ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS CLERK OF FIRST CITY COURT
Enhanced security of records and efficiency in employee productivity through steps outlined by a feasibility student
Shortened the time required for docket case creation by streamlining employee responsibilities and creating an easy to utilize cashier’s station
Reduced budget expenditures by buying supplies online, switching to a centralized docket copier system, and reducing off-site storage expenses
Improved the speed by which files are retrieved in the office and reduced the backlog of individual pleadings by modernizing data entry systems and office scanning capabilities
Eliminated more than 22,000 pages of backlogged files that needed to be entered into the file retrieval system, as well as 3000 service returns from the Constable’s Office
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A LEGISLATOR
- Voted for returning schools to local OPSB control
- Supported legalization of medical marijuana
- Decreased criminal penalties for simple marijuana possession
- Passed legislation to stop sexual harassment and bullying
- Supported creation and funding of East New Orleans Neighborhood Advisory Commission (ENONAC)
- Secured $10 million to rebuild former Methodist Hospital as New Orleans East Hospital
- Secured $23 million from State to improve safety measures along I-10 corridor from Chef Highway to St. Tammany Parish line
- Secured additional funding for 7th Police District Station, Reed Boulevard Fire Station, Read Boulevard Library and several east New Orleans public schools