Cox Crime Forum
Calendar Announcement
March 21, 2007
Neighborhoods Under Fire: Cox Communications New Orleans Hosts Televised Crime Forum
What:
Neighborhoods Under Fire
A 90-minute forum, presented and produced by Cox Communications New Orleans, to provide an opportunity for discussion on how the Greater New Orleans community can find solutions to the area’s crime problem.
When:
Wednesday, March 28
6:30 – 8 p.m.
Where:
Cox Communications Studios
338 Edwards Avenue, Harahan
Neighborhood Under Fire will be televised live on Cox 10, simulcast on The BIG 870 WWL and streamed live on the Internet at www.Cox.com.
Who:
Representatives from the Greater New Orleans area neighborhood associations and decision makers inclusive of law enforcement, criminal justice, elected officials and crime experts including (all confirmed except where noted):
Superintendent Warren J. Riley, New Orleans Police Department
District Attorney Eddie Jordan, Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office
Sheriff Harry Lee, Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office
Councilmember Shelly Midura, New Orleans City Council
Mayor C. Ray Nagin, City of New Orleans (invited)
Executive Director Dr. Peter Scharf, Center for Society, Law and Justice at The University of New Orleans and expert criminologist
Special Agent in Charge James Bernazzani, New Orleans FBI Office
Michael Perlstein, Visiting Assistant Professor at Loyola University New Orleans’ School of Mass Communication
Representatives of The Vera Institute of Justice (invited)
Moderator Garland Robinette of The BIG 870 WWL
Audience will consist of representatives/members from CrimeStoppers, Greater New Orleans area neighborhood groups and associations, social service agencies, Head Start, Boys & Girls Club of New Orleans and Silence is Violence.
Details:
Viewing audience/citizens can ask questions by calling into show at (504) 304-2225 or emailing questions to NeighborhoodsUnderFire@Cox.com.
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Contacts:
Jeffrey Ory, ABC, APR; Deveney Communication; (504) 939-3999; JDory@Deveney.com
Daneen Storc; Cox Communications New Orleans; (504) 301-3511; Daneen.Storc@Cox.com
