News and Updates

We'd like to thank everyone who took the time to nominate a neighborhood or community leader for the 2016 Mayor’s Community Excellence Awards. We received over 100 nominations in 7 different categories, highlighting some of the amazing work and contributions our neighbors are making to the city of New Orleans. Please join us in congratulating these community leaders for being nominated for their work and dedication to their communities:

• Alfred Marshall of Stand with Dignity
• Arthur Busby of Edgelake Neighborhood Association
• Betty DiMarco of Carrollton Riverbend
• Brenda Lomax-Brown of Hollygrove-Dixon
• Burnell Cotlon of the Lower 9th Ward
• Calvin Spears of Lakewood East
• Connie Uddo of Lakeview
• Constance Fowler of Lower 9th Ward
• Cyndi Nguyen of Viet
• Cynthia Harris of New Zion City
• Daesy Behrhorst of the Latino Forum
• Dawn Hebert of Lake Willow
• Derek Bardell of Audubon Charter School
• Derrick Francis of Lake Bullard Neighborhood Improvement District
• Donna Johnigan
• Donna Schmitt of Edgewood Park Neighborhood
• Dr. Ansel Augustine of Treme
• Dr. Patrice P. Sentino of Center for Hope Children and Family Services
• Dyan French Cole
• Ed Blouin of Village de’Lest
• Fred Radtke of Operation Clean Sweep
• Freddy Yoder of Lakeview
• Gloria DeCuir-Robert
• Gretchen Bradford of Pontchartrain Park
• H.V. Nagendra of Carollton Area Network
• Jeannie Tidy
• Jeff Supak of Global Green
• Jeremy D. Smith of Irish Channel Neighborhood Association
• Jeremy Smith of the Irish Channel Neighborhood Association
• Jerome Smith
• Jim Olsen of Mid-City Security District
• Jonathan Wilson of 100 Black Men of New Orleans
• Juan Gershanik
• Justin Pitard of Tulane Canal Neighborhood Association and Avery’s Restaurant
• Karla Sikaffy duPlantier of the Louisiana Language Access Coalition
• Katherine Hutton of Open Hands Restaurant
• Kaylin Magnolia Lynch
• Keisha Tilton of First Priority
• Lisa Stafford of Lake Bullard
• Liz Shepard of LifeCity
• Lyle Henderson
• Marcia McWilliams of North Kenilworth
• Mary Kellly-Swafford
• Michael Robinson of Fabourg Delassize Neighborhood Association
• Michelle Ingram of Freret Improvement District
• Mona Lisa Saloy
• Nadine Robertson
• Nga Nguyen
• Nick Harris of Dillard University
• Pastor Dennis Watson and Celebration Church
• Patrick Armstrong and the NOLA Trash Mob
• Phyllis Cassidy and GoodWork
• Rear Bienemy
• Rev. Willie Calhoun of the Lower 9th Ward
• Rita LeGrand of Lakeview
• Robert Lynn Green, Sr.- the “Mayor of Tennessee Street”
• Rock-n-Bowl
• Rosa Herrin
• Ruth Kennedy of Hollygrove Neighborhood Association
• Sandra Thompson Herman
• Ted LeClerq
• The Green Clean Neighborhood Effort
• Tim Levy of Mid-City Business Association
• Tom Lowenburg of Octavia Books
• Troi Bechet
• Troy Glover of St. Roch
• Una Anderson
• Vanessa Gueringer of A Community Voice
• Warrnetta Banks