Dear House of Representatives,

We of the Housing Louisiana Alliance implore you to oppose SB 462. SB 462 is detrimental to the development of affordable housing in our state. The Smart Housing Mix (SB 462) preemption bill will be voted on in the House Chamber today, May 8, 2018. Please oppose this harmful bill!

Below are the national and state organizations who oppose SB 462:

In addition to our national and state organizations in opposition, please see the local partners who have supported the HousingNOLA Smart Housing Mix policy, which this bill will prohibit from coming to pass:

AARP, Inc. Louisiana Budget Project Advocacy Center Louisiana Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights Alembic Community Development Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals Alliance for Affordable Energy Louisiana Justice Institute (LJI) American Institute of Architects - Louisiana Office of Community Development - Asakura Robinson Disaster Recovery Unit ASI Federal Credit Union Louisiana Public Health Institute (LPHI) Bastion: Community of Resilience Lower 9th Ward Stakeholders’ Coalition Best Babies Zone Lower 9th Ward Neighborhood Empowerment Blights Out Association (NENA) Broad Community Connections Mary Queen of Vietnam Community Broadmoor Improvement Association (BIA) Development Corporation Bureau of Government Research (BGR) Mid-City Neighborhood Organization Business Council Mirabeau Learning Center Cafe Reconcile Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America Capital One Bank (NACA) Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans Neighborhood Development Foundation (NDF) (CCANO) Neighborhood Partnership Network (NPN) Center for Community Progress (CCP) NeighborWorks ® America Center for Planning Excellence (CPEX) Network for Economic Opportunity (NEO) Center for Restorative Approaches (CRA) New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity Crescent Care New Orleans Musicians’ Assistance Foundation Crescent City Land Trust (CCLT) (NOMAF) Citizens for a Better HANO New Orleans Redevelopment Authority (NORA) City of New Orleans Office of Housing Policy and New Orleans Regional AIDS Planning Council Community Development (NORAPC) City of New Orleans Planning Commission New St Claude Association of Neighbors Committee for a Better New Orleans (CBNO) New Zion City Preservation Association Covenant House NEWCITY Neighborhood Partnership Delachaise Neighborhood Association NewCorp, Inc. NO/AIDS Task Force Domain Companies NOLA Business Alliance East New Orleans Neighborhood Advisory Nolaming Properties, LLC Commission (ENONAC) Northshore Housing Initiative (NHI) Energy Wise New Orleans Northshore Land Trust Enterprise Community Partners Odyssey House Louisiana Equity in All Places One Voice Louisiana Faubourg Lafitte Tenants' Association Orleans Parish School Board Faubourg Marigny Neighborhood Association Perez, APC Faubourg St. Roch Improvement Association Preservation Resource Center Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Professional Innkeepers’ Association (PIANO) Federal Reserve of Atlanta Providence Community Housing Fidelity Bank Power Coalition Finance Authority of New Orleans (FANO) Puentes New Orleans First NBC Bank Rebuilding Together New Orleans (RTNO) Firstline Schools Recovery School District Fischer Senior Community Center Redmellon Friends of Lafitte Greenway Regional Transit Authority (RTA) GCR & Associates, Inc. Renaissance Property Group Geaux Home NOLA Restaurant Opportunities Center United Global Green Representative Walt Leger III Good Work Network RIDE New Orleans Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center Road Home Action Network Team (GNOFHAC) Rosa F. Keller Library and Community Center Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF) Rosedale Subdivision Greater New Orleans, Inc. Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (SLLS) Green Coast Enterprises Southern United Neighborhoods Gulf Coast Housing Partnership SBP Gulf Coast Bank and Trust St. Roch CDC Habitat For Humanity Stand with Dignity Harmony NOLA The Data Center Hancock Whitney Bank The Village Historic Faubourg Treme Association Thomas Strategies, LLC Hotel Hope TMG Consulting Holy Cross Neighborhood Association Total Community Action Iberia Bank Center for Public Service Institute of Women & Ethnic Studies Tulane University- Sustainable Real Estate Iris Development LLC Development J.P. Morgan Chase UNITY of Greater New Orleans Jane Place Neighborhood Sustainability Initiative University of Leuven (JPNSI) University of New Orleans Jericho Road Episcopal Housing Initiative Urban Focus LLC Jerusalem Economic Development Corporation Urban League of Greater New Orleans Justice and Beyond VAYLA New Orleans LDG Development Voice of the Experienced (V.O.T.E.) Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Volunteers of America Greater New Orleans Louisiana Appleseed Wells Fargo Louisiana Association of Affordable Housing Women with a Vision Providers (LAAHP)

HousingLOUISIANA is network of regional housing alliances across the entire state, like the Greater New Orleans Housing Alliance (GNOHA) and the Housing FIRST Alliance of the Capital Area. Our membership hopes you’ll oppose this legislation that will not benefit those impacted in 2016 by disaster, special needs populations, or working families who face housing insecurity.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

Greater New Orleans Housing Alliance (GNOHA) 4640 S. Carrollton Ave, Suite 160 (504) 224-8300 Follow GNOHA on Facebook | Twitter | Website