Councilmember Frank Friedler District A records

Collection

Identifier: CA-AB-Friedler

Staff Only

Councilmember Frank Friedler at the re-opening of the Algiers Point Library, 1975

Scope and Contents

The records refelct the interests of Friedler's District A office; topics of note include the Audubon Park and the expansion of Audubon Zoo, preservation of historic neighborhoods, emergency health services, and property tax assessment.

Dates

Creation: 1974-1980

Creator

Friedler, Frank (Person)
New Orleans (La.) City Council (Organization)
City Council District A (New Orleans (La.)) (Organization)

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Biographical / Historical

Frank Friedler was appointed by the City Council to the District A seat following Peter Beer's resignation in August 1974. He then won a special election for the seat in 1976 and was re-elected to serve a full term in 1977; however, Friedler resigned in February of 1980.

Friedler was born in New Orleans in 1934 and attended local Lusher and Isidore Newman schools. He went on to attend Yale University and graduated in 1955. Friedler served in the Navy and worked in insurance. In addition to her tenure on the New Orleans City Council, Friedler served on the the Audubon Park Commission and the boards of the Institute of Politics, Jewish Community Center, and the New Orleans Museum of Art. He passed away in 2009.