The City Services Coalition is a diverse, nonpartisan group of local citizens and leaders who have joined together to take a hard look at New Orleans city government––not the politics or personalities, but the structure and management. In effect, the operating system.

Our goal is to improve the delivery of core, essential city services for all the people of New Orleans. 

The Coalition is sponsoring a professional, independent and privately-funded study of New Orleans city government to identify bottlenecks, solutions and best practices. This study is not about placing blame, but about a safer, cleaner, thriving city. It’s about developing specific, actionable ideas for management and structural improvements. We hope it provides a new governing roadmap for the future.

No. We are not pre-judging the ultimate findings of our study. We will not develop, support or oppose any solutions until we have a clear understanding of the problems and their causes. We also want to learn from what other cities have done and get input from our own citizens and leaders. The recommendations we offer will come only after the study is completed. They will be based on sound principles of management and efficiency, and not on politics.

No. The Coalition will develop specific, actionable ideas for management and structural improvements in city government––largely for the next mayor and City Council to implement. We hope our study and its findings will help shape public discussion in the 2025 city elections and that candidates will support our recommendations.