ENROLLED
2021 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 43
BY REPRESENTATIVE DUPLESSIS
A RESOLUTION
To commend Bunny Friend Neighborhood Association, Inc., and its executive director and
president, Katherine Prevost.
WHEREAS, Bunny Friend Neighborhood Association, Inc., was established on
January 30, 2007, to stimulate revitalization and building in the Upper 9th Ward of New
Orleans through a comprehensive approach focused on neighborhood rebuilding; and
WHEREAS, Bunny Friend Neighborhood Association, Inc., works to achieve its
mission by providing a vehicle of economic opportunities that lead to economic
development, business growth, and more livable wages; the organization also works to
improve public health, foster social interaction, and enhance the Upper 9th Ward's cultural
heritage; and
WHEREAS, the association partnered with Water Wise Gulf South in 2019 to start
the Water Wise Upper 9th Ward Initiative; today, the organization is responsible for
seventeen projects in the Upper 9th Ward and stores up to 4,250 gallons of rain water per
weather event; and
WHEREAS, the Bunny Friend Neighborhood Association is led by its executive
director and president, Katherine Prevost; she is a native New Orleanian who completed the
Water Wise Citywide Neighborhood Champions training in 2016 and the National Green
Infrastructure Certification Program in 2019; she has a background in emergency
management and preparedness; the association's board is made up of residents and
stakeholders of the Upper 9th Ward; and
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WHEREAS, Bunny Friend Neighborhood Association, Inc., and its executive
director and president, Katherine Prevost, are most deserving of recognition for their efforts
to help improve the living conditions for residents of the Upper 9th Ward in New Orleans.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend Bunny Friend Neighborhood Association,
Inc., and its executive director and president, Katherine Prevost, and does hereby extend
sincere hopes that they continue to enjoy success as they work to help improve the quality
of life in the Upper 9th Ward.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
president of the Bunny Friend Neighborhood Association.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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