HLS 21RS-1166 ORIGINAL
2021 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 42
BY REPRESENTATIVE DUPLESSIS
COMMENDATIONS: Commends Greater Tremé Consortium, Inc., and its executive
director, Cheryl R. Austin
1 A RESOLUTION
2To commend Greater Tremé Consortium, Inc., and its executive director, Cheryl R. Austin.
3 WHEREAS, Greater Tremé Consortium, Inc., was established in 1993 and serves the
4Tremé neighborhood in New Orleans; and
5 WHEREAS, Greater Tremé Consortium, Inc., or GTC, is a community based, 501(c),
6nonprofit organization that was formed to address all areas of community development,
7including affordable housing for low-to-moderate income families and the development of
8small businesses in the Tremé neighborhood; and
9 WHEREAS, over the past twenty years, GTC has worked to improve living
10conditions in Tremé and preserve the neighborhood's unique culture; it has held over one
11hundred community meetings to address these issues and helped usher in the development
12of affordable housing programs, community maintenance programs, a youth-run restaurant,
13a collaboration with the National American Civilian Corps, health testing, community
14gardens, housing and credit counseling services, and most recently, water management to
15prevent flooding; and
16 WHEREAS, Greater Tremé Consortium, Inc., partnered with Water Wise Gulf South
17in 2016 to start the Water Wise Tremé Initiative; GTC is currently responsible for fifty-four
18green infrastructure interventions and stores up to 34,296 gallons of storm water per weather
19event; and
20 WHEREAS, Cheryl R. Austin is the executive director of Greater Tremé Consortium
21and a lifelong resident of the Tremé neighborhood; as director, she has advocated for
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1increased funding to alleviate the social and economic struggles of her neighborhood, and
2as a result of her efforts, the consortium has secured multiple years of both private and
3public funding to construct new housing and repair low-to-moderate income residents'
4homes; she has also organized beautification projects, youth services, and cultural events to
5help uplift the Tremé neighborhood and highlight its unique qualities; she has also advocated
6to increase awareness of the importance of green infrastructure and stormwater management
7initiatives; and
8 WHEREAS, Greater Tremé Consortium, Inc., and its executive director, Cheryl R.
9Austin, are most deserving of recognition for their efforts to preserve the historic Tremé
10neighborhood in New Orleans.
11 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
12Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend Greater Tremé Consortium, Inc., and its
13executive director, Cheryl R. Austin; does hereby recognize Ms. Austin's inspiring work as
14an advocate for the Tremé neighborhood, green infrastructure, and stormwater management
15initiatives; and does hereby extend sincere hopes that they continue to enjoy success in their
16efforts to preserve the historic Tremé neighborhood and its unique culture.
17 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
18executive director of Greater Tremé Consortium, Inc.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 42 Original 2021 Regular Session Duplessis
Commends Greater Tremé Consortium, Inc., and its executive director, Cheryl R. Austin.
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