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Links to other New Orleans Neighborhood,
Community, and Historic Preservation Associations

Other New Orleans Neighborhood Associations	Algiers Point Association Broadmoor Improvement Association Bywater Neighborhood Association Claiborne-University Neighborhood Association Coliseum Square Association Faubourg Marigny Improvement Association French Quarter Citizens Lakeview Civic Improvement Organization Lake Vista Property Owners Maple Area Residents, Inc. Mid-City Neighborhood Organization State Street Drive Neighborhood Association Uptown Neighborhood Improvement Association Uptown Triangle Neighborhood Association Vieux Carre Property Owners, Residents & Associates

City of New Orleans	The City of New Orleans' new website is an excellent resource with a growing list of online services available. Theses currently include: paying traffic tickets online registering a new business paying monthly sales taxes and a service request form for the Public Works Department with which you can report potholes, abandoned vehicles, traffic sign repairs and damage, traffic light outages, and other city maintenance issues such as manholes, subsidence, catch basins, curbs, shoulders, ditches and sidewalks. The New Orleans Police Department has a new web site. From it you can make online incident reports (reports of crimes that are that are less serious in nature and with no known suspects; for anything that requires an immediate police response, dial 911 ), report a problem directly to your local police district, review crime maps, pay parking tickets online, pay traffic tickets online, find brake tag stations, and more. It even offers an online tutorial on fire and burglar alarm systems.

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Other New Orleans Neighborhood Resources	Tulane University Library resources for researching Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Includes links to facts and statistics websites; government response, reports, and testimony; independent reports and research; data and mapping resources; stories and accounts of the storm; and practical information for residents.
	The "Care Again" Campaign encourages New Orleanians to become actively involved in making a difference in our city through volunteer efforts. More than fifty volunteer organizations are participating in areas as diverse as youth, safety, beautification, housing, and music. Visit their website to see how you can become involved.
	Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans (PRC), a private, nonprofit organization that promotes the preservation of New Orleans architecture and neighborhoods through a variety of initiatives and programs.
	The Louisiana Landmarks Society works to ensure the safety of our architectural landmarks and to preserve our old neighborhoods and districts as desirable and attractive places to live and work. The society publishes the quarterly newsletter “Preservation,” sponsors tours of plantations and city neighborhoods, hosts talks of architectural and historic interest, and focuses attention on Louisiana’s historical buildings as living remains of our history and physical reminders of the rich heritage bequeathed by our forebears.
	Urban Conservancy, dedicated to research, education and advocacy promoting the wise stewardship of the urban built environment and local economies.
	Historic District Landmarks Commission - HDLC, New Orleans' regulatory agency for local historic districts outside of the Vieux Carre.
	Vieux Carre Commission, New Orleans' regulatory agency for the Vieux Carre historic district.
	Parkway Partners. A joint venture of citizens and government for the maintenance and beautification of the city's neutral grounds, parks and playgrounds; the nurturing of our urban forest; the transformation of unsightly vacant lots into community gardens and pocket parks; the protection of historic monuments; and the development of new parks.
	Operation Comeback. The Preservation Resource Center's Operation Comeback promotes the purchase and renovation of vacant historic properties. OC works with dozens of neighborhood associations and community development corporations citywide to revitalize New Orleans.
	The Mayor's Division of Housing and Neighborhood Development (DHND).
	The Greater New Orleans Community Data Center provides statistics about New Orleans neighborhoods (including 2000 US Census data and BCM Health Asset Inventory information) as well as each parish in the 10-parish New Orleans area, including information from the census, the Louisiana Dept of Education, the Louisiana Dept of Health & Hospitals, Medicaid, the FBI, the Louisiana Department, of Elections & Registrations, and more. This is an invaluable source of information for grant writers and non-profit organizations. The site is also a fascinating way to learn more about our city and the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan Area.
	How to Research the History of Your House (or Other Building) in New Orleans, by Wayne M. Everard Archivist, Louisiana Division, New Orleans Public Library
	The Tulane University Special Collections Division is the world's largest historical research center for New Orleans and the world's second largest for Louisiana as a whole (after LSU-Baton Rouge). It is nearby at 6801 Freret St, in Jones Hall on Tulane University's campus. It is open to the public and all visitors have full access to the division's resources.

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May 18, 2006