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EAST NEW ORLEANS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT Editor Topher Balfer Art Director Ali Sullivan East NOLA BDD Chairman Sean Bruno East NOLA BDD Communications Committee Lynnette White-Colin, Troy Henry, Sean Bruno, Mtumishi St. Julien, Karen Coaxum Contributing Writers Misty Milioto Contributing Photographers Cheryl Gerber, Mike Lirette Account Executive Becca Farnell 504-830-7219 Becca@myneworleans.com Production Manager Emily Andras Production Designers Rosa Balaguer, Meghan Rooney Traffic Coordinator Jeremiah Michel Chief Executive Officer Todd Matherne TEACHER OF THE YEAR STEPHEN GOODLY PHOTO BY CHERYL GERBER
4 Letter From the Chairman About East New Orleans BDD
18 BUSINESSES IN THE EAST AT&T #BelieveNewOrleans
6 Executive Committee & Board Members
20 LIVING IN THE EAST Castle Manor
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Investment in Education
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Lake Castle Private School
22 LIVING IN THE EAST Donna Villa
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St. Mary’s Academy
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Lake Forest Charter School
16 Teacher of the Year Stephen Goodly
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The EAST New Orleans
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Investors & Acknowledgements
Executive Vice President/ Editor in Chief Errol Laborde President Alan Campbell Vice President of Sales Colleen Monaghan
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