Committee for a Better New Orleans | |
Formation: | 2000 |
Type: | community organization advocacy group |
Status: | 501(c)(3) non-profit |
Purpose: | civic improvement |
Region Served: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
Leader Title: | Co-chairman |
Leader Name: | Julie Grantz, Anthony Carter |
Leader Title2: | President |
Leader Name2: | Keith Twitchell |
The Committee for a Better New Orleans is a privately funded community organization and advocacy group in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States. It was started in 2000 by Joe Canizaro, a wealthy property developer, and included college presidents and local religious leaders. The group prepared and published a "Blueprint for a Better New Orleans", a plan for improvements to management and infrastructure of the city. The organization has 501(c)(3) non-profit status.