Click here to write to the Senate Education Committee in support of House Bill 780!
We've been working hard to pass House Bill 780, the straightforward proposal to safeguard taxpayers and residents from overzealous land seizures and demolitions in the proposed medical complex footprint. By prohibiting the state from expropriating private property until a viable financing plan is approved by the Legislature, the bill protects New Orleans against the real threat of abandoned or unfinished development projects.
When it was first proposed in the House, it looked like a long shot. Yet, because of all the hard work of people who really care about this issue, it made it through the Health and Welfare Committee without objection before it was passed overwhelmingly by the full House by a 94-2 vote.
Now, the bill goes to the Senate.
TOMORROW, it will be up for a vote in front of the Education Committee.
Our representatives in Baton Rouge are extremely busy and need to hear why this bill is so important.
Please call and write the Senators of the Education Committee. Click Here!
In the New Orleans area, there are two important Senators that may need some extra encouragement.
Senator Ann Duplessis has been working very hard to secure support for Methodist Hospital, demonstrating her commitment to health care in New Orleans. So we know that if she hears from us about how HB 780 helps ensure that the full funding is in place for a medical complex, she'll be an important ally on the Education Committee.
We must win her support. Tell her to vote YES on HB 780 and YES to basic taxpayer and homeowner protection.
Give her a call at (504) 243-7795 and tell her "Yes on 780!"
Sen. Conrad Appel also sits on the Education Committee and represents parts of Lakeview and Jefferson Parish. He must also hear from you on HB 780.
Call him at (504) 838-5550 and tell him to vote YES on fiscal responsibility and this important safeguard of private property rights.
