French Quarter Advocates

Location: New Orleans, LA

Website: fqanola.org

Vision Statement:

Sensible, Systemic and Sustainable Solutions!

The Mission Statement:

To protect the French Quarter as a working neighborhood with an inclusive and diverse residential and commercial population while preserving its unique culture, architectural integrity and music heritage. The French Quarter Advocates-New Orleans, became a reality on April 4, 2014 when a group of concerned residents and business owners felt the French Quarter did not have an organization that accurately represented the views and opinions of the majority of the people who live and work in the French Quarter.

It was determined from very beginning, in order to truthfully represent a neighborhood you would have to get the opinions of the people you speak for. It will be the policy of the French Quarter Advocates to poll all members to determine the collective opinion of the organization Membership is open to anyone who supports the well-being of the French Quarter.

Monthly and Quarterly meetings will be open to anyone wishing to attend. Consensus decision making with a Board that does not dictate but guides, encourages, and supports the committees and members. The purpose of the organization it to promote:

- Solution based committees who develop working relationships with City officials, residents, business, and tourism leaders.

- Committees that address Public Safety: Zoning and Land use; Infrastructure: Legislation; Economic development and Cultural Outreach/Diversity.

- Social Events to foster camaraderie amongst neighbors, business entities,and government officials.

- Neighborhood projects for the betterment of all.

French Quarter Citizens

Location: New Orleans, LA

Website: www.frenchquartercitizens.org

FQC was founded in 1994 to strengthen the quality of residential life in the French Quarter. Not surprisingly, we focus much of our effort in this area. FQC is heavily engaged in the current efforts to write a new ordinance to control noise; we insist on simple, straightforward, and easily enforced rules that protect and promote the music — not noise — for which New Orleans is justly famous. Cleanliness and sanitation has declined recently.

FQC is helping lead an effort to identify and propose solutions to the challenges of keeping the French Quarter clean, having the trash collected on time, and reducing the number of trash containers littering our sidewalks. Other quality of life issues occupying our efforts and members include supporting the eradication of graffiti, promoting neighborhood consensus making Cabrini Park better for dogs and humans, strengthening controls on filming in the Quarter, making changes in parking regulations to favor residents, and getting the city to crack down on illegal short-term rentals that undermine the Quarter’s residential values.