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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
LASHAWN JONES, ET AL.

CIVIL ACTION NO. 12-859

VERSUS

SECTION I, DIVISION 1

MARLIN GUSMAN, ET AL.

JUDGE LANCE M. AFRICK
MAGISTRATE JUDGE NORTH
STATUS REPORT

The City of New Orleans (the “City), hereby submits a Status Report on the progress of
the Temporary Detention Center (“TDC”) renovation and Phase III facility, in response to the
Court’s Order of March 18, 2019 (R.Doc. 1227).
The City received final approval from FEMA on all necessary requirements to begin
renovations of TDC. Subsequently, the City issued a construction notice to proceed (“NTP”) to
Blanchard Mechanical Contractor (“BMC”) the week of August 23rd, with the NTP date of August
26, 2019. Thereafter, BMC began mobilization and performing light demolition of buildings #1
and #2. The team continues to meet with BMC for review of required up-front documents, (i.e.:
Site Safety Plan, Base Line Project Schedule, Critical Path Submittals, etc.). BMC is expected to
start plumbing and concrete demolition in mid-September. The projected timeframe for
completion of TDC remains eight months from the NTP.
The Schematic Design (“SD”) concept for Phase III has been presented to all parties,
namely, Director Darnley Hodge, Sheriff Marlin Gusman and the City of New Orleans. The final
SD documents were presented to the Executive Group on August 20, 2019. Grace/Hebert
Architects (“GHA”), and Hill International, Inc. (”Hill”) prepared a SD level estimate to verify
that Phase III of the Orleans Justice Center meets the established project budget. On September

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10, 2019, Hill met with the City and recommended that it accept/approve the SD documents and
move forward with the Design Development Phase of the project.
Noteworthy progress continues in moving both projects forward.
Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Sunni J. LeBeouf_______________
SUNNI J. LEBEOUF (LSBA #28633)
City Attorney
Email: sunni.lebeouf@nola.gov
DONESIA D. TURNER (LSBA #23338)
Email: donesia.turner@nola.gov
Sr. Chief Deputy City Attorney
CHURITA H. HANSELL (LSBA #25694)
Chief Deputy City Attorney
Email: chhansell@nola.gov
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