New Orleans Coalition Endorses JP Morrell

The members of the New Orleans Coalition voted overwhelmingly to endorse JP Morrell as their sole choice for New Orleans City Council At-Large, Div 2. 

The mission of the New Orleans Coalition is to review and endorse progressive candidates, constitutional amendments, charter changes, and other public issues that will improve governmental operation and policies at the federal, state, and local levels and that will develop, sustain, and advance  freedom, equality, democracy, and justice throughout the nation.

"I'm proud to have earned the New Orleans Coalition's endorsement and support," said Morrell. "We've stood together in the fights to successfully end racist Split Juries, to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, and to advance Equal Pay. As Councilmember, I'll continue to work with the Coalition to advance progressive policies and usher in change on the City Council."

The New Orleans Coalition is the latest to join a growing list of supporters for Morrell, which includes over 200 women community leaders and advocates, including Leslie Bouie and Madalyn Schenk; elected officials, including Sens. Regina Barrow and Joe Bouie and Reps. Aimee Adatto Freeman, Jason Hughes, and Former Rep. Patricia Smith; as well as civic organizations, such as the Independent Women's Organization (IWO), the AFL-CIO, Alliance for Good Government, UNITE HERE, Voters Organized to Educate (VOTE), the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), and the Southeastern Louisiana Chapter of the National Association of Building and Constructions Trades (NABTU).   

Morrell has dedicated his career to public service, starting as a public defender right out of law school. Later, he served in the State Legislature, beginning in 2006 as a representative until the end of his final term as a senator in 2018. He will bring his know-how and determination to make city government responsive and accountable to the people it is supposed to serve.

Morrell's top priority will be reducing crime. To this day, he is the only candidate to release a detailed crime plan. He will leverage the power of the City to diversify the economy and provide modern career readiness programs. He will combat the affordable housing crisis by actually regulating Short Term Rentals (STR) and building more affordable homes (not just affordable units). Morrell will tackle infrastructure with the same out-of-the-box thinking that he applied as a State Legislator to achieve what others thought was impossible - like digging the state out of a $2 billion hole to finally fund our schools and hospitals.