Pledge to Protect Our Parish
The Committee to Stop the Destruction of St. Bernard has launched a new public awareness campaign to inform voters of which candidates in the upcoming election will fight to stop the Port of New Orleans from developing a massive container facility, known as Louisiana International Terminal (LIT), in St. Bernard Parish. We are asking the candidates who qualify to run in the fall elections to sign the following pledge. We will then show voters who did, and who did not, sign the pledge through a marketing campaign that includes advertising, billboards, direct mail, and social media.
Dear Candidate,
Congratulations on qualifying to run for elected office representing the people of St. Bernard Parish. The Committee to Stop the Destruction of St. Bernard is inviting candidates to sign the following pledge. We will publish the names of the candidates who sign the pledge, as well as those who do not, and share this information with voters through a variety of methods, including, but not limited to, our website, direct mail, social media, and billboards.
Please complete and sign the following pledge (download pd here) by August 18, 2023. You may return it by emailing the pledge and materials to sos@sostbernard.org or by calling Robby Showalter at 504-616-7312 to arrange for hand delivery. Candidates who do not respond by the Aug. 18th deadline will be noted as not making the pledge.
1. Pledge
I, _________________, hereby pledge as a candidate for the office of ________________, to oppose the Port of New Orleans from developing the massive container terminal, known as the Louisiana International Terminal (LIT), in St. Bernard Parish. Furthermore, recognizing the destructive impact that the container terminal will have on the people of St. Bernard's quality of life, I will (1) oppose any public funding for the container port project, (2) work with parish residents to demonstrate our community's opposition to its construction, and (3) support legal initiatives on behalf of the citizens of St. Bernard Parish that will demonstrate the harm that would be caused as a result of the proposed container facility.
Name: _____________________________
Signature: _____________________________
Date: _____________________________
2. Collective Pledge
The names of all the candidates who sign the above affidavit will also appear under the following “collective pledge.”
We, the undersigned candidates for public office in St. Bernard Parish, hereby pledge to oppose the Port of New Orleans from developing their proposed massive container terminal in our parish and further promise, if elected, to continue to fight against its funding and construction.
3. Candidate Information
Provide the following that may be used in promotion of the pledge:
Campaign Logo
Candidate Headshot
Campaign Contact Information
Campaign Website URL
Send this to info@sostbernard.org by August 18, 2023.
About the Committee to Stop the Destruction of St. Bernard
“Stop the Destruction of St. Bernard” is a 501c4 non-profit formed to: advocate, demand transparency, gather and disseminate information, and oppose the Port of New Orleans' construction of Louisiana International Terminal (LIT) in St. Bernard Parish.
It manages the Save Our St. Bernard (SOS) campaign, which is supported by many thousands of parish residents who have signed a petition in opposition to LIT.
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