Robert Murrell

No Party Preference

Ban residential shutoffs.

Increase fortified roof grants.

Reclaim empty lots and blighted properties for community ownership, public art spaces, and municipal or community resources (gardens, parks, solar microgrids, water storage).

Establish a reparations program for the descendants of enslaved people and victims of anti-Black racism and Jim Crow laws.

Create free community health clinics in areas with disproportionately low life expectancies, with a focus on preventative care.

A guaranteed meal and bed for every child - eliminate childhood hunger with expanded food services and financial assistance, find housing for any child and their family who are unhoused or at risk of eviction.

Expand renter protections, rental assistance, and affordable housing mortgage assistance.

Explore the creation of a municipal bank to invest in housing, public projects, and worker-owned cooperatives/businesses owned by historically oppressed people.

Ban solitary confinement & end cash bail.

Increase street lighting & traffic mitigation to eliminate pedestrian/cyclist deaths.

Improve rainwater management to curb street flooding.

Drastically restrict private jet travel (MSY and Lakefront) & require initiatives to reduce emissions (Port of New Orleans).

Expand Youth UBI program & introduce city charter amendment to dedicate funding.

Expand & create free youth programming for arts, nighttime all-ages shows and activities, recreation, literacy, and vocational training for healthy jobs.

Decriminalize sex work.

Create a rental registry for people looking to rent & landlords looking for tenants instead of short-term rentals.

Expand Pre-K & child care for universal coverage, provide new parents with material support like formula & diapers.

Codify tax assessments to stop using sales chasing tactics and fairly assess lots in line with other parishes.

Expand gun violence prevention and weapon safety programming available for free.

Work towards centralized planning of all road work, utility work, and other digs with transparent dashboards, community oversight, and reports available to the public.

Make New Orleans a sanctuary city for immigrants, abortion access, and LGBTQ healthcare.

Expand union density by helping workers organize their workplaces & establish a District A Worker Council to represent workplaces across the district.

Strengthen protections against discriminatory practices for housing, particularly for LGBTQ people and immigrants.

Move parochial election day to presidential election day for increased voter turnout.

Regular remote and virtual sessions to mee with residents & workers in the district where they are.

Create crisis-stabilization centers for mental health and substance crises.

Create a participatory budget so the public can vote on how their tax dollars are spent.

Develop next Master Plan for 2030-2050 with a focus on adapting to sea level rise and extreme weather.

Expand support for elderly people, especially the ones living alone, with a focus on community-based solutions like youth/elder programs and storm evacuation service.

Baby bonds program.

Work towards municipalizing Entergy New Orleans into a publicly owned utility.

Fund capital projects for maintenance and upgrades to public schools and libraries.