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Cao Disaster Relief and Recovery Development Act Passes Committee

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Today, Congressman Anh “Joseph” Cao (LA-2) announced the inclusion of his reforms to the disaster response and recovery process in comprehensive revisions to the Stafford Act.

In September, Cao introduced H.R. 3965, the Disaster Relief and Recovery Development Act. This bill, which was co-sponsored by each member of the Louisiana delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives, would streamline operations and increase accountability and transparency at the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA), return focus on FEMA’s role as a recovery and coordinating agency, formally direct FEMA to consider lump sum settlements for projects that are similar in nature, and ensure critical information to prepare for a storm is efficiently disseminated.

Cao’s reforms were incorporated in H.R. 3377, the Disaster Response, Recovery, and Mitigation Enhancement Act of 2009, which was authored by Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman, James Oberstar (D-MN) and Ranking Member John Mica (R-FL). On November 5, 2009, H.R. 3377 was approved by the full committee and reported to the full House where it is expected to be voted on within the next few months.

Cao continues to work with Chairman Oberstar on one of the critical sections of his bill which would have provided for lump sum (rather than project-by-project) settlements for projects similar in nature at 100% federal cost share. The language as incorporated in H.R. 3377, while an improvement, relies upon existing authorities in the Stafford Act rather than explicitly provided FEMA with this authority. Cao received a commitment from Chairman Oberstar to continue to work together to resolve this before the bill goes to the Floor for a vote.

Cao said: “It has been four years since one of the greatest disasters in the history of this nation, Hurricane Katrina, destroyed my district and my home. Recovery has been too slow, and this is due in large part to the red tape at FEMA. The Stafford Act is currently set up to provide recovery dollars on a project-by-project basis. My proposal cuts through that red tape to ensure communities hit by disaster never have to go through the anemic recovery that we had to endure.”

Specifically Cao’s reforms include:

- Promoting mitigation technologies – To provide additional resources to advertise what options are available to strengthen properties to avoid damage from disaster in the first place.

- Getting more information to communities with limited English language proficiency – To request a study to ensure that communities where English is not the native language are getting the same warning information, as these communities can disproportionately suffer in the chaos before a disaster.

- Expanding the role of recovery – Recovery in Orleans and Jefferson Parish has been slow going and some have attributed this to the lack of a strong role for FEMA’s Recovery officer. This would clarify and clearly express that FEMA’s role is as much about recovery as it is about immediate response after a storm.

- Creating a Task Force on Recovery – To create a task force that brings together all of the resources of the Federal government to ensure there isn’t duplication of efforts and that all resources are getting to the affected communities. After Cao introduced his legislation, FEMA began establishing this interagency task force.

- Directing FEMA to Review their Regulations – To require FEMA to review their regulations to ensure staff on the ground responding to the needs of citizens have a clear picture of their authority and their ability to be flexible. This is something that FEMA has been “working on” and this directs FEMA to report to Congress on their findings to make sure they actually do it.

- Requiring FEMA to go forward with using cost estimating as a reimbursement method – To require FEMA to finalize their processes which would allow for cost estimation rather than project-by-project reimbursement for damaged facilities. This would significantly speed up the delivery of recovery dollars to an affected area and is something FEMA was supposed to have been doing all along.

Cao Introduces Bill to Honor New Orleans Postal Worker

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Recently, Congressman Cao introduced H.R. 3951 to designate the United States Postal Service (USPS) facility located at 2000 Louisiana Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana, as the Roy Rondeno, Sr. Post Office Building.

In late September 2009, while working on his day off because the postal service was short-staffed, Mr. Rondeno was sorting through mail in the back of his truck when he was hit by a car and suffered traumatic injuries.

Six days later, on October 2, 2009, he died from heart failure—just weeks short of his plan to retire from his 34-year long service as a USPS letter carrier, spend time with his family, and become more active in his recently-founded ministry.

Mr. Rondeno was beloved by the community, his colleagues, and his family. He was a great American, proud New Orleanian, honored veteran, public servant, and devoted father, brother, husband, and friend.

After his death, community leaders and representatives from the Louisiana District of USPS employees, Louisiana Association of Letter Carriers, and New Orleans City Council encouraged Cao to draft the legislation in his honor.

The bill has been referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and should be up for a vote soon. It has co-sponsorship of the entire Louisiana delegation

Congressman Cao also had a flag flown in Mr. Rondeno’s honor above the U.S. Capitol, for presentation to his family at the dedication ceremony of the post office.

Cao Makes USO Care Packages for Female Troops

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Today, Congressman Anh “Joseph” Cao (LA-2) participated in Operation USO Care Package to help prepare care packages for deployed female service members.

Cao joined fellow colleagues, congressional staffers, and notable attendees including the Second Lady of the United States, Dr. Jill Biden in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill to assemble 2,000 care packages for America’s female troops.

Operation USO Care Package was initiated by the USO (United Service Organizations) in 2001 to provide our troops deployed overseas with needed items such as shaving kits, wet wipes, playing cards, sun screen, and calling cards so they can stay in touch with the loved ones they left behind.

Since the program’s inception, the USO has distributed more than 1.8 million care packages to our troops, and Operation USO Care Package is the only program of its kind endorsed by both the Department of Defense and the White House.

In recent years, there have been increased requests to tailor special packages for deployed female service members. Cao said: “I applaud this effort to support our women in uniform. These brave soldiers deserve our encouragement, and it is our hope that these care packages increase their morale and provide them a little comfort during their deployment. As Members of Congress, it’s important that we remember the sacrifices that these soldiers are making.”

Nh?ng d?c di?m c?a dân bi?u Cao Quang Ánh

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Trong cuộc bỏ phiếu chấp thuận bản biểu quyết hạ viện số 3962, hình thức luật pháp đầu tiên của kế hoạch cải cách y tế, Cao Quang Ánh là dân biểu Cộng Hoà duy nhất bỏ phiếu thuận; lá phiếu của ông giúp bản biểu quyết hạ viện mang tính chất luỡng đảng, tính chất mà cả tổng thống Barack Obama và chủ tịch hạ viện Nancy Pelosi rất thèm muốn. Ðó là đặc điểm thứ nhất của dân biểu Ánh.

Ðặc điểm này càng nổi bật vì trước đó dân biểu John Boehner, chủ tịch khối thiểu số hạ viện đã hạ quyết tâm là không một dân biểu Cộng Hoà nào bỏ phiếu thuận cho biểu quyết 3962. Ðặc điểm thứ nhì là thái độ của dân biểu Ánh trước những phản ứng phẫn nộ của đảng Cộng Hoà. Có người đòi đuổi con ‘cow" Quang Ánh trở về Việt Nam; người khác đòi trừng phạt ông. Phát ngôn nhân của ông, bà Princella D. Smith, bênh vực xếp, "Ổng honest tới mức người khác thấy xót xa. Ổng nói ổng không phải là người mà các đồng nghiệp dân chủ hô hoán reo mừng như một ‘tay trong'. Ông ta không giống như những chính khách khác, và ông ta cũng không tự coi mình như một chính khách. Ông ta là một nhà tu."

Một vài bạn đồng viện khiêu khích ông bằng cách hỏi xỏ xiên, "Quý danh là gì?" Họ muốn ông đọc ra chữ Cao với cái đồng âm Anh ngữ là "cow" để họ có dịp cười chế nhạo. Ông Ánh nhã nhặn bảo họ, "call me Joseph," như bất cứ người Mỹ nào khi muốn tỏ thân tình bảo bạn gọi mình bằng first name.

Ðặc điểm thứ 3 là ông Ánh chân thành, mặc dù sự thật ông nói lên đôi khi mang cái nghĩa gần như khiêu khích. Báo chí hỏi ông là viên chức đảng Cộng Hoà có gây khó khăn cho ông không, khi họ nói họ không trả thù, không trừng phạt ông, ông Ánh trả lời, "có đấy chứ: một vài người hủy bỏ lời hứa trợ giúp quỹ tranh cử của tôi, một vài người khác đòi refund tiền đã giúp." Trước cuộc bỏ phiếu tại hạ viện, ông Michael S. Steele, chủ tịch hội đồng toàn quốc của đảng Cộng Hoà, hăm he, "Nếu anh bênh vực dự án y tế của Nancy Pilosi, chúng tôi sẽ đến tìm anh, và anh sẽ thấy mình rơi vào một cái hố đầy khó khăn."

Truyền thông hỏi ông nghĩ gì về thái độ của ông Steele, ông Ánh trả lời, "Nếu ông chủ tịch cho là tôi không bảo thủ đúng mức thì đó là quyền của ông ta. Tuy nhiên tôi vẫn mong muốn ông ta tiếp tục cộng tác với tôi để đạt đến những giải pháp tốt cho đất nước. Ðất nước không cần một hố sâu phân đôi những đảng viên Cộng Hoà bảo thủ và những đảng viên Cộng Hòa khác dung hòa hơn."

Ký giả Joseph Weber, người đã từng cộng tác với ông Steele, viết trên tờ Washington Times về ông Ánh như sau, "Ông ta không suy luận theo đường hướng của Ðảng, và ông ta chỉ hành động theo nhu cầu của cử tri. Tuy nhiên, ông ta vẫn là một đảng viên Cộng Hoà thuần thành, mặc dù ông đặt trách nhiệm đối với cử tri trên mọi bận tâm khác.

Các lãnh tụ Cộng Hoà nể nang ông, mặc dù không đồng ý với quan điểm của ông, nhất là họ không đồng ý với lá phiếu ông vừa bỏ cho dự án cải tổ y tế. Tuy nhiên việc này không biểu hiện một rạn nứt giữa ông Ánh và những viên chức lãnh đạo Ðảng, kể cả ông chủ tịch Steele.

Với kinh nghiệm một người đã cộng tác với ông, tôi biết Steele có một tầm nhìn rộng rãi hơn, và đảng viên Cộng Hoà phải gồm cả những người dung hòa và những người bảo thủ. Và tôi có thể đoan chắc là nếu một đảng viên Cộng Hòa có thể thắng cử năm 2010 tại quận 2 Louisiana, thì người đó không thể là ai khác hơn Joseph Ánh." Ðiều này không có gì chắc chắn, vì ký giả Weber không nói nhân danh ông chủ tịch Steele, và ngay cả ông Steele cũng không giúp dân biểu Ánh được bao nhiêu, cả trong lần ông đắc cử năm 2008 lẫn trong lần tới, ông tái ứng cử năm 2010. Cử tri quận 2 Louisiana gồm 60% Mỹ đen và 62% cử tri dân chủ, và dĩ nhiên LA-02 không phải là chỗ đắc địa cho một chính khách Cộng Hòa.

Năm ngoái ông Ánh thắng là nhờ Chúa, và năm tới nếu ông có thắng nữa, cũng vẫn chỉ nhờ cậy vào Chúa. Năm 2008, ứng cử viên dân chủ là dân biểu William Jefferson, với thâm niêm làm dân biểu liên tục 9 nhiệm kỳ tại LA-02. Nếu không theo ý Chúa thì làm gì có việc ông ta bị truy tố về tội tham nhũng vào đúng lúc cuộc tranh cử diễn ra, giúp một chính khách Việt Nam tay mơ bước vào hạ viện liên bang. Nhưng dù không đắc cử lần thứ nhì, dân biểu Ánh cũng đã đánh phấn cho khuôn mặt Việt Nam hải ngoại bằng việc ông bỏ phiếu theo lương tâm.

Phỏng vấn ông, đài CNN đem câu ông Ánh nói, "tôi quyết định lá phiếu tôi bỏ, căn cứ trên nhu cầu của công dân trong quận tôi sống", rồi so sánh ông với nghị sĩ Joe Lieberman, bang Connecticut. Họ hỏi Lieberman là ông sẽ đặt nặng quyền được chăm sóc y tế của 30,000 nhân công Connecticut vừa mất bảo hiểm y tế vì mất việc, hay đặt nặng $65,000 tiền tặng dữ mà hãng bảo hiểm Aetna Health Insurance Corporation biếu vào quỹ ứng cử của ông, và tiền biếu của nhiều hãng bảo hiểm khác.

Không phải là một tín đồ công giáo, nhưng tôi vẫn cầu nguyện xin Chúa đồng hành với dân biểu Cao Quang Ánh, ít nhất cho đến ngày bầu cử 2010. Ông cần ơn Chúa để vượt qua nhiều khó khăn trên con đường chính trị, ở lại hạ viện thêm một nhiệm kỳ nữa. Hai năm quá ngắn để vẽ thật rõ chân dung một thanh niên Việt Nam yêu cả hai nước Việt-Mỹ, và tôn trọng sự thật, lẽ phải. Truớc kia, tôi phê bình ông là thiếu hùng biện, giờ này ông dạy tôi bài học là một việc làm đúng nói nhiều hơn 10 bài diễn văn dài lê thê mà vô nghĩa.

Nguyễn Ðạt Thịnh

Cao Statement on Veterans Day

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

“Today, we honor the bravest men and women in the world, our United States servicemen. As the son of a former Prisoner of War [POW], I can appreciate firsthand the immense sacrifices these people have made to preserve our liberties and everyday way of life. On behalf of the 2nd district of Louisiana, I want to thank you for your courage and dedication to freedom.”

--Congressman Anh “Joseph” Cao (LA-2)

Congressman Cao spoke at today’s Veterans Day celebration at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans, LA. He will attend the Greater New Orleans Veterans Council Celebration on Friday.

Cao Votes for “Life”; Achieves Legislation to Protect the Health of All Americans

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Tonight, Congressman Anh “Joseph” Cao (LA-2) voted in favor of the comprehensive health reform bill, H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act.

Of his vote, Cao said: “Tonight, I voted to keep taxpayer dollars from funding abortion and to deliver access to affordable health care to the people of Louisiana.

Cao said: “I read the versions of the House [health reform] bill. I listened to the countless stories of Orleans and Jefferson Parish citizens whose health care costs are exploding – if they are able to obtain health care at all. Louisianans needs real options for primary care, for mental health care, and for expanded health care for seniors and children.

The bill passed the House at a 220-215 vote.

Cao said: “Today, I obtained a commitment from President Obama that he and I will work together to address the critical health care issues of Louisiana including the FMAP crisis and community disaster loan forgiveness, as well as issues related to Charity and Methodist Hospitals. And, I call on my constituents to support me as I work with him on these issues.

Cao said: “I have always said that I would put aside partisan wrangling to do the business of the people. My vote tonight was based on my priority of doing what is best for my constituents.

H.R. 3962 included the Stupak-Pitts Amendment, which will keep in place current federal law on abortion funding and conscience protections for health care providers.

Cao said: “Before the Stupak-Pitts amendment was adopted as part of this health reform bill, the bill failed to explicitly include the longstanding policy prohibiting federal funding of elective abortion and plans which include elective abortion.”

According to a letter from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops dated November 7, 2009, “The [Stupak-Pitts] Amendment will not affect coverage of abortion in nonsubsidized health plans, and will not bar anyone from purchasing a supplemental abortion policy with their own funds.”

Cao said: “Thank to the Stupak-Pitts Amendment, taxpayer dollars will not go to supporting elective abortions, and for thousands of my constituents, this was a top priority. By incorporating this amendment into the health reform bill, my colleagues and I made this bill better, and that is an achievement of which I will always be proud.”

Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond, the archbishop of New Orleans, said: “I am grateful to Congressman Cao for his courage and determination to defend life. I appreciate his work to prevent abortion from being included in health care reform and for protecting conscience rights of health care professionals. I – and, I am sure, many in New Orleans would join me – [I] appreciate Congressman Cao's commitment to the people of New Orleans."

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Cao Defends the Unborn During Special Order

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

FULL TRANSCRIPT

Madam/Mr. Speaker,

Abortion is a destructive perversion of our society; it is a distorted emphasis on rights to the disregard of individual responsibilities.

Our country was founded on fundamental human rights, and rightly so: “We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.”

These rights were reinforced and more succinctly elaborated in the first ten amendments to the US Constitution.

These 10 amendments, more commonly known as the Bill of Rights, have served as the heart and soul of our legal tradition and the foundation upon which we have built the most powerful democracy in the history of the world.

But life is “short and brutish” said Sir Thomas Hobbes, and left to our own [devices], absolute right will lead to anarchy and chaos.

Rousseau, Hobbes, and other thinkers in the age of the Enlightenment saw the dangers of absolute right and proposed a social contract upon which to build a civil society where mutual obligations are imposed on all parties to the agreement.

The balance between rights and responsibilities has served as a basis for an ethical context.

But, our society has disrupted this delicate balance between rights and responsibilities by accentuating rights and contrived an anthropology detached from the moral conscience and call[ed] it “social progress.”

The result is a skewed social politic devoid of moral coherency.

In his encyclical, Caritas en Verita Tae, Pope Benedict XVI loudly proclaimed: “Individual rights detached from a framework of duties can run wild.”

And, this is what we have seen in our society today.

We provide rights to convicted murderers but at the same time sanction the slaughter of the innocent.

We protest in rage at the slaying of dogs but barely wink an eye at the murder of the millions of innocent children.

Traditional principles of social ethics like transparency, honesty, and responsibility have been ignored or attenuated, and as a result, our moral tenor does not respect the right to life and the dignity of a natural death.

To protect individual rights, we have distorted the continuity of human development to portray the human fetus as something less than human and therefore, can be disposed of.

What happened to personal responsibility? The responsibility to respect and nurture a human life who happens to be one’s own child?

Our children cry out for life, for justice, and, until the U.S. Supreme Court can garner enough courage to overturn Roe v. Wade, it is up to the voices of the Christopher Smiths, to the Bart Stupaks, to the Jean Schmidts, to the Marsha Blackburns, and to others like myself to fight for those who cannot fight for themselves.

Yes, health care reform is important, and I support responsible reform.

But, Madame Speaker, as my friend, Christopher Smith so eloquently articulated, abortion is wrong, and I can never support a reform bill that seeks to fund abortion with the taxpayer dollars of hardworking Americans.

Thank you, and I yield back my time.

Cao Speaks on His LA HonorAir Resolution to Honor WWII Vets

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Today, Congressman Anh “Joseph” Cao (LA-2) passed his resolution, H.Res. 828, to designate October 24, 2009 as “Louisiana HonorAir Day” and honor the service of World War II Veterans to our Nation. The resolution passed the House by a voice vote.

TRANSCRIPT:

Mr. Speaker,

I rise today in support of H.Res. 828, to designate October 24, 2009 as “Louisiana HonorAir Day” and honor the invaluable service of World War II Veterans to our Nation.

October 24, 2009, marked the 20th chartered flight of World War II veterans from Louisiana to DC through Louisiana HonorAir to visit the National World War II Memorial.

Louisiana HonorAir’s mission is to provide every World War II veteran, who is physically able to travel, the opportunity to view their World War II Memorial for the first time.

World War II veterans are granted a chartered flight from Louisiana to Washington, D.C., for a day-long, all-expenses-paid trip to visit the National World War II Memorial, the Marine Corps Memorial, the Iwo Jima Memorial and other memorials, and to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

The World War II Memorial was dedicated in 2004 for a generation whose youngest member is in their late seventies. Therefore, many of the men and women who fought and sacrificed for our country have not had the opportunity, or ability, to visit.

Sadly, a few of the World War II veterans scheduled to go on the October 24th flight passed away or became too ill to travel and were therefore unable to be properly honored for their tremendous sacrifices.

As Louisiana HonorAir prepares to fly its final flight on April 10, 2010, I am proud that its last three fall flights were out of New Orleans, Louisiana, home to the National World War II Museum.

Mr. Speaker, I had the great opportunity to welcome home several members of the veterans community on their flights back from Washington, DC three weeks ago, and I have to say that from the reception that I received and from the faces of the many members who came back from Washington, DC on that HonorAir flight, they were very grateful and honored to be able to participate in the program.

Under the leadership of T.D. Smith, the Louisiana HonorAir reminds our nations World War II veterans how indebted we are to them for service.

As the son of a war veteran, I consider it a personal honor to sponsor this legislation, and I strongly urge my colleagues to vote in favor of H.Res. 828.

Thank you, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Congressman Cao and Partners to Host AAA Health Fair and 1-Mile Fun Walk

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Congressman Anh “Joseph” Cao (LA-2) will host his third AAA Health Fair on Saturday, November 7th from 9AM – 2PM CST.

Cao said: “Regular check-ups and screenings are excellent methods for avoiding, detecting, and/or treating serious health problems. I am inviting everyone in the 2nd Congressional District to come and take advantage of these free services and vital information.”
The Office of Congressman Cao has partnered with LaCHIP (Louisiana Children’s Health Insurance Program), State Department of Public Health, Department of Health and Human Services, City of Gretna, Gretna Police Department, and certified health officials to provide screenings, education, and referrals for the following:

Health and Fitness, Blood Pressure, Cholesterol and Diabetes (Glucose) Screening* (9am to Noon), Mammography and Self Breast Exam Information, Empathy Experience, LaCHIP enrollment, Prescription Drug Plans, Child ID and more.
*Free hepatitis and tetanus immunizations will also be provided for children and adults by the State Department of Public Health.

Who: Congressman Anh “Joseph” Cao; Representatives from LaCHIP, Department of Health and Human Services, State Department of Public Health, City of Gretna, Gretna Police Department, and others.

What: AAA Health Care Day (Affordable. Accessible. Accountable.) / 1-mile Fun Walk

Where: Gretna Market, Huey P. Long and 3rd Street, Gretna, LA 70053

When: Saturday, November 7, 2009

Time: 9AM – 2PM CST

Additionally, the City of Gretna is coordinating a 1-mile Fun Walk as part of the AAA Health Care Day.

The walk begins at Huey P. Long and 3rd Street in Gretna at 8:30 am. Registration begins at 7:30 am with a warm-up at 8:15 am. For more information on the 1-Mile Fun Walk, please call (504) 483-2325.

Cao Office Delivers Health Care Bill to Local Libraries

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Soon, Louisiana’s 2nd Congressional District will have better access to the new House health care bill, H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act.

By 3pm CST today, the Office of Congressman Anh “Joseph” Cao (LA-2) will deliver the most recent version of the entire 1,990 page bill to the following 17 local libraries and 2 law schools.

Cao headed home from DC Thursday evening to digest the new bill. (SEE VIDEO HERE) He said: “I’m going to be spending my weekend reading every page of this bill to prepare for next week’s vote. The bill was just released yesterday and contains some major changes to the earlier proposals. I want to make sure that my constituents have an opportunity to read this bill, too because it will impact everyone.”

Orleans and Jefferson Parish constituents should be aware that the provided copies of the health care bill are reference documents only and cannot be removed from the institutions.

Congressman Cao has been extremely engaged in the national health care debate. He has met on several occasions with White House Health Care Czar, Nancy-Ann DeParle and hosted her during a public telephone town hall that went out to over 62,000 households. He has also had several briefings on the health care legislation from experts with the Congressional Research Service and hosted 11 health care town halls during August recess.

The bill is also available on his website at www.josephcao.house.gov .

Algiers Regional Branch
3014 Holiday Drive
New Orleans, LA, 70131
10 am - 7 pm, Mon. - Thurs.
10 am - 6 pm, Fri.
(504) 596-2641

Alvar Branch
913 Alvar Street
New Orleans, LA, 70117
10 am – 5 pm, Mon-Thurs & Sat
(504) 596-2667

Children's Resource Center
913 Napoleon Avenue
New Orleans, LA, 70115
10 am - 6 pm, Mon. - Thurs.
10 am - 5 pm, Fri.
1 pm - 5 pm, Sat.
(504) 596-2628

East New Orleans Branch
5641 Read Blvd
New Orleans, LA, 70127
10 am - 7 pm, Mon. & Wed.
10 am - 6 pm, Tues. & Thurs.
10 am - 5 pm, Sat.
(504) 596-0200

The Edith S. Lawson Library in Westwego
635 Fourth St.
Westwego, LA 70094
10 am – 6 pm, Mon-Sun
(504) 349-5912

Gretna Library
102 Willow Dr.
Gretna, LA 70053
(in library parking lot of the library building)
10 am - 6 pm, Tues-Thursday and Saturday
(504) 364-2716

Hubbell Branch
225 Morgan St.
New Orleans, LA 70114
504-366-0657

Jane O’Brien Chatelain
2751 Manhattan Blvd.
Harvey, LA 70058
9 am – 9 pm, Mon-Thurs
9 am – 5 pm, Fri-Sat
1 pm – 5 pm, Sun
(504) 364-2660

Lakeview Branch
6317 Argonne Blvd (at Harrison Ave)
New Orleans, LA 70124
10 am - 7pm, Tues., Wed. & Thurs.
10 am - 5 pm, Fri. & Sat.
(504) 596-2638

Latter Branch
5120 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA, 70115
9 am - 8 pm, Mon. & Wed.
9 am - 6 pm, Tues. & Thurs.
10 am - 5 pm, Sat.
12 pm - 5 pm, Sun.
(504) 596-2625

Live Oak Library
125 Acadia Dr.
Waggaman, LA 70094
11 am – 7 pm, Mon-Thurs
(504) 736-8475

Main Branch – Louisiana Division
219 Loyola Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70112
504-596-2560

Martin Luther King Branch
1611 Caffin Avenue
New Orleans, LA, 70117
10 am - 5 pm, Mon. - Fri.
(504) 596-2695

Mid-City Branch
330 N. Carrollton Avenue
New Orleans, LA, 70119
10 am - 7 pm, Mon. & Wed.
10 am - 6 pm, Tues. & Thurs.
10 am - 5 pm, Sat.
(504) 596-2654

Nix Branch
1401 S. Carrollton Avenue
New Orleans, LA, 70118
10 am - 7 pm, Mon. - Thurs.
10 am - 6 pm, Fri.
(504) 596-2630

Rosa Keller Branch
4300 S. Broad Street
New Orleans, LA, 70125
10 am. - 6 p.m., Mon. & Wed.
10 a.m. - 7 p.m., Tues. & Thurs.
10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sat.
(504) 596-2660

Terrytown Library
680 Heritage Ave.
Terrytown, LA 70056
10 am – 6 pm, Mon-Sat
(504) 364-2717


Law schools

Tulane Law School
Weinmann Hall
6329 Freret Street
New Orleans, LA 70118

Loyola Law School
526 Pine Street
New Orleans, LA 70118

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