TABLE OF CONTENTs East New Orleans Business Development District Editor Jessica DeBold Art Director Ali Sullivan East NOLA BDD Chairman Sean Bruno East NOLA BDD Communications Committee Cyndi Nguyen, Troy Henry, Marc Leunissen, Larry Johnson, Dwight Barnes, Mtumishi St. Julien
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Contributing Writers Kevin O’Sullivan, Jenny Peterson, Sarah Ravits Contributing Photographers Cheryl Gerber, Mike Lirette Account Executive Tess Jones 504-830-7239 Tess@myneworleans.com Traffic Manager Topher Balfer Production Designers Emily Andras, Demi Schaffer, Molly Tullier
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Chief Executive Officer Todd Matherne
Letter From the Chairman
About East New Orleans BDD
4 Executive Committee & Board Members 6 Introducing the 2018 East NOLA BDD 8
12 Coffee Brewing in the East Folgers’ makes a foothold in East New Orleans with jobs and community development 14 Map of the Folgers Plant Living in the East
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East By the Numbers Investors & Acknowledgements Photo Gallery Member Levels & Benefits
Executive Vice President/ Editor in Chief Errol Laborde President Alan Campbell Vice President of Sales Colleen Monaghan
Member Application
Q&A with Community Leaders
COVER STORY
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