Welcome to the web site of the Faubourg Marigny Improvement Association (FMIA). |
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Founded in 1972, our motto is "Helping to make the Marigny a better place to live work, and play."
Located across Esplanade Avenue, adjacent to the French Quarter, our neighborhood follows the southward flow along the Mississippi River, for about sixteen blocks. (map)
The primary goal of FMIA is to preserve the unique architectural and cultural heritage of our historic district. Our membership, which includes residential and business property owners and renters, are committed to improving the quality of life in our diverse community.
If you are a neighbor, we hope you will explore this site with an eye towards participating with us, or perhaps just stay in touch with social events such as potluck suppers, Christmas Caroling, and our annual Home Tour.
If you are a visitor, we hope you will explore beyond the usual tourist areas of New Orleans, and experience the charm, friendliness, and more local flavor of the Marigny.
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Crime Prevention
At the Crime March on City Hall many speakers urged citizens to get involved and be a part of the solution. To that end, we dedicated our January meeting to developing strategies and we held a public meeting on 3/3 to introduce some short term strategies and discuss the more long term ones. Read More. |
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Riverfront Re-Vision
With the help of Councilman Carter we developed an amendment to the Riverfront Vision 2005 Plan that will protect us on all our issues. The amendment protects us by making all variances to the current zoning and scale go though the normal public input process and clarifies that the plan is just a plan and that the recommendations contained within can not be used by City Planning to circumvent the public input process.
We will still have to educate the council on our issues and present our view of the issues when the time comes. Sign the petition to show your support.
Sign the Petition |
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