Joe Giarrusso

Joe Giarrusso looks forward to serving the people in District A and the City of New Orleans. He was elected District A Councilmember in October 2017. Joe grew up and went to high school in District A. He was an honors graduate from Jesuit High School and later graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas with high honors. Joe went on to earn an LSU law degree in 2001 where he was a member of the Louisiana Law Review and finished in the top five percent of his law school class. Joe has practiced law for nearly 17 years. He has spent a large portion of his career in public service as past Chair of the Young Leadership Council; Executive Committee and Board Member of the Bureau of Governmental Research; President of KIPP New Orleans Schools; president of his neighborhood association, Lakeview Civic Association; and a commissioner on the Lakeview Crime Prevention District. Joe is married to Cassie Giarrusso and they have two young daughters who attend a local public school.