Best New Orleans City Council Member 1. Arnie Fielkow — The soon-to-depart councilman seems a perennial fave among our readers, having finished atop the field in this category for five consecutive years. In fact, our readers have been remarkably consistent in this category, as the second-place finisher Stacy Head likewise held that spot for five [...]
***TO SCHEDULE AN INTERVIEW WITH COUNCILMAN FIELKOW CALL C. BRYLSKI/D. JOHNSON AT 504.897.6110*** August 22, 2011 Statement from Arnie D. Fielkow Nearly twelve years ago, I received one of the best phone calls of my entire life when New Orleans Saints ownership called to offer me an opportunity to fulfill a life-long dream – a [...]
Tomorrow, the City Council will act on a motion co-authored by Council Vice-President Arnie Fielkow and District “A” Councilmember Susan Guidry that requests Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s administration to explore marketing strategies for City assets, including revenues that could be generated from selling advertising on public and government access channels, on city-owned public facilities, and for the securing of naming rights for city-owned facilities.
Major League Baseball and the City of New Orleans today officially announced a $5.3 million project to build a future MLB Urban Youth Academy at Wesley Barrow Stadium in Pontchartrain Park in New Orleans.
Councilmember Fielkow and the New Orleans Zephyrs Show Support for Minor League Baseball™ Youth Leadership Academy July 27, 2011 – New Orleans, LA – Today, City Council Vice-President Arnie Fielkow is in Vero Beach, FL to celebrate the inaugural Minor League Baseball™ Youth Leadership Academy at the Vero Beach Sports Village (VBSV). Of the 31 [...]
Councilmember Fielkow Honors the late Dave Dixon for his Contributions to the Who Dat Nation July 25, 2011 – New Orleans, LA – An Ordinance, co-authored by City Council Vice-President Arnie Fielkow, to rename a part of Girod Street between LaSalle Street and West Stadium Drive to Dave Dixon Drive will be filed at the [...]
MAYOR LANDRIEU & CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCE NEW PROGRESS ON MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL URBAN YOUTH ACADEMY IN PONTCHARTRAIN PARK Proposed site of Wesley Barrow Stadium Will Feature a State-of-the-art-facility New Orleans, LA – July 7, 2011 – Today, the New Orleans City Council approved an agreement announced on June 16, 2011, between Mayor Mitch Landrieu [...]
Mayor Landrieu and City Council Announce Preliminary Agreement with Major League Baseball for Future New Orleans MLB Youth Urban Academy Proposed site of Wesley Barrow will feature a start-of-the-art-facility June 16, 2011 – New Orleans, LA – Today, Mayor Mitch Landrieu and members of the City Council announced a preliminary agreement with the Major [...]
June 16, 2011 – New Orleans, LA – In light of the recent leadership crisis at St. Augustine High School, today, the New Orleans City Council passed a resolution urging the St. Augustine community, including the Josephite Order, to negotiate a mutually agreeable resolution with the ultimate objective of continuing St. Augustine’s self-governance and reuniting [...]
Mayor Mitch Landrieu and City Council Vice-President Arnie Fielkow Support Senate Resolution to Suspend UNO Athletics Reclassification June 15, 2011 – New Orleans, LA –Mayor Mitch Landrieu and City Councilmember-at-Large Arnie Fielkow applaud the Senate and House Education Committees for the passage of Senate Resolution No. 68. Co-authored by Senators Conrad Appel and Edwin Murray, [...]
On Saturday, June 11, 2011, New Orleans City Council Vice-President Arnie Fielkow was honored by the Human Rights Campaign with an Equality Award. This award is given to recognized leaders in the community who have done exceptional work in the area of human rights. This year, the dinner theme was Our Families. Councilman Fielkow is an ardent supporter [...]
City Council Vice President Arnie Fielkow Awarded for Support of Human Rights June 9, 2011 – New Orleans, LA – This Saturday, City Council Vice President Arnie Fielkow will be honored with an Equality Award from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) at their annual dinner. The award is given to a recognized leader in the [...]
Civil Rights, Sports and Philanthropy all Combined in Councilmember-at-Large Arnie Fielkow’s 2011 Youth Trip to Alabama May 31, 2011 – New Orleans, LA – Tomorrow, 240 New Orleans youth will travel to Birmingham and Tuscaloosa, AL with New Orleans City Council Vice-President Arnie Fielkow for an interactive Civil Rights Movement history lesson as well as [...]
Levees.org to Release Update on Levee Breach Nominations to National Register WHO: Levees.org and Arnie Fielkow, New Orleans City Council Vice President WHAT: Press Conference WHERE: Steps of City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street, New Orleans, LA 70112 WHEN: Thursday May 26 at 4pm Contact: Sandy Rosenthal, founder of Levees.org 504-722-8172 Levees.org and Council Vice President [...]
House Bill Allowing Second Parent Adoption Supported by Councilmember at Large Arnie Fielkow May 23, 2011 – New Orleans, LA – City Councilmember at Large Arnie Fielkow will appear before the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure to testify in support of Louisiana House Bill 288, which is authored by State House Representative Helena Moreno. [...]
Councilmember at Large Arnie Fielkow, the New Orleans Zephyrs and Minor League Baseball™ Announce Exciting Youth Partnership for Summer 2011 May 17, 2011 – New Orleans, LA – New Orleans youth will once again spend a week this summer at Minor League Baseball’s Vero Beach Sports Village (VBSV), formerly Dodgertown – the long-time training [...]
Councilman at Large Fielkow Announces 4th Annual Civil Rights History Tour May 9, 2011 – New Orleans, LA – On June 1, 2011, New Orleans City Councilman at Large Arnie Fielkow will bring 240 New Orleans youth to Birmingham and Tuscaloosa, AL for a day of Civil Rights history, Minor League Baseball and college football. [...]
City Council Election Code and Reapportionment Committee to Hold Citywide Community Redistricting Meeting Thursday, April 14th What: The New Orleans City Council Election Code and Reapportionment Committee will hold a Citywide Community Redistricting meeting beginning at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, 2011 in the Council Chamber to inform the community-at-large about the process to redraw council district boundaries. At the meeting, Councilmembers and representatives of [...]
April 11, 2011 – New Orleans, LA – During last week’s City Council meeting, Michael Hecht, President and CEO of GNO Inc., presented the video: New Orleans at the Inflection Point. The inspiring video highlights the great progress made in the New Orleans business community since 2005. New Orleans has a lot to be proud [...]
Councilmembers Fielkow and Guidry Introduce Crime Fighting Ordinance April 7, 2011 – New Orleans, LA – During today’s City Council meeting, Ordinance calendar number 28,434, co-authored by Councilmembers Arnie Fielkow and Susan Guidry, was introduced for first reading. The ordinance proposes to create a Gun Offender Registry within the New Orleans Police Department in order [...]
City Council President Arnie Fielkow, along with Courtney Bagneris, Assistant Chief Administrative Officer, and NOPD leaders, will be representing the city today and Friday in Houston at the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four in preparation for the 2012 Final Four, which will be held in New Orleans.
Before the start of tomorrow’s City Council meeting, the St. Augustine Purple Knights Basketball Team, Head Coach Cliff Barthé, Assistant Coaches and St. Augustine President Reverend John Raphael will be honored for winning the Class 5A state championship. All will receive proclamations from the full City Council at the request of City Council President Arnie Fielkow.
Aligning his support for New Orleans youth with his support for the New Orleans Hornets, City Council President Arnie Fielkow is making it possible for 100 elementary students to attend tomorrow’s game against the Phoenix Suns. The students are from Edgar P. Harney Elementary School located in Central City.
Today, Mayor Landrieu and City officials outlined the many preparations underway to ensure that the final weekend of 2011 Mardi Gras goes off without a hitch. City officials discussed security measures, parking and neutral ground restrictions, revenue and permit enforcement, and sanitation plans.
City Council President Arnie Fielkow authored a resolution in response to the Army Corps of Engineers scaling back dredging of the Mississippi River. The resolution, which Fielkow will bring before the City Council in tomorrow’s regular meeting, asks that the Army Corps of Engineers use its funds in a manner that will allow the full [...]
The A.B. Freeman School of Business’ 18th Annual Burkenroad Symposium on Business and Society will be held on Friday, February 18th, 2011 from 10 am to 11:30 am in the Lavin Bernick Center at Tulane University, in the Kendall Cram Lecture Hall. This year’s Symposium will focus on the corporate social responsibilities of business leaders and hopes to stimulate thought and discussion among students, faculty, executives, and community leaders about some of the difficult issues that face today’s leaders and managers.
January 28, 2011 – New Orleans, LA – Founded in 2008 by Dan Cameron, Prospect New Orleans is the largest biennial of international contemporary art in the United States. Prospect.2, the second iteration of the contemporary art biennial, will open to the public on October 22, 2011, and will be on view through Sunday, January 29, 2012. Throwdown1.5 is the February 5, 2011 fundraiser to benefit Prospect.2.
City Council President Arnie Fielkow released this statement in response to the Governor’s request to study the effects of merging the University of New Orleans and Southern University of New Orleans into one school to be placed under the University of Louisiana System.
City Council President Arnie Fielkow is leading an initiative to formally thank and honor all 50 members of the Louisiana Consular Corps in City Council meetings throughout the year. During every second City Council Meeting, starting today, Consulates will receive Proclamations from the City Council for their work promoting economic and cultural relationships between Louisiana and the country they represent.
January 6, 2011 – New Orleans, LA – In an effort to enable interfaith discussion and understanding, the congregations of Touro Synagogue and Masjidur Raheem will come together during the Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend for the 4th Weekend of Peace. The weekend’s events include a January 15 community service event for the needy jointly [...]
January 6, 2011 – New Orleans, LA – The Crescent City Lights Youth Theater will make their first national festival appearance at the National Junior Theatre Festival in Atlanta, GA from January 14 to 16, 2010. The trip, in which 14 young performers will travel to Atlanta for three days, is partially funded with contributions [...]
New Orleans, LA – December 30, 2010 – City Council President Arnie Fielkow sends a message of hope to LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) youth through the It Gets Better Campaign. In September 2010, syndicated columnist and author Dan Savage created a YouTube video with his partner Terry to inspire hope for young people facing [...]
December 30, 2010 – New Orleans, LA – The newly released musical, Captain Louie, by famed composer Stephen Schwartz, opens Friday, January 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the NORD Ty Tracy Theatre in Gallier Hall. The show, performed by an all-child multi-cultural cast of 15 students from New Orleans, ages 9 to 15, runs for [...]
December 16, 2010 – New Orleans, LA – City Council President Arnie Fielkow made the following statement in regards to today’s approval by the City Council of 12 appointees to the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission; the 13th will be announced Monday when the New Orleans Recreation Development Foundation convenes publicly for the first time [...]
New Orleans, LA – December 16, 2010 – Helping to ensure that the Hornets remain and are successful in New Orleans, the City Council unanimously passed a resolution today, co-authored by City Council President Arnie Fielkow and all City Councilmembers, urging citizens and businesses of New Orleans and the entire Gulf South region to show [...]
Councilmember Fielkow joined faith leaders and community members on the steps of City Hall to urge the Senate to support the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, the federal bill aimed at providing immigration relief to undocumented students for the purposes of educational/military service.
December 11, 2010 – New Orleans, LA – Today, the New Orleans City Council passed an amendment that will increase property taxes by 7.74 mills for the year 2011. This millage increase is one mill greater than the 6.74 millage increase that the City Council approved on December 1, but it is one mill less [...]
City Council President Arnie Fielkow joins Congressman Anh “Joseph” Cao and Senator Mary Landrieu in supporting the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, the federal bill aimed at providing immigration relief to undocumented students for the purposes of educational/military service. Councilmember Fielkow would like to express his support of the DREAM Act in the following statement.
Today, the New Orleans City Council adopted the 2011 Capital and Operating Budgets for the City of New Orleans. The Council also adopted Ordinances to adjust the property tax millage rate and the sanitation service charge for 2011.
The following statement was made by City Council President and Budget Committee chair Arnie Fielkow preceding the discussions and subsequent vote on the city’s operating budget for 2011.
“I would like to thank the Mayor, CAO, their staffs, my Council colleagues and their staffs, our Council Fiscal staff and my own personal staff, especially Calvin, Barbara, David and Eric, for creating and participating in a budget process that was far more productive than in years past. All worked incredibly hard and literally logged hundreds of hours for the benefit of the public. As the Budget Committee chair, I am very appreciative of everyone’s dedication.
November 25, 2010 – New Orleans, LA – Wednesday afternoon, the United Teachers of New Orleans (UTNO) gave away 300 turkeys to local residents in the Oak Park Shopping Center on Paris Avenue. Councilmember Fielkow greeted the crowd and lent a hand in giving them out. Happy Thanksgiving!
November 22, 2010 – New Orleans, LA – Over 300 volunteers worked all day on Saturday, November 20, at Easton Playground. The result: a Kaboom Playground, new trees, a mural on the pre-existing facility, a stage, a shade structure, benches and, most importantly, a renewed sense of pride in the Mid-City community. Warren Easton’s marching [...]
EAST BANK OF ORLEANS PARISH UNDER PRECAUTIONARY BOIL WATER ADVISORY UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON November 20, 2010 NEW ORLEANS, LA– Mayor Landrieu, Public Health officials, and Sewerage & Water Board officials addressed the media today to update citizens on the precautionary Boil Water Advisory issued for the East Bank of Orleans Parish. The precautionary Boil [...]
Today, the final budget hearing adjourned in the City Council Chamber, in which the Council publically evaluated the 2011 Operating and Capital Budgets proposed by Mayor Landrieu. Over the course of thirteen days, the Council conducted in excess of sixty hours of public hearings on the budgets under consideration, scrutinizing the expected revenues and expenditures of the City of New Orleans for 2011.
November 09, 2010 – Gambit – In Louisiana and elsewhere, 2010 was one of the meanest political seasons on record. Rancor ruled the day in statewide elections, and it was not a good time to be a Democrat — no matter how “conservative” you might be. The national Republican juggernaut, fueled by Tea Party fervor, was so strong that it even swept Louisiana into the national political mainstream. That’s saying something. Time now for our perennial political postmortem. Herewith our assessment of the electoral carnage, starting with …
Today, the City Council will begin the third week of its 2011 budget hearings beginning at 10 a.m. in the City Council Chamber. This year, the City’s budget presentation and hearing format follow the “Budgeting for Outcomes” model, which is organized by “result area” rather than department. The Council’s budget hearings are organized thematically around the following result areas: Children and Families, Economic Development, Innovation, Sustainable Communities, Open and Effective Government, and Public Safety.
Today, the City Council will begin the second week of its 2011 budget hearings beginning at 10 a.m. in the City Council Chamber. This year, the City’s budget presentation and hearing format follow the “Budgeting for Outcomes” model, which is organized by “result area” rather than department. The Council’s budget hearings are organized thematically around the following result areas: Children and Families, Economic Development, Innovation, Sustainable Communities, Open and Effective Government, and Public Safety.
Today, the City Council will hold its first session of 2011 budget hearings beginning at 10 a.m. in the City Council Chamber. This year, the City’s budget presentation and hearing format will follow the “Budgeting for Outcomes” model, which represents a change by both the Administration and the Council. The 2011 Budget is not organized by department, as has been a common practice in the past, but rather by “result area.” The new system defines goals and asks departments to propose a specific budget allotment which will be used to achieve the desired result.
Kids and Families, here’s your chance to check out the NORD Crescent City Lights Youth Theater at our Open House, Thursday, October 28, from 4:00 – 7:30 p.m.! Kids can take part in “Mini Master Classes” with staff members on the stage at the NORD Ty Tracy Theatre!!! Parents, find out more details about our winter theater program. Meet former cast members with their parents and find out how much fun NORD CCLYT is! Give us your ideas on what other performing arts classes you are seeking to enroll your children.
Mayor Mitch Landrieu and the City Council today announced the next steps for the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission following a landslide victory for the City Charter amendment on October 2, 2010. An overwhelming seventy-four percent (74%) of New Orleans voters passed the City Charter amendment to create the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission.
On Friday, October 15th, Mayor Landrieu and his team presented the 2011 budget to the City Council. This year, the budget process is being approached in a new way: Mayor Landrieu delivered the 2011 Budget to the Council two weeks earlier than usual; There was increased communication between the Mayor and the Council during the preparation [...]
Councilmember Arnie Fielkow hosted his second virtual town hall meeting this morning before the City Council meeting commenced. The live chat, which can be accessed on his personal website, www.fielkow.net, is another conduit by which he can reach out to constituents and answer their questions in real time.
October 4, 2010 – New Orleans, LA – City Council President Arnie Fielkow is hosting his second virtual town hall meeting on www.Fielkow.net this Thursday, October 7th, from 8am to 9am. The topic of the real-time chat will be the recently passed City Charter amendment that will abolish the New Orleans Recreation Department and replace [...]
Days away from the October 2nd election, the New Orleans Recreation Political Action Committee created two new radio advertisements featuring chief advocates, City Council President Arnie Fielkow and Roy Glapion, co-chair of the NORD Citizens Advisory Panel. Urging New Orleanians to vote for the reformation of NORD, these two radio advertisements follow others that featured [...]
Councilman Arnie Fielkow, a strong proponent of the value of organized sports and after-school sports programs, donated $25,000 to the 9th Ward Field of Dreams project to contribute to their goal of raising $1.85 million for a state-of-the art athletic facility on the 9th Ward campus of George Washington Carver High School for the Arts in New Orleans.
COUNCILMAN FIELKOW DELIVERS $25,000 CHECK TO
9th WARD FIELD OF DREAMS
New Orleans Recreation Department Join us for an important panel discussion! Wednesday, September 29 at 6:30pm Loyola University New Orleans (map) Roussel Auditorium, Main Campus Parking, West Road Garage Free and open to the public On October 2, the citizens of New Orleans will vote on an amendment to the Home Rule Charter to create a [...]
When you go to the polls on Saturday, October 2nd, please make sure you know what to look for. The language on the ballot for NORD reform will read as follows:
September 23, 2010 – New Orleans, LA – The 12th Annual Crimestoppers Carnivale will be held at Blaine Kern’s Mardi Gras World on Saturday, October 9, 2010 and Patron Party will be held at Gallier Hall on Thursday, October 7, 2010. Please help make this event a success by becoming a sponsor. All levels are [...]
The co-chairs of the New Orleans Recreation Department Citizens Advisory Panel (NORD CAP) are calling on citizens who have concerns about the proposed change in recreation services to learn the facts about what is up for vote on October 2nd.
Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research, BGR, endorsed the amendment of the Home Rule Charter of the City of New Orleans to reconfigure the governance of City recreation services and facilities.
Today, an ordinance was unanimously passed by the New Orleans City Council to establish the membership composition and length of terms of membership for the proposed New Orleans Recreation Development Commission. The Commission, which would replace the existing NORD, will be up for a vote of the people on October 2nd, 2010.
This is a presentation that should answer any and all questions about the proposed NORD reform that is up for vote on October 2nd.
To learn more about the proposed NORD reform that is up for vote on Oct 2, 2010, please read these Frequently Asked Questions
City Council President Arnie Fielkow is launching virtual town hall meetings in which he will engage in real-time chats with constituents via his newly renovated website, www.Fielkow.net.
On October 2, 2010, the citizens of Orleans Parish will vote on an amendment to the Home Rule Charter of the City of New Orleans to create a new model for New Orleans recreation. Meetings in District ‘A’ and District ‘C’ have already been held. Below is a list of meetings in the remaining districts.
The New Freret (The Freret Business + Property Owner Association) is pleased to announce they have been selected as a finalist for the $25,000 National Markham Mark of Distinction Award.
This morning, Arnie Fielkow appeared on WWL TV to discuss the importance of reforming NORD. This news clip shows daunting footage of the deplorable condition of several NORD facilties, helping to drive home the point that NORD reform is a ‘must’.
City Council President Arnie Fielkow announces that his new website is now online. Updated several times a day, Fielkow.net is a comprehensive web-based resource that gives New Orleanians access to the most current news coming out the Council President’s office, from press release to published articles and video.
A recent poll commissioned by the New Orleans Recreation Department Citizens Advisory Panel (NORD CAP) shows that the majority of New Orleans voters support a change in the City Charter that would create a Public/Private Partnership to oversee the operation of the New Orleans Recreation Department. City Council President Arnie Fielkow, who has been one of the chief advocates for NORD Reform, was instrumental in creating the NORD CAP to study best practices to create a new model for New Orleans recreation.
City Council President Arnie Fielkow released a statement about today’s announcement of an economic public private partnership (PPP) for the City of New Orleans.
City Council President Arnie Fielkow is pleased to announce the outstanding feedback he received from last week’s youth trip to the Vero Beach Sports Village. The Councilman was instrumental in organizing the trip, along with the New Orleans Public Library and Minor League Baseball.
Forty New Orleans youth, ages 12 – 15, will be traveling to the Vero Beach Sports Village, formerly Dodgertown – the long-time training home for the LA Dodgers and, at one time, the New Orleans Saints.
Council Budget Committee Chair Arnie Fielkow released the following statement in response to Mayor Landrieu’s Press Conference on the City’s budget deficit of $67 million.
On Saturday, July 10th, New Orleans City Council President Arnie Fielkow was named Legislator of the Year in Orleans Parish by the Alliance for Good Government. Among Councilmember Fielkow’s notable contributions that the Alliance for Good Government values are his work to reform NORD, his promotion of economic development and his support of transparency in all levels of city government.
New Orleans City Council President Arnie Fielkow will welcome the Baseball Wives of Major League Baseball (MLB) players that have traveled to New Orleans to raise awareness and funds in support of the Gulf region.
City Council President Arnie Fielkow and Council Vice President Jacquelyn Brechtel Clarkson traveled with C-Span to Plaquemines Parish to speak with Parish President Billy Nungesser and survey the latest oil spill damage. The Councilmembers, who visited Grand Isle and the Barataria Basin two weeks ago, felt that the critical nature of the ongoing disaster necessitated a follow-up visit.
“The funds will allow the center to not only remain open but also to build a system of resources that will support the center in the long-term.” New Orleans, LA – June 16, 2010 – Council President Arnie Fielkow announced the Community Center at the Iberville Public Housing Development will remain open thanks to $100,000 [...]
City Councilmembers toured the Barataria Basin and Grand Isle by boat yesterday afternoon to get a first-hand look at the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil leak on the region’s coast.
I believe the new contracting process will instill confidence in our citizenry, especially during this time period when the City is facing great fiscal challenges.
All seven members of the City Council passed an Ordinance that was put forward by Mayor Landrieu by request, which will lead to the improvement and reformation of the New Orleans Recreation Department (NORD).
The New Orleans City Council took a large step yesterday in promoting transparency and openness by having companies that do business with the City reveal all individuals that have an ownership stake in them – down to the subcontractor level.
City Council President Arnie D. Fielkow was honored to deliver the Keynote address at the 2010 Lusher Charter High School Commencement held on the Tulane University campus. The 2010 graduating class represented the first full four-year graduating class post-Katrina at Lusher, a nationally recognized charter school which prides itself on ‘Celebrating cultural diversity through high academics and the arts.’
