The foundation of a house supports and holds the structure. It takes the longest to construct yet once built, it is never seen again. Similarly, there are many foundational things we do as an organization that are created, some large and some small, that work behind the scenes to hold and support us as we work towards our vision through our mission. They are sometimes forgotten but are some of the most important things we do. 

Below is the Annual Report for the previous year which outlines these foundational things along with projects that we accomplished that year. We could not do any of this without the support of our members both financially and through their volunteerism. Thank you!

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FMIA Annual Report
October 2023 - September 2024
Summary

This last year was filled with new zoning regulations that if not thoughtfully explored could have detrimental effects on our neighborhood. The zoning for Short Term Rentals and Parklets were areas where we educated ourselves about the new zoning laws, then informed the neighborhood about the potential issues and worked with the City to help them understand how these would affect our quality of life.

Our monthly meetings are where we gather to discuss topics of interest and our Meet the Neighbors social is where we support our local businesses, network and build community.

Accomplishments: This Last Year

• Awarded a Mayoral Neighborhood Engagement Grant (MNEG) for $5000 to beautify our neighborhood.
• Awarded over $3000 from the City Council Ceasars/Cox Grant for Flood Wall Mural Project
• Planted new trees as part of the MNEG in the Marigny Triangle by reintroducing trees in front of homes along the N. Rampart/Touro corridor.
• Organized a 5th district neighborhood Roll Call Breakfast for the 5th District NOPD
• Started the process to bring a fresh, local produce to the community through a Farmer’s Market.
• Worked with the City to find solutions to the ongoing issues with patrons of The John and Iggy’s Bar
• Hosted our Annual Home Tour after a hiatus from the pandemic
• Worked with the city to improve the zoning regulations with respect to subdivisions
• Held our Annual Faubourg Marigny Mardi Gras House Decoration Contest.
• Hosted our Annual Holiday Caroling event that helps build community and holiday spirit.
• Instituted an Officer Recognition Program with the 5th District Police Department to recognize outstanding members of the department on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
• Started work on an awesome project to beatify the neighborhood through murals at the flood wall and applied for grants.
• Discussed important topics and enlisted informative speakers at our monthly meetings to help educate and inform residents
• Held neighborhood shrimp boil fundraisers to build community
• Worked with neighborhood businesses through our Meet the Neighbors social to support local businesses and build community.
• Informed residents on neighborhood issues through our monthly meetings to include Short Term Rentals, Parklets and new developments that are outside Historic District Zoning.
• Published our Weekly Eblast, La Vie de Marigny, that informs residents about what is going on in the neighborhood and to include service interruptions, street closures, filming in the neighborhood, etc along with information about community meetings related to the organization and other topics of interest.

Accomplishments: On Going

• Washington Sqaure Park - Since Katrina we have been the stewards of the park, helping to repair the dammage for the storm and ensuring proper maintanece where needed thereafter. This inlcudes daily trash pick up by volunteers, to fixing benches and decorating the park for the holidays. We also maintain the AIDS Memorial in the Park. 

• Corner Gardens - We mainance a couple public green spaces in the nieghborhood. One is that the intersection of N Rampart and Franklin Ave and the other is at Burgundy and Franklin Ave.

• Land Use - We monitor all land use in our neighborhood to ensure property onwers are informed about the historic regulations that pertain to it and to maintian the character of the neighborhood.