Your Alternative Newsletter! Celebrating 22+ Years of News, Arts, Culture & Entertainment   Friday, September 4, 2025 For Immediate Release  Independent Democratic Electors Association (IDEA) Announces Endorsements for the 2025 Election NEW ORLEANS, LA – The Independent Democratic Electors Association (IDEA), a trusted voice for progress and community empowerment in New Orleans, proudly announces its official endorsements for the Fall Election on Saturday, October 11, 2025. After months of rigorous candidate interviews, IDEA has endorsed leaders who are not only prepared to confront New Orleans’ most urgent challenges, but who are also equipped with bold ideas and the determination to deliver real results. “This election isn’t just about choosing candidates, it’s about choosing the future of New Orleans. The leaders we endorse today are doers, not talkers. They’re ready to tackle crime with courage and compassion, invest in our neighborhoods, and make sure every family has a fair shot at opportunity. These will be the people we can say lifted New Orleans higher and moved us forward together,” said Marseyas Fernandez, President of IDEA. IDEA’s endorsements reflect the association’s mission to support candidates who bring integrity, vision, and action to the forefront. The endorsed candidates are leaders who will not only listen to the people, but partner with them to shape a safer, stronger, and more equitable city. The endorsed candidates will be featured in IDEA’s Official Ballot Guide. Voters are encouraged to learn more about their platforms and join this movement to build a brighter New Orleans. For more information about IDEA, its mission, and the endorsed candidates, please visit www.ideaofneworleans.org and follow @ideaofnola on social media. KEY VOTING INFORMATION Election Day: Saturday, October 11, 2025 (polls open 7A.M. – 8P.M.) Early Voting: September 27, 2025 - October 4. 2025, from 8:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m. (excluding Sunday, September 28) Early Voting Locations City Hall – 1300 Perdido Street Room 1W24 Algiers Courthouse – 225 Morgan Street Room 105 Chef Menteur Voting Machine Warehouse 8870 Chef Menteur Hwy Lake Vista Community Center 6500 Spanish Fort Blvd Register to Vote: Deadline to register in person, by mail, or at Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV): September 10, 2025 Deadline to register online via GeauxVote: September 20, 2025 Absentee Ballot Deadlines: Request by October 7, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. Submit by October 10, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. Your Alternative Newsletter - News, Arts, Culture & Entertainment  Newswire Service The New Orleans Agenda newsletter is the leading local alternative for information on New Orleans and the Gulf Coast Region. A provider of turnkey Web-Based Internet Marketing Services, we specialize in servicing community and faith-based entities, corporate and professional organizations, and arts & cultural interest events.  The New Orleans Agenda newsletter has received more than 12 Million Page Views!  Let us introduce you to our audience. Click here to Sign Up for our Newsletter! #NewOrleansAgenda Vincent T. Sylvain, Publisher The New Orleans Agenda  Website: www.NewOrleansAgenda.com Website: www.SylvainSolutions.com Email: [email protected] Expert Solutions for Your Communication Needs! Opinions expressed on this mailing are not necessarily the views of The New Orleans Agenda, POLICAMP, Inc., or Vincent Sylvain unless explicitly stated. Copyright © 2015. All Rights Reserved. The New Orleans Agenda | 5627 Paris Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70122 | Email: [email protected] Website: www.NewOrleansAgenda.com

Picture this: a teenager from the Lower Nine who had turned to selling drugs to keep himself and his family alive. He gets an opportunity to turn things around: going to college and interning at City Hall. To keep his connection to the community, he starts coaching baseball and basketball at a NORD facility in his old neighborhood with the goal of showing kids that they can, in fact, make something of themselves.

Pumping stations serving the two New Orleans neighborhoods hit hardest by Saturday's flood were operating at barely above half their full capacity, officials admitted Tuesday, directly contradicting assurances offered earlier by the Sewerage & Water Board and leading Mayor Mitch Landrieu to purge several top city officials.

The acknowledgement that critical portions of the mammoth system of pumps and canals intended to deal with heavy rainfall were down, pulled from S&WB officials during hours of testimony before the City Council on Tuesday afternoon, came after the agency had spent three days telling residents the pumps were operating to their fullest extent.

When the century was new and U.S. Sen. John N. Kennedy was still state treasurer, he used one of the powers available in that post and touched off a war among the highest ranks of Louisiana’s last Democratic majority government.

All Kennedy did was what a state treasurer could do: refuse to add to the State Bond Commission’s agenda the approval of an $85 million loan to build a sugar mill in Bunkie.

Shootings and murders are up, armed robberies are grabbing headlines and the New Orleans Police Department remains badly understaffed.

The focus in New Orleans — and in the race to determine the city’s next mayor — is once again on crime, which has risen to the top of the list of issues for those vying to succeed Mayor Mitch Landrieu in this fall's elections.

If you’re interested in the citywide elections in New Orleans, now is the time to pay attention and attend a forum or town hall. By the time the televised debates begin, much of the agenda will be set — but already community groups are framing the discussion. Many of them are new progressive groups that sprang up during the 2016 presidential election.

The field for this fall's citywide elections in New Orleans is set: 66 candidates signed up for 15 positions, including 18 for mayor.

Only one incumbent was unopposed: Orleans Civil District Clerk of Court Dale Atkins, who wins an eighth term in office.