De La Salle High School, Benjamin Franklin High School, Academy of Sacred Heart, Isidore Newman School, NOCCA, St. Mary’s Dominican High School, and many more. St. Joan of Arc Catholic School - Affiliated with Blessed Sacrament-St Joan of Arc Catholic Church located nextdoor, the first Josephite parish in New Orleans (founded by Fr Pierre Oscar Lebeau, namesake of Lebeau, Louisiana). James H. Bright/J. W. Johnson Elementary (now Sophie B. Wright) The former Alfred C. Priestley Junior High School is in the Pigeon Town area. In 1980, it closed. From 1980 to 1993 it housed offices, and from 1993 to 2005 it was used to store objects. Hurricane Katrina disrupted the latter. In 2015 OPSB sold the building to the charter school Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orléans. Politics The Leonidas neighborhood is a part of District A in New Orleans. This district consists of seven wards including the Leonidas neighborhood. The representative for this neighborhood on a city level is the Democrat Susan Guidry. She was elected in 2010 and then re-elected for a second term in 2014 against her four competitors. The issues that she focused on in her race include criminal justice committee chair, economic development and quality of life, and Maple Street bars and businesses. All these issues are important to the Leonidas neighborhood because crime and violence are a big issue in the Leonidas neighborhood. Guidry wants to make the neighborhood safer by eliminating the problem from the source and creating a stronger force to keep the problems from reoccurring. Its representative in the Louisiana House is Democrat Neil Abramson who was elected in 2007. His term focuses on human trafficking and hurricane recovery. The Louisiana Senate Representative is Republican Conrad Appel who has been in office since 2008. His focus for his term consists of trade based economic development and development in higher education. The polling place for the Leonidas neighborhood is Audubon Charter which is located 719 S Carrollton Ave. On elections held on Tuesday, Audubon Charter is open from 6am to 8pm. When election are held on Saturday, it is open from 7am to 8pm. In order to vote registration and an ID with a signature is needed. Voters of the Leonidas neighborhood can register at the City Hall which is located at 1300 Perdido Street, Room #1W23 or 225 Morgan Street, Room #105. Demographics The Leonidas neighborhood takes up about 1.054 square miles