Brenda M. Breaux

Brenda M. Breaux is the Executive Director of the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority (NORA), where she leads strategic initiatives to foster community revitalization, organizational stability, and growth. With over two decades of legal and executive experience, Brenda has played a pivotal role in shaping housing and redevelopment policy and projects in New Orleans.

Before her current role, she served as NORA’s Chief Operating Officer, overseeing operations, legal strategy, and key departments including Human Resources, Land Management, and Real Estate Development. Her public service career also includes serving as Senior Chief Deputy City Attorney for the City of New Orleans, where she managed a legal team and led major housing and development initiatives, including the Mayor’s Blight Initiative and intergovernmental negotiations for the downtown medical complex.

Brenda also held the role of Deputy Executive Director at the Housing Authority of New Orleans, managing development, construction, Section 8, and administrative services. Her leadership guided complex real estate and affordable housing projects across New Orleans and Biloxi, MS.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Spelman College and a Juris Doctor from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law.