer of the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts;
  • The state representative in whose election district the center's main campus is located or his designee; and
  • The state senator in whose election district the center's main campus is located or his designee.

Term Length

Four years; Ex-officio members serve terms concurrent with time in respective office.

(Created by: La R.S. 17:1970.21, et seq.)