Jared Christopher Brossett (born October 1982) was a member of the

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from February 2014 to January 2022 representing District D. He served as Chair of the New Orleans City Council's Budget, Audit and Board of Review Committee. He also served on the Transportation, Utilities, Government Affairs, Economic Development and Special Projects, and Community Development committees. Council member Brossett is also a member of the Louisiana Super Region Rail Authority and was appointed by Governor

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to the Task Force on Transportation and Infrastructure Investment.

Biography

Brossett is the son of Brenda M. Brossett and Elery Michael Brossett. He graduated from McDonogh 35 Senior High School in

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and holds a

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from

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. He is a member of the Orleans Parish Democratic Executive Committee.

Career

Brossett was formerly a member of the

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, where he represented District 97 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was first elected in May 2009 during a special election. During his years in the legislature, he was Chairperson of the Select Committee on Hurricane Recovery, where he worked to uncover the corruption and mismanagement of the state-run Katrina Recovery programs. Brossett also served on the Appropriations; House and Governmental Affairs; Municipal, Parochial, and Cultural Affairs; and Homeland Security committees. Brossett was succeeded in the House by another Democrat,

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, a retired professor and administrator at

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. Coincidentally, Bouie had run unsuccessfully against Brossett for the City Council just a few months earlier.

Drunk driving

On May 14, 2006, Brossett was arrested on charges of drunk driving in Miami Beach, FL. At the time he was an aide to then-City Councilwoman Cynthia Hedge Morrell. He later pled no contest to a charge of reckless driving. On June 14, 2020, Brossett was again arrested under suspicion of a DWI in New Orleans, LA after crashing a city-owned vehicle. On June 15, Brossett announced he would seek substance abuse treatment, but was seen back at work as the City Councilmember for District D within a week of this date. On August 10, Brossett entered a "not guilty" plea to the charges against him. On October 18, 2021, amid a run for the city council's at-large seat, Brossett was arrested again for suspected DWI.

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