Bring New Orleans Back Commission
Encyclopedia
The Bring New Orleans Back Commission was established by Mayor Ray Nagin
of New Orleans
, Louisiana
, after the flooding caused by a major civil engineering failure in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
in 2005.http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/10/01/MNGG9F0V651.DTL Aside from one Hispanic
, the membership of the commission is half black and half white. For reference, and because race has been a contentious issue, the race of the members is indicated.
The goal of the commission is to advise, assist, plan and help the City of New Orleans develop recommendations on all aspects of rebuilding. The Bring New Orleans Back Fund is also a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
.
(ULI). The theme of their recommendations was that New Orleans must be made a liveable and equitable city attractive to current and new residents. Some specific recommendations included forming a "Crescent City Rebuilding Corporation", creating a financial oversight board, involving citizens in creating criteria for renovation and redevelopment, and creating tax incentives. The study was funded by Albert B. Ratner, co-chairman of Forest City Enterprises
, a large development company. Included in the funding was the $100,000 Ratner received as recipient of the ULI's 2005 J. C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development.
Ray Nagin
Clarence Ray Nagin, Jr. is a former mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Nagin gained international note in 2005 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the New Orleans area....
of New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, after the flooding caused by a major civil engineering failure in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
in 2005.http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/10/01/MNGG9F0V651.DTL Aside from one Hispanic
Hispanic
Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
, the membership of the commission is half black and half white. For reference, and because race has been a contentious issue, the race of the members is indicated.
The goal of the commission is to advise, assist, plan and help the City of New Orleans develop recommendations on all aspects of rebuilding. The Bring New Orleans Back Fund is also a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
Internal Revenue Code
The Internal Revenue Code is the domestic portion of Federal statutory tax law in the United States, published in various volumes of the United States Statutes at Large, and separately as Title 26 of the United States Code...
.
Membership
The Bring New Orleans Back Commission members are:http://www.bringneworleansback.org/Portals/BringNewOrleansBack/portal.aspx?tabid=9- Maurice L. "Mel" LagardeMaurice L. LagardeMaurice L. Lagarde III is a New Orleans native and head of the Delta region for the hospital company Hospital Corporation of America. He was appointed co-chair of the Bring Back New Orleans Commission in September 2005.-External links:...
(Co-Chair) - New Orleans native and head of the Delta region for the hospital company HCAHCAHCA may refer to:* Haryana Chess Association* Hinsdale Center for the Arts* Hall-Carpenter Archives* Hans Christian Andersen, Danish author and poet, most famous for his fairy tales* HC Andersen , Finnish rock band... - Barbara Major (Co-Chair) - black activist; executive director of St. Thomas Health Services
- Donald T. "Boysie" Bollinger Jr - multimillionaire businessman with ties to the White HouseWhite HouseThe White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
- Kim M. Boyle - lawyer; partner in the employment law group at Phelps Dunbar LLPhttp://www.phelpsdunbar.com/pages/profile.asp?id=79
- Cesar R. Burgos - President, Hispanic Lawyers Association of Louisiana
- Joseph C. Canizaro - multimillionaire businessman and real estate developer with ties to the White House
- Dr. Scott CowenScott CowenScott S. Cowen is 14th president of Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he is also Seymour S. Goodman Memorial Professor in the A.B. Freeman School of Business and professor of economics in Tulane's School of Liberal Arts. He has written more than a hundred peer-reviewed journal...
- President, Seymour S. Goodman Professor of Management and Professor of Economics, Tulane UniversityTulane UniversityTulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...
; sits on the boards of the New Orleans Business Council, New Orleans Regional Chamber of Commerce, United Way of Greater New Orleans and Committee for a Better New Orleans - Alfred C. Hughes - Roman Catholic Archbishop of New OrleansRoman Catholic Archdiocese of New OrleansThe Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans, officially in Latin Archidioecesis Novae Aureliae, is an ecclesiastical division of the Roman Catholic Church administered from New Orleans, Louisiana...
- Rev. Fred Luter - Pastor, Franklin Avenue Baptist Church, a megachurchMegachurchA megachurch is a church having 2,000 or more in average weekend attendance. The Hartford Institute's database lists more than 1,300 such Protestant churches in the United States. According to that data, approximately 50 churches on the list have attendance ranging from 10,000 to 47,000...
which was flooded; describes himself as a "street preacher from the Lower Ninth WardLower Ninth WardLower Ninth Ward is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. As the name implies, it is part of the Ninth Ward of New Orleans. The Lower Ninth Ward is often thought of as the entire area within New Orleans downriver of the Industrial Canal; however, the City Planning Commission divides this...
" - Wm. Raymond Manning, AIA, NOMA, NCARB - President and CEO of Manning Architects http://www.manningarchitects.com
- Wynton MarsalisWynton MarsalisWynton Learson Marsalis is a trumpeter, composer, bandleader, music educator, and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. Marsalis has promoted the appreciation of classical and jazz music often to young audiences...
- internationally known jazzJazzJazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
musician. - Irvin MayfieldIrvin MayfieldIrvin Mayfield, Jr. is an American jazz trumpeter and bandleader. He has been serving as Cultural Ambassador of the City of New Orleans and State of Louisiana since 2003. He co-founded and has co-led the Afro-Cuban jazz group Los Hombres Calientes since 1998. Their debut album won Billboard's 2000...
- Cultural Ambassador of New Orleans; jazz trumpeter - Alden J. McDonald - head of Liberty Bank and Trust Company, one of the five largest black-owned banks in the United States
- Daniel F. Packer - chief executive of the New Orleans subsidiary of the Entergy Corporation, which filed for bankruptcy protection in September 2005
- W. Anthony Patton - President/CEO and Founder of EBONetworks, an African American marketingMarketingMarketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...
company; awarded New Orleans CityBusiness Top New Entrepreneur of the Year Award, 2003 - Jimmy Reiss - chairman, New Orleans Business Council; quoted in the Wall Street Journal as saying, "Those who want to see this city rebuilt want to see it done in a completely different way, demographically, geographically and politically."
- Gary Solomon
- Oliver M. Thomas, Jr. - City Council member since 1994
- David White - business executive often described as the mayor's closest confidant; former owner operator of McDonald'sMcDonald'sMcDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 64 million customers daily in 119 countries. Headquartered in the United States, the company began in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by the eponymous Richard and Maurice McDonald; in 1948...
franchiseFranchisingFranchising is the practice of using another firm's successful business model. The word 'franchise' is of anglo-French derivation - from franc- meaning free, and is used both as a noun and as a verb....
restaurants.
Commission activities
On November 18, 2005, the Commission received a report from over 50 urban development experts from the Urban Land InstituteUrban Land Institute
The Urban Land Institute, or ULI, is a non-profit research and education organization with offices in Washington, D.C., Hong Kong, and London...
(ULI). The theme of their recommendations was that New Orleans must be made a liveable and equitable city attractive to current and new residents. Some specific recommendations included forming a "Crescent City Rebuilding Corporation", creating a financial oversight board, involving citizens in creating criteria for renovation and redevelopment, and creating tax incentives. The study was funded by Albert B. Ratner, co-chairman of Forest City Enterprises
Forest City Enterprises
Forest City Enterprises is a $9-billion diversified real estate management and development company based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Its portfolio includes interests in retail centers, apartment communities, office buildings and mixed-use projects in the U.S...
, a large development company. Included in the funding was the $100,000 Ratner received as recipient of the ULI's 2005 J. C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development.