Councilmember Jon Johnson District E Records

Collection

Identifier: CA-AB-Johnson

Staff Only

Councilmember Jon Johnson

Scope and Contents

The majority of records in this collection represent constituent concerns and the day to day activities of Johnson’s office. Most materials were generated by Johnson’s staff, with the exception of some outgoing correspondence authored by the councilmember himself. The collection spans just two years, but contain materials of interest regarding Lincoln Beach and housing concerns in the Lower Ninth Ward and New Orleans East communities.

Dates

Creation: 2010-2011

Creator

City Council District E (New Orleans (La.)) (Organization)
New Orleans (La.) City Council (Organization)
Johnson, Jon (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Available to registered researchers by appointment. Request by box and folder number.

Requesting Materials

Materials Request Guidelines

Conditions Governing Use

Reproduction or use of materials is prohibited without the permission of the City Archives & Special Collections. Please review the Archives' Permission to Publish note.

Biographical / Historical

Jon Johnson served as the District E City Council representative from 2010-2011. Johnson was born in Hammond, Louisiana where he attended Greenville Park High School. He received a bachelor’s degree in economics from Southern University of New Orleans and a master’s in business administration from Loyola University. Johnson worked as the associate director of the Urban League of Greater New Orleans from 1972-1979. He was elected as a State Representative from 1980 to 1985, and then held a seat in the State Senate from 1985-2003 representing most of the eastern part of New Orleans and the Lower Ninth Ward. He then ran an unsuccessful re-election campaign for the Senate before being elected to the New Orleans City Council in 2010 as the District E representative. Johnson did not serve a full term in the City Council; he resigned in 2012 after pleading guilty to the misuse of federal funds awarded his nonprofit, the Ninth Ward Housing Development Corporation, following Hurricane Katrina.

Extent

1 Cubic Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Processing Information

A large amount of non-record material was weeded from this collection as they offered no historical value. This includes print outs of websites, duplicate council agendas and minutes, duplicate ordinance and resolutions, and a large amount of newspaper printings collected by the Councilmember’s staff.