As Mayor-elect Helena Moreno's transition ramps up, this nonprofit forms its own effort

As Mayor-elect Helena Moreno's transition ramps up , a coalition of community leaders are launching their own transition to hold the mayor-elect and other elected leaders accountable for the promises they made on the campaign trail.

The "People's Transition Team," an initiative of the nonprofit Together New Orleans, will focus on four issue areas identified by city residents the group surveyed — cost of living, public works, jobs and energy.

Over the next two months before elected officials’ Jan. 12 inauguration, the organization will develop a plan for those officials to tackle the issues in their first 100 days in office.

In April, Together New Orleans plans to publish a report card, grading the mayor-elect and council members on their performance. The group said it has raised the f