The Deadline To Enter NOLA 'Mayor For A Day' Contest Is Friday

From the City of New Orleans:

November 4, 2020

The “Mayor for a Day” program aims to foster and encourage leadership in young people living in New Orleans. New Orleans youth ages 11 to 18 are invited to write essays about what New Orleans would be like if they were Mayor for a day. Three winners will be selected and given the opportunity to be sworn in and shadow the Mayor for a day.

Entry Dates, Deadlines, & Winner Notification

Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, if submitting by email or via nola.gov. If submitting by regular mail or email, please download the Entry and Rules and Regulations Forms and follow the directions.

Fill out the application here.
Read the rules and regulations here.
Download the outline here.

The winner(s) will be announced the week of Dec. 1, 2020, and will be notified by email and by phone.

You may submit your application and essay:

• Via email to: youthandfamilies@nola.gov by downloading the Rules and Regulations Form and Application Form.
• By mailing it to:

ATTN: Mayor for a Day Essay Contest
Office of Youth and Families
1300 Perdido Street, Suite 4W09
New Orleans, LA 70112

This press release was produced by the City of New Orleans. The views expressed are the author's own.