Committee for a Better New Orleans

Committee for a Better New Orleans
Formation 2000
Type community organization
advocacy group
Legal status 501(c)(3) non-profit
Purpose civic improvement
Region served
 New Orleans, Louisiana
Chairman
 Joe Canizaro
President
 Keith Twitchell
Website www.cbno.org

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.[1] The organization has 501(c)(3) non-profit status.

References

  1. ↑ Clara E. Irazabal Zurita, Jason Neville (2007). Neighbourhoods in the Lead: Grassroots Planning for Social Transformation in Post-Katrina New Orleans?. Columbia University Academic Commons. doi:10.1080/02697450701584329.