District C

Kristin Gisleson Palmer

Ms. Palmer, an Algiers resident, headed up the Re-Building Together program for the Preservation Resource Center until resigning in December to run for this seat. Under her leadership, the program has rehabbed 250 houses since Katrina. She started with a staff of three and budget of $800,000 and grew it to 60 workers and $3 million in funding. She is vice president of the LA Smart Growth Board and was a founding board member of Evacuteer.org, a group devoted to assisting residents with evacuations. She would bring valuable experience to the blight eradication effort and promises to focus on smart budgeting, public participation in district priorities and developing new economic corridors. The district includes the French Quarter, Algiers, Faubourg St. John, Faubourg Marigny and Bywater.

(courtesy of NOLA.com)